Description
- Heliconia lobster claw is also called parrot flower and has inconsequential tiny flowers covered by the showy bracts.
- Heliconias are tropical, flowering plants with large flower stems in bright colors that are often used as cut flowers for showy arrangements.
- Heliconia flower plants are in a group of plants that may grow up to 15 feet about 4.5 m tall in nature but only to 3 to 6 feet 1-2 m in a home landscape.
- They need fertilizing in Summer for best flowering and again every two months until fall. Cut back spent flowers and leaves as they occur. If you want more of these lovely plants in your garden, dig up the rhizome, and cut behind recent growth.
- Lobster claw plant is a perennial that will arise every year from the rhizomes. New stems will develop after the old plant has flowered, creating a continuous display of the flowers over the years. Freezing temperatures will damage or kill the rhizomes.
Radha Krishna Agriculture® Variety Heliconia Green flower bulbs easy Growing For All Season Gardening Pack of 2
