Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii'
Abyssinian banana, Ethiopian banana
- Height × spread
- 3m × 3m
- Position
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Frost free greenhouse 1C & above (RHS H2)
Availability
Please ask in store about availability
Many plants are seasonal. Call 01234 567890 to check current stock.
- Foliage colour
- Green, Red
- Stem colour
- Red
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Height
- 3m
- Spread
- 3m
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, likes part shade
- Soil type
- Loam (normal), Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Moisture retentive soil, Well drained soil
- Hardiness
- Frost free greenhouse 1C & above (RHS H2)
- Borders & containers
- Borders and containers
- Use for
- Coloured stems
- Hazards
- No
- Pet safe
- Yes – listed in our pet-safe plants
AutumnNow
Autumn-Spring · Planting
Lift plants before the 1st frost
These plants are lifted before there is any likelihood of frost. Reduce the foliage to 2 or 3 leaves, cutting others to the leaf blade. Cut long roots back by half. Repot and keep in a frost free area until all danger of frost has passed.
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.