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The trunks look like Ensete, but the leaves look like musa..........
Again, if we fail here, try bananas.org.
I did, they just replied...It is a
Chinese Yellow Banana, Golden Lotus Banana
Musella lasiocarpa
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/55701/
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Posted : 17/04/2012 9:11 am
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THe scale in the top pic makes em look 12 feet tall, i guess that threw me off lol.
They may actually be hardy there with some good mulch. They sucker like MAD apparently as well. One of the very few "bananas" i can manage to grow from seed. Mines tiny, and looks like hell after being inside for the winter. They must NEED a good dormant period. Make sure the soil is really good, and well draining so it doesnt rot in the winter (like the basjoo).
Take some pics when theyre planted !!
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Posted : 17/04/2012 10:05 am
That second one is definately Ensete lasiocarpa. I think the genus was changed from Musella a few years ago. There's a red flowering version, but I have never seen one offered for sale. They are really good looking plants and mine seem to grow faster than my basjoos. They winter in leaf cages just like basjoos as well.
Posted : 17/04/2012 8:49 pm
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