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Ensete is a plant genus, commonly called Abyssinian banana, a tropical plant, and with a upright growth habit. Its native range is East African highlands. Reference care guidance for Ensete suggests full sun light, high watering, tropical temperatures, and high humidity; collector consensus will refine this as more public specimens are added. Drill into a specific species in the Ensete genus below, or browse who's growing it.
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Ensete is a plant genus. Commonly known as Abyssinian banana, a tropical plant, and with a upright growth habit. Native to East African highlands.
Reference care guidance for Ensete: full sun light, high watering, tropical temperatures, and high humidity. Collectors on collecto.rs will refine this as more public specimens are added.
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Ensete is also known as Ensete ventricosum, Musa proboscidea, Musa ulugurensis, Musa fecunda, and Musa bagshawei.
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