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Heliconia Lobster claw
70cm - 5m
Planting position: Filtered light.
Suitable for humid, subtropical regions only.
Requires regular watering, keeping the soil moist constantly.
Compost-enriched soil that is well-draining.
Applications of complete fertiliser.
Cutting back of flower stems after flowering.
Propagate from division.
With clumps of banana-like foliage, the Heliconia species produces striking
bracts, arranged on tall stalks.
H. angusta ‘Holiday’ (1,5m) is winter flowering with red bracts and white sepals.
H. caribaea ‘Grenadier’ (5m) is summer flowering with dark red bracts and yellow flowers.
H. latispatha ‘Red Yellow Gyro’ (2,5m) is summer flowering with red and yellow bracts.
H. metallica (2m) is a popular foliage plant with its leaves purplish-red on the undersides, and with metallic surfaces.
H. psittacorum ‘Choconiana’ (1m) with summer bracts of orange.
H. rostrata (2,5m) has yellow-tipped, red bracts during summer.
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