Features:
Common name: Fishtail
Family: Heliconiaceae
Origin: Brazil
Height at maturity: 2 to 4 meters
Hardiness: 5°C
Exposure: sunny
Plant type: tropical plant
Vegetation: perennial
Foliage: evergreen
Flowering: spring
Flower color: red, green
Type of soil: heathland, humus
Watering: regular
Use: in the garden, in pots
Diseases and Pests:-
Toxicity: –
Storage of seeds: 4 years in a dry place away from light at 3/4°C (refrigerator)
Description:
This heliconia grows to a height between 2 and 4 meters in its native range.
It is a rhizomatous plant that provides numerous erect suckers of large clumps of leaves. The inflorescence is manifested by flowers called bracts, erect, with red and green colors.
Although it is possible to grow it in the ground in the garden, it is preferable to grow it in a pot and bring it indoors for the winter.
In temperate climates, flowering extends from May to August and even all year round in good conditions.
