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Musaceae
Abyssinian-banana
Ensete ventricosum
Also known as Ensete schweinfurthii, Ensete ulugurense, Musa martretiana, Ensete buchananii
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Abyssinian Banana · Ensete · Tropical Foliage · Architectural Plant · Ornamental Banana · Large Leaves · Exotic · Musaceae · Statement Plant
Abyssinian banana is a dramatic tropical statement plant grown for its enormous paddle-shaped leaves and bold architectural form. It thrives in full sun to part shade with rich, moist soil and regular feeding during the growing season. In temperate climates it is grown as an annual or overwintered indoors, as it is not frost hardy.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply and thoroughly, keeping soil consistently moist but ensuring good drainage to prevent root rot · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 120 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Angola, Burundi, Ethiopia, Gulf Of Guinea Is., Jawa, Juan FernáNdez Is., Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, ZaïRe, Zimbabwe
- Attracts
- Birds, Bees
Sources: trefle
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