A variegated Ensete.
Look what I found!!!
A closer look at the leaf.
That's beautiful, Brian! Now will you share and tell us where you found it?
BRIAN, Please start raising some pups! Everyone will want one of these beautiful new bananas,I know I do!!!!!!!!!!! jerry
sweeeeet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm not a huge Banana fan, but that foliage is fabulous!
(You've got really dirty toes, B;) LOL!
That's OK, though...we all understand!
I have hobbit feet working in sandles all the time LOL. I notice people noticing my feet often these days. But I am to busy to really care LOL. They do help make the plants look prettier in photos.
Great find, Brian! I hope it wasn't to expensive. I've seen the prices they were going for on ebay...even the seeds....ouch!
:) Donna
Great find Brian, too bad they don't pup. :-(
:) I didn't have a clue what an Ensete was until reading through the thread! And, I love the looks of that plant! I've never tried growing a Banana but that one is Absolutely Gorgeous! Does it bear fruit or is it just some sort of Ornamental Plant? It is really pretty! I agree with texasbigleaves that a lot of folks are gonna want that one! I would love to grow it just for those pretty leaves!
Come on Brian, fess up. Where did you find it. Inquiring minds want to know.
I got the plant from a friend who locally. He sells at a small retail store and had around 40 or so plants a few had variegated leaves most were slower and smaller than the normal ones. He said they looked sick to him so he would sell them to me at a discount LOL. I told him they looked variegated to me. He said 8.00 and its yours. I dont think I could pass that up.
As far has propagting the plant I have a few ways I can cause the plant to produce pups. But it is going to take some nerve from me. Manly I will have to chop the plant down to the ground and disturbe the mero-stem. Its about the only way to get it to work.
Sashagirl
Jun 24, 2007
Fabulous! I would love one, when they are available, if they aren't a "monster "plant.
Any chance it is a dwarf? ihope ihope....
Sasha
If you're really going to stimulate the mero-stem, I would love to get a pup. You really do need nerves of steel to do that though...
what is a mero stem
Sorry it's been a while. It's meristem and it's the plant's version of stem cell.
oh ok so that is like brain surgery to the plant... hmmm that IS ballsy