Features:
Common name: Heliconia champneiana Maya Gold
Family: Heliconiaceae
Origin: Central and South America
Height at maturity: 1.5 to 4 meters
Hardiness: 5°C
Exposure: partial shade
Plant type: tropical plant
Vegetation: perennial
Foliage: evergreen
Flowering: spring
Flower color: yellow – green
Type of soil: heathland, humus
Watering: regular
Use: in the garden, in pots, conservatories, greenhouses
Diseases and Pests:-
Toxicity: –
Storage of seeds: 2 years in a dry place away from light at 3/4°C (refrigerator)
Description:
Heliconias are surprising plants with multiple ornamental qualities.
The Maya Gold champneiana variety produces an inflorescence of around fifteen yellow bracts with a green base. The plant reaches a size between 1.5 and 4 meters high. The pot culture will contain its size but its inflorescence will be even more generous.
Be careful, however, that grown outside its area of origin, this plant will need a monthly supply of fertilizer to develop properly.
Flowering extends from spring to August and even all year round in good conditions, such as in a heated veranda.
