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Heliconia psittacorum

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Botanical Name
Heliconia psittacorum
Common Names
Parakeet Flower, Parrots Beak,
Tropical perennial herb closely related to bananas, cannas and gingers. Heliconias grow from an underground system of rhizomes. They require warm and humid tropical conditions to flourish. They have large fleshy leaves and showy brightly coloured floral stems. It is recommended to remove flowers before they set seed and watch the rhizomes as they can spread and regenerate very easily.
Botanical Name: Common Names:
Heliconia psittacorum Parakeet Flower, Parrots Beak,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Herbs & Vegetables, Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Dense, Upright

Description:
Tropical perennial herb closely related to bananas, cannas and gingers. Heliconias grow from an underground system of rhizomes. They require warm and humid tropical conditions to flourish. They have large fleshy leaves and showy brightly coloured floral stems. It is recommended to remove flowers before they set seed and watch the rhizomes as they can spread and regenerate very easily.

Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 60cm-1m

Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Clay, Loam