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

Has anyone heard of the “hole puncher bee”? 😉 Any other thoughts as to what has produce these incredibly accurately circular holes? #holes

😂 @columbiariver

The #goldentortoisebeetle do this as well. Do you know if it happened while it was still furled?

That sounds a bit exotic for the north of England 😉 @KariSamuel No I don’t think so but couldn’t be certain. I suppose that would make more sense 🤔

🤔 haven’t a clue….sorry

😂 That makes two of us then! 🙄 @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

It's the Hungry Caterpillar🐛🤗

OMG. Of course it is. Why didn’t I think of that 🙄 😂 @cee

The banana was covered in white fly and the summerhouse was full of ladybirds, so we introduced them…seems to have made the ladybirds very happy 😉 #ensete-ventricosum-maurelli #ladybird #wildlifewednesday

They need to get a room Jacqueline 🤣🤣🤣

The more the merrier……😉😆

I could do with a few ladybirds if there are any to spare? I've hardly seen any so far this year 🐞🐞🐞

More on the way I suspect Jane 😉 @pelly

There was no interrupting them Julie 😳😂 @juliesgarden

There will definitely be more! 🐞 +🐞=🐞🐞🐞🐞🐞🐞🐞🐞🐞🐞🐞🐞@wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

8 Jun 2018 • It may not be as big as our original that we lost in the unheated heated greenhouse incident but it’s rather lovely 🖤💚🖤

Lovely pattern on underside of the leaf looks as if it is wearing tartan. 🐝

Fab specimen...💚👌🏼

I hadn’t made the comparison 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 but I will now 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 😂

I’m really pleased with it Elaine. I was so sad when I realised our old one wasn’t going to recover 😢 @wagsmomthompsonbtinternetcom

Beautiful leaf markings Jacqueline 😍😍

I’ve just seen Monty’s and am feeling a bit inadequate 😉😂 @pelly

Fabulous. I meant to get one of these this year, but now maybe next year? 🍌

It’s not too late Jeff. I just had an email from RHS plants to tell me they were back in stock... I had bought this replacement elsewhere in the mean time. It will reward you no end - as long as you don’t inadvertently put it in an unheated greenhouse when it’s freezing outside 😱 @jeatacake

Well Jacqueline, I did have 3 small Abyssinian bananas grown from seed. I kept 2 in the house over winter & risked one in my unheated greenhouse over winter. That one died, but the other 2 are OK, so I may put one outside now like you have done & go for one like yours next year 👍

Well done! Our Abyssinian banana flowered last year. Really whacky. And it survived the unheated heated greenhouse incident thankfully. I’ve just divided it and it’s looking great

This was taken before today's heavy rain & wind too...

Kudos for growing an ensetti. What a plant! 👍👍

😂 Thanks Tom. GT: Strava for gardeners! @tomday8

Me too. Just not sure they will still look like that 🙈. It's in the most sheltered position I have... @gjones

Looks 👍

Thanks Julie. It seems to have survived unscathed - apart from sitting in a tray full of water. Oops! @juliesgarden