Heliconia psittacorum (Orange)

Parrot’s beak heliconia                            

                                    ID#1014

 

A herbaceous upright small heliconia, indigenous to the Amazon rainforest Heliconia psittacorum flowers are actually highly modified leaves and bracts growing up to no more than four feet tall.


In the American Tropics, hummingbirds are the exclusive polinators of red, yellow , pink and orange heliconias while nectar feeding bats are the polinators of green heliconias.

A year cycle in the life of ...... at Stonehenge Plant received in large plastic pot. Repotted in ceramic pot with same soil. Removed a small portion of rhizomes into a second pot to share with Pam & Marcus come spring when lant can go back outdoors.
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October  2015

October 2015

HEIGHT X SPREAD: wide spread of 4 ft. tall PLANT TYPE: evergreen tropical GROWTH RATE: Fast TEXTURE: bold LIGHT: filtered light, tolerates sun. WATER: medium, moist but not wet. High humidity 60-70 % is fine. SOIL: highly organic mix, moisture retention.
As observed in Coastal NC. BLOOMS: Orange with a slash or green/black on the tips. Up right at the end of 2 feet stems. Proliferous during summer. FRUIT AND SEED: by division of rhizomes KEY FEATURES: Tropical with lush foliage and a splash of orange blooms.

Additional Information: Present from Pam Allmann & Marcus Delvers, our new neighbors in Chapel Hill, NC

Division to share  next spring.