Ensete ventricosum maurelii

Ensete ventricosum maurelii – Red Abyssinian Banana

This ensete growing very fast with a lot of water. In 5-6 years is it possible to flower. A big red flower will be produce in the center of the plant. The undersides of the leafs are red. An gorgeous huge plant. An ensete spieces dont produce any suckers. Propgation is only possible by Tissue culture. This spieces make rarely fruits. The best way is to cut the main stem back and bring it indoors in a cool spot. This spieces is absolutely not cold hardy.

Expected availability 04-2025

We are expert in germinating special rare Musa and Ensete seeds. Gilian Plants does everything by them self so they can provide you the real deal. Every year has Gilian Plants new spieces in some bulk wholesale quantities.

You buying healthly plug plant fresh from our own production! Very limited sale!!

 all bananas without protection are not frost hardy

• Plant location: shadow / half shadow
• Plant care: easy
• Watering: much water
• Cold hardy: absolutely not
• Land of orgin: East Africa