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Old 01-12-2018, 11:07 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Default Re: Resilient little lasiocarpas.

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Originally Posted by Tytaylor77 View Post
It is because it is not an Ensete! They are called:
Musella Lasiocarpa.
Same family: Musaceae.

They do pup and they pup pups as pups and their pups pup pups as pups! Super Puppers! I have seriously had 2” tall pups with 3-4 pups! I do fertilize heavilly though.

I love them. Very cool to watch them grow and they seem very very cold hardy. And just all around hardy! Sadly they are not edible! I hear their flowers can last for months!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensete_lasiocarpum

In any event, mine hasn't suckered, yet.
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