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Old 01-22-2009, 09:03 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Default Re: Anyone growing Ensete outside in the UK?

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Originally Posted by xyzzy View Post
Mine is Ensete Ventricosum Maurelli

Does anyone know if that is more of less cold hardy than Ensete glaucum.

I am wondering whether to cover it with garden fleece????? - more to keep the wet out of the leaf bases than for cold protection, as I notice they all have pools of water in them.
That's a bigger problem, I know only about one person, that can answer well enough for you to be sure. No more words, see the link.

Bilder 2007

or the index page

Bananen, Anregungen u. Tips.

Contact him, he tried a lot in Europe, also with Maurelli. let us know, how will it do.
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