Ensete sp. (Kluay Pa/Thailand)

[Brian]

Thought I would share with you guys Ensete sp. (Kluay Pa/Thailand) a plant that has been very easy to grow. Seeds were purchased from RPS in dec, 2004.

[Eric in Orlando]

Wow, that is cool. It has an upright inflorescence like Ensete superbum.

Here is an E. superbum that flowered last year;

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[Neofolis]

I concur, that is definitely cool,  It doesn't strike me as a good design though, having all that weight up there.

[Brian]

Thanks for the photos Eric. I planted E. superbum at the same time but it hasnt flowered yet. I'll post a photo.

Hello Neofolis,

I took the photo of the flower 3 days after cat 3 hurricane John passed within 80 miles of my house. I though for sure the rain and wind would knock it over. I was surprizes how well it held up. Overall a great plant forsure. I only hope it produces viable seed.

Here my E. superbum,

[Neofolis]

Nice plant, I've seen some great pictures of that species, the trunk gets hugely wide.

[Brian]

Thought Id post an updated photo of it fruiting.

Neofolis, it hasnt fallen....yet.

[Exotic Life]

Is this Ensete Superbum ? Variety from thailand ?

[Jeff Searle]

Brian

    Thanks for the nice pics. I love E. superbum, and just recently planted one at my house. I think it will grow for awhile and then crash and burn. It's just too hot and humid here for this variety. I tried the red variety of Ensete and it lasted for about 1 year and got up to 9'. Then it just died  quickly.

[Neofolis]

(Brian @ Oct. 20 2006,23:01)

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Neofolis, it hasnt fallen....yet.

Has it had to put up with any winds.  Actually, I'm surprised how well my Musa sikkimensis copes with the wind.  Admittedly the leaves get shredded, but it's only a young plant 1.2m/4' stem maybe and it's been getting a real beating recently and seems fine.

[Brian]

Exotic life,

The one flowering is supposely from thailand. I believe the other one is from India. So far its held up to some fairly strong winds.

Jeff,

I tried the red and it also died from the heat. The Ensete Superbum seems to hold up much better in the heat however I dont water it that much during the hottest months of Febuary through June, when its growth slows to almost nothing.

The Ensete sp. (Kluay Pa/Thailand) seems to love hot and humid weather. It has steady growth all year and I dont back off on the watering during hot months.

[alfadhiiel]

Ensete Kluay Pa same with Ensete Superbum? Or they're not different?