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xeriscape8321
08-26-2015, 04:53 PM
have a question about these Ensete Maurelii that i purchased from Santa Rosa Gardens several weeks ago...they aren't showing even a hint of red...is that something that young tissue cultured Ensete Maurelii might be lacking or is this something else maybe? Santa Rosa Gardens has a good reputation, so this has caught me by surprise if they are not what i ordered....

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KahikiSam
08-26-2015, 05:12 PM
looks nothing like my ensete.

JP
08-26-2015, 07:35 PM
No. Not even close.

PureVision
08-27-2015, 06:47 AM
Looks like a ensete ventricosum that was grown in a low light environment.
The leaves look really stretched out.
But it's definetly not a maurelli.

jmoore
08-27-2015, 12:26 PM
Not Maurelli. Looks like a cultivated form of Ventricosum, the form with the large seed, rather than the normal Ventricosum, which would have a red midrib and shorter broader leaves.

xeriscape8321
08-27-2015, 01:05 PM
Well after i sent pictures of whatever these are to Santa Rosa Gardens, They acknowledge that these are indeed NOT Ensete Maurelii (no surprise there) and have refunded my money PLUS they are sending me replacement plants for free....Now THAT is a good company that stands behind what they sell...Cheers to Santa Rosa Gardens!

Kat2
08-27-2015, 02:43 PM
Nice to see a vendor stand behind their product. Did they tell what the plants are? I assume you're keeping them. They could at least give you a list of what they grow.

siege2050
08-28-2015, 04:44 PM
Santa Rosa seems pretty good to me, I ordered Bordelon for 5.99 a few months back and now it is about 4 feet with two pups. Glad they are fixing it, I am going to order some more stuff from them soon.

Just Joan 2
05-02-2017, 09:12 AM
I don't think so...I have had several and am actually looking to find one. leaves are burgundy in color

mqbpjhr4
10-27-2017, 05:50 PM
This looks like the plant I am growing now, it was the giant form of E. ventricosum from jungleseeds and it doesn't have the red midrib, here is a pic for comparison:

https://res.cloudinary.com/greenplantswap/image/upload/a_exif,c_pad,d_no_image_icon-720x720.jpg,dpr_1.5,f_auto,g_center,h_900,q_80,w_900/v1509141577/jevr4tencny7bt4pltow.jpg

As jmoore mentioned, this was from a much larger seed than the standard E. ventricosum, about 1.5cm diameter.