Ensete Montbeliardii

Ensete Montbeliardii - Taller and slimmer than Ensete Maurelii, and apparently more hardy. A spectacular plant with upright leaves

The stems are a lot darker than Maurelii too

April 2016 - I bought these from Jungleseeds in 1 litre pots.



8th May - Planted out one in the front garden in full sun


 one in the back in semi shade




24th June - Now over 4ft tall, as you can see it is outgrowing the Maurelii on the left which was the same size when purchased


21st July- up to 6ft tall now:





 7th September, we're up to 8.5ft now



5th November, dug up. they both reached 10ft



Dumped in the very messy shed for a few days upside down or at an angle to dry out 


before being put in the greenhouse with all the other bananas, kept at +5c minimum temperature




1 comment:

  1. Do you know of any websites that sell this? Great blog BTW!!!

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