| Description | A large tropical plant. Over wintered indoors in cooler hardiness zones. |
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| Pronunciation | (en-SET-ee)(ven-tre-KO-sum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | 9-11 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | moist |
| Soil & Site | average, moist |
| Flowers | white, 3 plus feet long, inflorescences, pendulant |
| Fruit | bananas, dry not very palatable |
| Leaves | paddle shaped, large, reddish brown to reds |
| Stems | stout, overlapping leaf bases, non woody |
| Dimensions | 15-30 plus feet all, size depends on growing region |
| Maintenance | needs to be taken inside in cooler climates |
| Propagation | difficult from seeds |
| Native Site | tropical and subtropical forests of Africa |
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