Supreme Hanging Lobster Claw Heliconia

Leaves usually quite large.

Hanging lobster claw heliconia. In South America flowering plants from the genus Heliconia. The plants are propagated by rhizome division. Hanging lobster claw heliconia is one of those rare flowers that is so unique that once you see it youll never forget it.

Heliconia Rostrata Rare Variety 1 Rhizome BulbsA Garden Ornamental Plant. LIVE PLANT Heliconia Collinsiana Pendent JGTropicalPlants. Hanging Lobster Claw Heliconia rostrata Some species such as Heliconia rostrata has downward facing flowers which dangle down from the main stem.

Heliconia rostrata the hanging lobster claw or false bird of paradise is a herbaceous perennial plant native to Peru Bolivia Colombia Venezuela Costa Rica and Ecuador and naturalized in Puerto Rico. Heliconia lobster claw false bird-of-paradise Plant Type. When grown in a pot it starts blooming once the plant reaches 4-5 tall and the amazing inflorescences will appear one after another creating a spectacular show for the gardener to.

Rich moist well-drained soil. There are lots of varieties of heliconia some plants and flowers are small. Rostata is a Latin adjective for beaked curved or hooked and this refers to its likeness to a parrots beak.

Houseplants prefer ordinary peat-based potting mix Soil pH. Commonly Known as rostrata or Hanging. Heliconia rostrata also known as hanging lobster claw or false bird of paradise is an herbaceous perennial native to Peru Bolivia Colombia Costa Rica and Ecuador and naturalized in Puerto Rico.

Hanging Lobster Claw Heliconia rostrata Highly sought after for its unusual and colorful inflorescences Hanging Lobster Claw has pendulous blooms of striking red and yellow bracts that often reach 3 in length. One of the most ornamental and cultivated species of Heliconia Heliconia rostrata Hanging Lobster Claw is a large evergreen perennial boasting huge leathery banana-like dark green leaves up to 4 ft. Borne on long petioles they arise directly from the rhizomatous rootstock.