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Old 05-11-2009, 08:33 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Default Re: Red Abyssinian Ensete Maurelii on pot

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Originally Posted by ContractorChat View Post
Not sure if this will answer the question on telling these two apart, but here is one of each, or so they had been labeled when i purchased them.

Left is the Ensete maurelii

Right is Ensete ventricosum

Both of these took some cold temps down to the mid-20's this year. Both are very slow growers as compared to the Musa. Mine are both in 90% shade, so that might explain the slow growth?

Those haven't left the wake zone yet. Give them a few weeks and you'll be surprized by the growth.
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