Ensete ventricosum 'Montbeliardii'

chrisltropical · 05-02-2007, 11:06 PM

Is Ensete ventricosum 'Montbeliardii' in cultivation here in the US yet?

Any forumer members growing Montbeliardii? If so, how do you like it compared to Maurelii?

Thanks

Steve in France · 05-03-2007, 07:52 AM

Interesting question, and I have no idea of the answer. I grew Monty last year for the first time. Here is a pic of three kinds grow near each other .
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showp...500&ppuser=505

Maurelii is the big short wide plant , two years old , Monty it tall and has the same growth habit as the Ensete Ventricosum Hiniba in the pic . Monty has less colour than Maurelii.
I'd love to grow a Monty here as they are stunning plants. I love the fast growth and instant impact of Ensetes , well Ventricosum froms really as the other types never seem to grow well for me in Europe.
Later
Steve

Steve in France · 05-03-2007, 08:42 AM

Encore, Monty pic , very upright habit
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showp...500&ppuser=505
One Monty went to Paul Spracklin of the UKOasis , the other two to Andrew in Holland.

chrisltropical · 05-04-2007, 10:28 PM

Thanks for the info and pics! Never heard of Ensete Ventricosum Hiniba.... Europe always seems to get the exotic new plants 5 years before the US.

Mustang · 05-05-2007, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisltropical

Thanks for the info and pics! Never heard of Ensete Ventricosum Hiniba.... Europe always seems to get the exotic new plants 5 years before the US.

Chris, I think you've often get the better choice than us in Europe. Looking at some US sites, I drool at some of the plants you can get hold of. For example, the Jolly Tiger fig from Asiatica, Ae-Ae's, and Brian's Siam Red. Ok, we do have one or two, eg Montbeliardii, but they are few and far between.

chrisltropical · 05-05-2007, 10:11 PM

Mustang, that's strange....I feel the same way about Europe. Look at all the new bamboo available in Europe but not the US...Phyllostachys parvifolia, Shanghai 3 etc....then there's plants like Schefflera taiwaniana, Lophosoria quadripinnata, and some of the new Euphorbia.

Plus other plants like Tetrapanax papyrifera 'Steroidal Giant' and Yucca thompsoniana you can barely find a source for in the US and when you do they are expensive for tiny plants.

I'm always doing internet searches for exotic new plants and most searches end with only UK nurseries offering it.

Mustang · 05-06-2007, 07:35 AM

Maybe the grass is greener the other side of the fence?

Steve in France · 05-07-2007, 03:00 PM

Just back from a few days away . Grass is greener here overall but for Bamboos yes Europe is the place . I sure sure miss my Shanghai 3 ,Parvifolia and the rest of my special Bamboos.
Later
Steve

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