Tag: Heliconia rostrata

Still amusing – heliconia in my garden

by Ralph Mitchell

May 2, 2019

My heliconia never fail to impress me – a blaze of red, orange and yellow in a sea of tropical green! I see my lobster-claw heliconia bracts beginning to emerge and I know my others will be in bloom soon. Nothing says tropical like heliconia ... READ MORE

Category: Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Home Landscapes, Horticulture
Tags: Exotic, Heliconia, Heliconia Rostrata, Lobster-claw

Q: As a resident in Fernandina, I’m wondering if Heliconia rostrata will be winter hardy if planted outside now.

by BLOGS.IFAS

July 8, 2017

Q: As a resident in Fernandina, I'm wondering if Heliconia rostrata will be winter hardy if planted outside now. I want to get something large enough to fill a 5 foot gap and partially disguise the telephone pole and a big green cable company ... READ MORE

Category: Home Landscapes
Tags: Heliconia Rostrata

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