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xyzzy · 01-30-2009, 04:56 AM

What you can grow in Wiltshire will probably depend how close to the sea you are. On the very coldest Devon nights there can be 10 degree C difference between the coastal temprature and the inland temperature!

I will let you know how badly my Ensette Maurelli gets knocked back by our UK winter. I would be astounded if it did not make it, as currently it is doing better than my basjoo which have got squishy pseudostem leaves, though or course the Ensette Maurelli pseudostem is very big and I suspect smaller ones the width of my Basjoo plants would be far less tolerant.

Yes, if your plant is 6ft, it will probably be 12-14ft by the end of next year. The bigger they are the faster they grow.

Outdoor Bilbergia Nutans in Devon is currently in bud, but not yet in flower. Flowering them outdoors can be difficult because although slugs don't eat the leaves, they consider the flowers a real feast! If you can control the slugs they would flower outside during feb without any problems.

Good luck

01-30-2009, 04:56 AM	#41 (permalink)
xyzzy Tropically Bonkers Location: Devon, UK. Find me on the map! Zone: 9b, but UK so no sun, always raining and infested with slugs. Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 120 BananaBucks : 25,635 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Anyone growing Ensete outside in the UK? What you can grow in Wiltshire will probably depend how close to the sea you are. On the very coldest Devon nights there can be 10 degree C difference between the coastal temprature and the inland temperature! I will let you know how badly my Ensette Maurelli gets knocked back by our UK winter. I would be astounded if it did not make it, as currently it is doing better than my basjoo which have got squishy pseudostem leaves, though or course the Ensette Maurelli pseudostem is very big and I suspect smaller ones the width of my Basjoo plants would be far less tolerant. Yes, if your plant is 6ft, it will probably be 12-14ft by the end of next year. The bigger they are the faster they grow. Outdoor Bilbergia Nutans in Devon is currently in bud, but not yet in flower. Flowering them outdoors can be difficult because although slugs don't eat the leaves, they consider the flowers a real feast! If you can control the slugs they would flower outside during feb without any problems. Good luck __________________ There is no such thing as can't grow it - but the determination required may lose you your partner, family and friends - but does that matter?.