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rokal
07-04-2011, 04:36 PM
Does anyone know what is wrong with my ensete maurelii? The color is mottled and the leaves are not unfurling properly. This is the 4th or 5th leaf that is showing these symptoms.

I have other ensete maurelii plants within 10 ft of this one and they are growing happily.

oakshadows
07-04-2011, 04:58 PM
Have you changed any of the growing media or fertzs I have found that sometimes adding fetrzs that are too heavy can alter the outcome of the plant. Have you added any enhanchers? Nature has her way of making the plant do what she whats.

TommyMacLuckie
07-04-2011, 06:24 PM
I recently Miracle Gro'd some plants too much and they are burnt looking. That's the only thing I can think of. I gave 'em too much. They don't look like those but they look just as bad, one of 'em being a Red Stripe. It's got blotches in the fronds.

oakshadows
07-04-2011, 08:03 PM
Maybe go to organic fertzs. Quite hard to overdo them and they don't change the plant or it's outcome. As some said, " we are what we eat" .

oakshadows
07-04-2011, 08:05 PM
A few c'daddys might do the trick.

varig8
07-05-2011, 04:26 PM
Its none of the above. You can see in the photo that where this 'problem" occurs is where there is some variegation in the leaves. Sometimes plants that exhibit variegation in this degree is also accompanied with a mutation which is constrictive, this one being that the tissue in the leaves with the variegation is not able to expand and grow at the same rate as the rest of the 'normal' green tissue surrounding it. This is evident on some of the other leaves where they are misshaped and not furled up. You can never tell what will eventually happen to these plants; they may grow out of it, or continue to exhibit this bizarre look.

rokal
07-05-2011, 04:47 PM
I have been feeding milogranite and partially composted horse manure. I don't think I overdid the fertilizer. I have two other Ensete Maurelii plants that received the same care and they are doing great.

I purchased all three plants as starter plants last year. These were most likely tissue cultured.

I am hoping this one will grow out and be fine.