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brod
02-04-2013, 09:24 PM
One of the great ornamental aspects of Ensete ventricosum is the red leaf stem and petiole.
How variable is this. You can see from my photo, this one the red stops at the base of the leaf.
All of these I have seen and grown have the full red on the leaf stem right from a younger size than this one.

Is this normal and do others have this type of colouring.

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh219/Brodklop/20130204_135431_zpsa572e55c.jpg

jmoore
02-05-2013, 02:36 AM
If it's seed grown then it will be variable. 'Maurelli' is the very purple one

griphuz
02-05-2013, 08:11 AM
In Africa there are so many varieties of what we call normal green ventricosum you wouldn't believe!

Kind regards,
Remko.

brod
02-05-2013, 08:18 AM
Thanks guys for your comments