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have: have heliconia andromeda and heliconia lobster claw rhizom
Comments (4)Hi there. I'm new to this site and am not sure how this works. But I live in Ft Lauderdale too and have quite a few plants to offer for trades. I'm looking for lobster claws and would be happy even with the rhizomes alone. I can dig em up too! If you'd like to trade, perhaps you can let me know what some of the plants are that you're looking for and we can see if we're a match??? Thanks! Phaedra...See MoreHAVE: Heliconia Orange Gyro, Heliconia Firebird
Comments (0)Have these plants to trade....See MoreNeed info on Heliconias
Comments (11)Hi Guys, I am another unfortunate person with a Heliconia craving in a bloody cold area. I have the same climate as coastal Sydney. I'm at the coast of Taree NSW and have below 2C-3C throughout the winter with the odd -1C. Also we have to watch our summers heatwaves with peaks of 47C (last Tuesday). Heliconias are possible, but only with a lot of effort. Protect your plant from cold wind as this can chill the stem causing the plant to die back to the ground. They may handle the air temperature, but wind chill will get them every time. Also Heliconias in our area must have excellent drainage. We are a winter rain area and this is dangerous for Heliconias. I've gone through 40 varieties to find the best ones for me. CoralCoast_Tropicals is right; H. subulata, H. spissa and H. schiedeana are the easiest. They are smaller and easier to protect from strong winds. H. subulata can take the most exposure, but H. schiedeana is supposed to be the most cold tolerant even taking light frost???(IÂve not tested this). Another excellent Heliconia and my favourite is Heliconia bourgaeana cv Hot Pink. I've had mine in the ground for 4 year. It has flowered as far south as Gosford that I know off. Also Heliconia latispatha cv. Orange gyro is pretty tough and very easy to flower. If you can handle spotty leaves then Heliconia rostrata is working out. I've talked to someone who flowered it in Ulladulla south coast NSW. It works because for us southerner it grows to only 1.5m high and so is easy to put in the right microclimate. The leaves will be spotty through the winter, but the plants flowers fairly reliably in SydneyÂs Northern Beaches. In flower it is stunning and worth the effort. Scot what was the variety that you bought?...See Moreeasiest Heliconia to grow in a pot?
Comments (4)A Heliconia rhizome is usually protected by the soil it's in. If the foliage gets some cold damage the rhizome should produce more stems. Just depends on what you call a 'freeze' and how long it lasts....See MoreUser
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