Originally Posted by pharazon

I recently purchased a pair of Ensete Ventricosum "maurelli" cultivars, after doing some research and deciding that these plants would do well in my garden. They were placed in an area that receives full sun for five to six hours a day, with a bit of wind. I anticipated that the wind might be a little bit of trouble, but I do believe the sun is doing its fair share of damage. After two days in the decided location, the bananas were pretty much beat. When I brought them home, they had beautiful, floppy leaves and looked to be in perfect condition. Today, they have yellowing all over their leaves, and most of them are folded inwards. They look, to put it plainly, beat up! I've moved them from their former location to the porch, in hopes that the relief from the wind and sun would help them recover, but they continue to look stressed.

I'm sure they don't recover instantly, but is there anything I can do to help them out? I water twice a day. I am in zone 9, Temecula, CA, at the top of a hill, and the mid-day sun is absolutely brutal. Even the plumeria get stressed out from time to time after a full week in the same sunny conditions. I don't mind not being able to have the bananas where I originally intended, I just want help them get back to their former glory. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appareciated, thank you!