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How to over winter Ensete...

Ensete bananas are not frost hardy and...

Take in Ensete ventricosum ‘Maurelii’

Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii', commonly known as the...

How to over winter Ensete bananas

Ensete bananas are not frost hardy and will need to be taken to a frost free place if they are to survive the winter. The problem is that they get too big to store in the average home after a couple of years. The solution is to just store the roots and main stem, cutting off all of the leaves. If stored in a dark place at a room temperature of between 5 and 10 degrees centigrade and the plant has been dried then it will quite happily sit...

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Ensete bananas are not frost hardy and will need to be taken to a frost free place if they are to survive the winter....

Take in Ensete...

Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii', commonly known as the red Abyssinian banana, is a stunning focal point in tropical-style gardens, thanks to its bold, red-tinged leaves...
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