PlantFiles Pictures: Travelers Palm (Ravenala madagascariensis), 1 by Buttoneer

Buttoneer wrote:
I, too, separated offshoots of my travellers palm. Most of them don't make it. Very difficult to find roots on the offshoots. Maybe you have to wait until they are large enough to develop their own roots. Mine are over 6 feet tall and very very beautiful to my eyes. They do not have as many leaves as the big one at the top of this thread, but I am very happy with them & as long as I can get them to fit in my greenhouse in Pa. for the winter, I am happy. You can also get their seeds from places like J.L. Hudson & sons (on the internet). I can't remember if I started mine from seeds or bought them from a greenhouse when they were very small. Here is a pix of one of mine in the greenhouse.