This heliconia grows to 2-4 m in height and produces erect blooms with red, cream and green colours. For this unusual display of contrasts it is often called "rainbow heliconia". Leaves are quite ornamental too, glossy and wavy, with a dark red midrib on the upper side.
Picture of the flower from wikimedia commons:
By Photo by David J. Stang - source: David Stang. First published at ZipcodeZoo.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61237679
By Photo by David J. Stang - source: David Stang. First published at ZipcodeZoo.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61237683
Cultivation |
Protected |
Plant origin |
America |
Presentation |
Bare root |
Max. Size |
250cm-300cm |
Botanical family |
Heliconiaceae |
Light |
Sun |
Minimum winter temperature |
0 ºC to 15 ºC |
Plant type |
Herbaceous |
Color |
Violet |
Care |
Pot |
Shape |
Rhizomes |