Is my Ensete Ventricosum flowering?

SalsaKing · 07-24-2007, 07:45 PM

I was gone for a week or so on vacation and when I came back I was surprised at how my banana looked. I've only had it for a year or so so thought something really weird was going on. But the more I look at it i'm suspecting its starting the floweing process. Any ideas?

The leaves get smaller and smaller the newer they are, and there's probably a hundred of these little guys. It's not like a flag leaf on musa so need your help!

Taylor · 07-24-2007, 07:47 PM

What the heck?!

Gabe15 · 07-25-2007, 01:04 AM

yep, thats a flower.

Tobi · 07-25-2007, 04:12 AM

Yes, this is a flower a very nice one

SalsaKing · 07-25-2007, 09:56 AM

Excellent, thanks for the diagnosis. It seems hard to find pics of this flower so I will post some good ones as it blooms.

Mark Hall · 07-25-2007, 03:40 PM

My first thoughts when I looked at the picture were that it had the strangles. I didn't know that Ensetes put out so many small flags before flowering.

I look forward to seeing the finished article

mrbungalow · 07-25-2007, 03:56 PM

I am getting "Cabbage-patch-kid" associations here.....

Kylie2x · 07-25-2007, 03:58 PM

WOOOW!!!!
That is Awsome.. I hope you will post more pic's as it progresses!!!!
Kylie

SalsaKing · 07-28-2007, 01:33 PM

Here it comes!

The thing looks like its going to be huge, anyone have any pics of what it will look like? I have no idea, it's going to be a big surprise!

Gabe15 · 07-28-2007, 01:44 PM

this is one in an advanced stage, the fruit is ripe and the whole thing is just about done.

SalsaKing · 08-12-2007, 08:40 PM

Little Shop of Horrors anyone?

There's about 200 little bananas circuling this monster, a lot more than I thought it would put out. They look cute but arent edible right?

Kind of hard to see right now, but the ants have found them!

BTW this banana is only about 1 year old and around 6 feet tall. Not sure why it flowered so early.

STEELVIPER · 08-12-2007, 08:54 PM

Nah they are not edible.Mine flowered this year also. Here is a pic.

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MediaHound · 08-12-2007, 09:57 PM

Awesome shots, SalsaKing, congrats!

Any chance of you uploading the pictures to your gallery here, so that people searching the gallery for shots of the Ventricosum in bloom can locate them?

And also, that way, we can get them into the page in the wiki.

Mark, I added your picture to the wiki, check it out. I also added your location to the member map at the bottom. To see how I did it, click the edit link by the map to see the underlying lines of code. You'll see the line of code that makes your pin appear at the bottom of the list. You can use that bit of code in any map on the wiki, just put it on a new line between the opening and closing map tags.

http://www.bananas.org/wiki/Ensete_ventricosum

... carry on

jmilligan1976 · 08-13-2007, 10:44 AM

Media Hound = WIKI pimp! LOL!

I do think that these are great shots and if everyone of us added to the WIKI this season we would likely accomplish a lot of good info for us to reference in future seasons.
Thanks for the great photos of your Ensete...now if my damn plant would flower!

Jay

07-24-2007, 07:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
SalsaKing Junior Member SalsaKing's Photo Gallery Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 11 BananaBucks : 326 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Welcomes: 0	Is my Ensete Ventricosum flowering? I was gone for a week or so on vacation and when I came back I was surprised at how my banana looked. I've only had it for a year or so so thought something really weird was going on. But the more I look at it i'm suspecting its starting the floweing process. Any ideas? The leaves get smaller and smaller the newer they are, and there's probably a hundred of these little guys. It's not like a flag leaf on musa so need your help!

07-24-2007, 07:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
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SalsaKing Junior Member SalsaKing's Photo Gallery Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 11 BananaBucks : 326 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Welcomes: 0	Re: Is my Ensete Ventricosum flowering? Excellent, thanks for the diagnosis. It seems hard to find pics of this flower so I will post some good ones as it blooms.

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Kylie2x Senior Member Kylie2x's Photo Gallery Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,050 BananaBucks : 2,694 Feedback: 20 / 100% Thanks: 123 Thanked 102 Times in 86 Posts Welcomes: 156	Re: Is my Ensete Ventricosum flowering? WOOOW!!!! That is Awsome.. I hope you will post more pic's as it progresses!!!! Kylie

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SalsaKing Junior Member SalsaKing's Photo Gallery Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 11 BananaBucks : 326 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Welcomes: 0	Re: Is my Ensete Ventricosum flowering? Here it comes! The thing looks like its going to be huge, anyone have any pics of what it will look like? I have no idea, it's going to be a big surprise!

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Gabe15 MC Banana Commander Gabe15's Photo Gallery Location: Honolulu, HI Find me on the map! Zone: 11 Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,451 BananaBucks : 14,168 Feedback: 4 / 100% Thanks: 1 Thanked 627 Times in 253 Posts Welcomes: 1	Re: Is my Ensete Ventricosum flowering? this is one in an advanced stage, the fruit is ripe and the whole thing is just about done. __________________ The only hemp Im growing is Manila.

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SalsaKing Junior Member SalsaKing's Photo Gallery Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 11 BananaBucks : 326 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Welcomes: 0	Re: Is my Ensete Ventricosum flowering? Little Shop of Horrors anyone? There's about 200 little bananas circuling this monster, a lot more than I thought it would put out. They look cute but arent edible right? Kind of hard to see right now, but the ants have found them! BTW this banana is only about 1 year old and around 6 feet tall. Not sure why it flowered so early.

08-12-2007, 08:54 PM	#12 (permalink)
STEELVIPER Mechwarrior STEELVIPER's Photo Gallery Location: Riverside,CA Find me on the map! Zone: 9B Name: Mark Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 724 BananaBucks : 4,568 Feedback: 2 / 100% Thanks: 44 Thanked 56 Times in 44 Posts Welcomes: 169	Re: Is my Ensete Ventricosum flowering? Nah they are not edible.Mine flowered this year also. Here is a pic. [IMG][/IMG] __________________

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MediaHound Tally-man MediaHound's Photo Gallery Location: South Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10b Name: Jarred Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,883 BananaBucks : 43,758 Feedback: 57 / 100% Thanks: 796 Thanked 1,019 Times in 330 Posts Welcomes: 222	Re: Is my Ensete Ventricosum flowering? Awesome shots, SalsaKing, congrats! Any chance of you uploading the pictures to your gallery here, so that people searching the gallery for shots of the Ventricosum in bloom can locate them? And also, that way, we can get them into the page in the wiki. Mark, I added your picture to the wiki, check it out. I also added your location to the member map at the bottom. To see how I did it, click the edit link by the map to see the underlying lines of code. You'll see the line of code that makes your pin appear at the bottom of the list. You can use that bit of code in any map on the wiki, just put it on a new line between the opening and closing map tags. http://www.bananas.org/wiki/Ensete_ventricosum ... carry on

08-13-2007, 10:44 AM	#14 (permalink)
jmilligan1976 jmilligan1976's Photo Gallery Location: Zone 5b INDIANA Find me on the map! Zone: Zone 5B - BRrrrrrrrrrr!!! Name: Jay Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 84 BananaBucks : 923 Feedback: 1 / 100% Thanks: 5 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Welcomes: 0	Re: Is my Ensete Ventricosum flowering? Media Hound = WIKI pimp! LOL! I do think that these are great shots and if everyone of us added to the WIKI this season we would likely accomplish a lot of good info for us to reference in future seasons. Thanks for the great photos of your Ensete...now if my damn plant would flower! Jay __________________ Because growing a plant suited to your climate is just too simple.........

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