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Gabe15 · 03-09-2007, 08:57 PM

Yes, it will die. Musa (normal bananas) produce suckers (offshoots) to keep it going. Ensete however flower only once (in botany known as being monocarpic), they never produce suckers to take the place of flowering plant. In the wild they would normally produce seed but if you are just growing one you may not get seed and you will just have to buy another one.

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