Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii' syn. Ensete ventricosum 'Rubrum', Ensete 'Maurelii', Musa 'Santa Morelli'

Hardend off time to take its place in the garden #ensete #ensetechallenge22

Thank you Katy. It's doing great. Grows very fast. All this foliage since early March. Couldn't wait to get it out of the house it was getting to big. I had to remove three of the biggest leaves @gjones

Wow! It's looking magnificent 👍👍👍

Thanks Jeff. It was looking good 😖 I thought it was fully hardend off. Went out on the third morning of been out all night and the leave had started clasping 🤦‍♂️lost all but the newest leave 😖 @jeatacake

Oh no. Mine seems to have stopped growing since it went outside but no damage yet. I hope yours acclimatises & recovers well.

I'd say it's the cold nights knocking them back. I'm sure both will be fine from here on in @jeatacake

I think you're right. We've had a few nights where it's dropped down to only about 5C since I planted it out. Hopefully no more cold nights now 🤞

That looks fabulous Alan! 👌

Hi Angela. It was looking good but it got to cold lost almost all the foliage. It still hasn't recovered. Had to cheak the roots they had rotted away. It's still alive, just 😢 Swipe left to see what it was like last year @italydiva

Oh no…so sorry to hear that! 😢 How cold did it get? It looked fabulous last year…do hope you can revive it moving forward, it must be so upsetting. 🥺😔 @alan1111

We got a cold spell down to 5c. Tks Angela I'm doing my best to keep it alive it's just hanging in there. Can't blame the plant it was down to me 🙁 worst comes to the worst I'll definitely get another @italydiva

You were unlucky. Do hope it pulls through though. I’m like you, totally smitten. If anything happens to mine I’d definitely get another one @alan1111

Beautiful when #backlit by the sun #banana #foliagefriday #ensete

Lovely color👍

Absolutely beautiful!

Beautiful foliage Alan. 👍😍

Wow, that's big already 🍌🍌🍌

It's beautiful😍

I recognise this 😉 looks like stained glass with the sun behind 😍😍😍

Thank you 😊 it glows red in the sun and the front of the leaves are lush green when the sun is on them 😍 @crabby58 @jmlincoln @hkyfvr @cowdenkyle

Always welcome 💕😍

I know Jane right! Its growing really fast this year. All this folige since early March. It got to big for the house. Had to put it in a shed with plenty of light and harden off over two weeks. @pelly

Thanks Kerry is gotten so much bigger and growing faster this year 🕺😂 you right it really dose look like stained glass soon I'll be laying under it basking in its glory 😎😂 @kez001uk

@alan1111 will be like a little tropical paradise round your way 😋🌴

#ethiopian-banana #foliagefriday

That's looking big and healthy 😃

That's beautiful Alan! I love the huge leaves! #foliagefriday

Beautiful 💚❤️💚

Thank you Ange I'm still fairly new to these this was given to me last August and wasn't sure if I could successfully put it in to hybernation luckily all went well @anges

Thanks Suzie I like big leaves as well mind you I think I've over done it with this one they get BIG 😅 @suzieshadow1227gmailcom

Thank you Marilyn 😊 @lovemygarden65

Thanks Katy it's still only small the leaves are getting bigger all the time at the moment their about 2' @gjones

They are SUPER BIG! Haha 😂

Wow that's awesome 👍

Thank you Jeff their a nice plant the underside for the leaves stay red @jeatacake

Sure is. It's a beauty alright 👍