The Heliconias are herbaceous perennial whose size varies between 3.94 inches to almost 33 feet. Just like all living things, Heliconias have a cycle of existence: once they have grown, flourished and multiplied. The plant begins to show signs of tiredness, as if it already served its time and dies, but that is when a new stem sprouts that replaces the old one and can reach a height from 4 feet and almost 33 feet as mentioned before. The bracts are the most visible organs of the Heliconia generally of primary colors or metallic.
This plant is very elegant, and it is always interesting. Most Heliconias grow below 600 meters in the wetlands of the tropics, with Colombia the country with more varieties, it is said that nearly 100 approximately.
The Heliconia, in fact, it is a genus that includes more than 100 species of tropical plants, originating in South America, Central America, Pacific Islands and Indonesia. Heliconias are known by several common names such as: platanillo, bird of paradise, or lobster grinding down the colorful bracts that surround the flowers.
I once had the orange heliconias. they filled my planter so beautifully with truly no care what-so-ever. I'm in south eastern florida and can't find them anywhere. !!!!!Anyone???? Where can i find them again?
ReplyDeleteI'd found them at home depot.where are they now??
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