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Old 01-22-2009, 08:01 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Default Re: Anyone growing Ensete outside in the UK?

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Originally Posted by xyzzy View Post
Hi,

I am trying to grow Ensete outdoors this year for the first time. I know it's an awful year to pick - the coldest for over 10 years, blah, blah, blah, but I had no choice because one of my plants was simply too big to bring in.

I have lost the leaves, but the pseudostem in still hard, despite one frost of -9 C and another at -5 C

Has anyone else done this in the UK winter climate? or tried to do it? Please let me know details of attempts, Ta.
I don't really know about UK, ut one guy fromCzch republic (average -20 in winter) left one Ensete glaucum outside, just to see, how it goes. It took 4 nights of -12 in a row and still survived. Lost all the leaves though and was getting over it half the spring.

Hope it helps.
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