Ensete ventricosum ‘Maurelii’, commonly known as the red Abyssinian banana, is a stunning focal point in tropical-style gardens, thanks to its bold, red-tinged leaves and towering size. Unlike Musa basjoo, this banana is not hardy and cannot survive UK winters ...Read more
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To achieve the biggest and healthiest leaves on your Ensete ventricosum Maurelii, proper feeding is essential. This plant is a heavy feeder, and providing the right nutrients in the right amounts at the right times is key to its robust ...Read more
There is no right time to bring ensete bananas out of dormancy. The ideal time would be at the end of April as this would give the plant a full month to grow indoors before being safe to plant out ...Read more
Musa Basjoo are famous for their wonderful paddle leaves so when those leaves start turning yellow it is a cause for concern. Although bananas like to be well watered they also don’t like sitting with their roots in waterlogged soil. ...Read more
The first thing to do though is to cut off the leaves. Do this after the temperature has gone low enough to blacken the edges of the leaves. This triggers the plant to go in to a state of dormancy. Then ...Read more
The leaves of Muso Basjoo will stop growing at 12 degrees Centigrade. They will start to get leaf damage at zero degrees centigrade. A young pseudostem will die at a few degrees below freezing but a more mature stem of a ...Read more