Scientific name: Heliconia caribaea Pronunciation: hel-lick-KOE-nee-uh kuh-RIB-ee-uh Common name(s): Caribbean Heliconia, Wild Plantain Family: Heliconiaceae Plant type: herbaceous USDA hardiness zones: 10B through 11 (Fig. 2) Planting month for zone 10 and 11: year round Origin: not native to North America
Heliconia caribaea (Wild Plantain) - Gardenia
Adding an exotic touch to gardens and containers, Heliconia caribaea (Wild Plantain) is a large evergreen perennial boasting huge, oblong, leathery, dark green leaves. Borne on attractive long petioles, 4-5 ft. long (120-150 cm), they arise directly from the rhizomatous rootstock.
Heliconia caribaea - National Tropical Botanical Garden
Heliconias have become increasingly popular as decorative flowers, especially in those regions where they cannot be grown in the garden. Heliconia are grown for their beautiful, brilliant colorful flowering bracts. They require bright light and are heavy feeders of any well balanced fertilizer. (Kepler, A. K. 1999.
FPS-247/FP247: Heliconia caribaea Caribbean Heliconia, Wild …
This document provides a detailed description of the wild plantain, also known as Caribbean heliconia (Heliconia caribaea). It is an herbaceous perennial with large, leathery leaves and showy flowers, suitable for tropical gardens and indoor decoration.
Heliconia - Gardening Solutions
Heliconias (hel-lick-KOE-nee-uhs) are true rainforest beauties. Gardeners love their lush foliage and bright, striking bracts. Ecologists, too, are fascinated by the plant’s link to rainforest birds. Hailing from the tropical Americas and the Pacific, heliconia species are well-adapted for hot and steamy weather.
Heliconias - Wisconsin Horticulture
Heliconias are one of the most showy, distinctively tropical flowers with beautiful, brilliant colorful flowering bracts. There is only a single genus (Heliconia) in the family Heliconiaceae, with about 200 species. Most are native to the neotropics (tropical America), but some are from the Pacific Islands west to Indonesia.
Heliconia caribaea Caribbean Heliconia, Wild Plantain | EDIS
2007年5月5日 · This document provides a detailed description of the wild plantain, also known as Caribbean heliconia (Heliconia caribaea). It is an herbaceous perennial with large, leathery leaves and showy flowers, suitable for tropical gardens and indoor decoration.
Plant FAQs: Heliconia Caribaea - Monsteraholic
Imagine a banana plant on steroids, with bold, colorful lobster claw-shaped structures where the flowers should be. That’s the Heliconia Caribaea in a nutshell. It’s an evergreen perennial native to the rainforests of South America and the Caribbean, known for its architectural foliage and eye-catching blooms.
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2023年8月30日 · 矮牙买加蝎尾蕉（Heliconia stricta 'Dwraf Jamaican'）的叶片，种植于夏威夷毛伊岛库拉的Ace五金及园艺用品店。 赫蕉属 是 单子叶植物 赫蕉科 的一属，原产于热带 美洲 和 西太平洋 地区。
Heliconia caribaea - Useful Tropical Plants - The Ferns
2024年10月13日 · Heliconia caribaea is a large, evergreen perennial plant that looks rather like a banana plant. It produces a pseudostem 3 - 6 metres tall from a rhizomatous rootstock. The leaf stems are up to 2 metres long, the leaf blades oblong or elliptic-oblong, up to 1 metre long or more, 20 - 35cm wide[