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Originally Posted by ArchAngeL01
 hi everyone! i was curious if a enstete (red absynyian banana) is cold hardy in zone 8b? iv'e seen some sites say zone 8 and some zone 9b ,any ideas? if so ,how will it grow back in spring if it makes no pups? thanxx for the help y'all |
ensetes dont normally produce pups on their own true..pupping needs to be induced.i have seen people cut up the corms to induce pupping ..when the plant is propagated using this method the original plant is basically sacrificed,and an indefinite number of small pups is produced.i think lagniappe and sandy did it last year.
i live in zone 8 and i have a few..i bought them as tissue culture plants from walmart.around $5 each i think..i lifted mine from the ground in the winter because they kept slowly growing under the plastic tent i made for them outside to keep em dry...it was crazy mine werent wimps at all the leaves pushed the tent. i still brought them inside to prevent any rain or snow from touching em and eventually rotting them out..
some people call em sensitive but mine arent..i cut one of mine to the roots and it already caught up to the others. i would get one if i were you..