Post #210622 by fatuhiva on Thu, Jan 26, 2006 7:00 PM

Yes, that heliconia plant is still going. It's blooming right now, in fact.

Of course, that particular flower is long gone- heliconias grow stalks, flower, the flower lasts up to a couple months, then the stalk dies, and more keeping popping out of the ground.

Hurricane Wilma whacked the clump pretty good, but a few stalks remained upright and went on to bloom. I have another type blooming now as well- i will put a pic below. I have gotten bit by the tropical plant bug and currently have about 30 different types of heliconias growing at my place, most have still yet to flower. Alot of them I have to greenhouse during the 2-3 coldest months.

A good source for heliconia plants and rhizomes (root sections that will grow into plants) is Ebay, actually.

Heliconia Latispatha:

Heliconia Bihai:

[ Edited by: fatuhiva 2006-01-26 19:02 ]