Heliconia
Growth habit resembles banana or canna. Can grow to 15'. Prefers partial shade. Cold sensitive - suited to Zones 10b -11. Grown for big waxy flowers (primarily the bract) resembling Bird or Paradise. Can be an aggressive spreader.
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- Hanging Lobster Claw (heliconia rostrata)
- Dave's Garden
- University of Florida "Lobster-claw is an herbaceous perennial with leathery, dark
green leaves which are borne on long petioles arising directly
from the ground. It has 3- to 5-feet-tall stems
terminated by a drooping inflorescence. The flowers hang in
showy clusters that emerge from second year stalks. They are
enclosed by scarlet and yellow colored bracts that are 6 to 8
inches long."
- (heliconia stricta)
- Parrot's Beak (heliconia psittacorum)
- Wild Plaintain (heliconia caribaea) Grows 10 to 15' tall with 4 to 5' bracts
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