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Old 06-20-2008, 10:06 AM   #1 (permalink)
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These sentinels of bananahood grow outside the gates of the Quito Botanical Gardens. They are HUGE - past 20 feet by my estimation, and not getting any smaller. The pstem and leaf habit remind me of the standard cooking plantain, but the flowers (and the size!) are anything but.

For scale's sake - the wooden-pole fence in the background of pic #3 is about 7 feet tall at the tallest posts.

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Old 06-20-2008, 10:17 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Ensete ventricosum.
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really!? Very cool, then! I didn't realize they got so gigantic.
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Old 06-20-2008, 12:15 PM   #4 (permalink)
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They vary in size by growing location, growing conditions and variety. I've seen them from about 5ft all the way up to the massive ones you saw. They are a very variable species.
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I was going to say Ensete! I could tell by the flower. I must be learning something.
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There are reports that they can grow up to 60 feet in there native habit. The largest one i have had was about 20 feet before it flowered.
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God help me, I love this stuff so much!
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WOW!!! I think i'm gonna have to build a taller greenhouse.
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Bear in mind, Cathy, that those were growing outdoors in Ecuador!

SteelViper - there were even taller ones inside the garden, where they got a bit more sunlight. I'd say the tallest one they have is about 50' - it matches an old Black Acacia, and dwarfs a number of the garden's younger walnuts.
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thats a bigggg banana! i have room in my backyard....LOL! lorax do you think i could get that one through customs? think they would notice it?
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Check this out . Supposedly larger seeds than the regular E. Ventricosum and they grow them in Ecuador .
Picture and details of ENSETE sp. unknown var. Seeds and Bulbs - Tropical Plant Seed


I ordered regular Ventricosum seeds from there last year and they all flowered after 5-6 months @ 5-7 ' tall . Not the giants I had hoped for but neat non the less.
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Bear in mind, Cathy, that those were growing outdoors in Ecuador!

SteelViper - there were even taller ones inside the garden, where they got a bit more sunlight. I'd say the tallest one they have is about 50' - it matches an old Black Acacia, and dwarfs a number of the garden's younger walnuts.
50 feet???!!! Now I'd like to see that! No pictures of that one?
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I couldn't get far away enough from the tree to get a full photo. I've got an up-the-trunk shot if you like, but it's not really that descriptive.
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That is a nice plant - love the interesting flower!!

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Looks similar to the flower on a E. Glaucum.
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That is cool.
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Very cool....bananas are amazing............

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Thoses are some large plants! Would never get that big here I'm afraid.
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Wow!
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Not in my wildest dreams................but wouldn't it be great?
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