Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii' Imperfect This hybrid is an easy

This hybrid is an easy grower

waxy white stars with a deep crimson centre and a soft vanilla scent

self-branching habit that fills a pot naturally without pruning

bell-shaped flowers appear at soil level in spring

When exposed to sufficient light

Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii' Imperfect This hybrid is an easyFew plants deliver instant jungle drama like Ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii', the magnificent Red Abyssinian Banana. Often sold simply as ensete maurelii, this is the showstopper of any exotic planting scheme, prized for its enormous paddle shaped leaves flushed with deep wine red, burgundy and oxblood tones. Bold, fast growing and unmistakably tropical, it transforms a sunny patio, courtyard or border into a slice of the tropics in a single summer. Why