![]() ![]() If it is too big, the leaf will be cut to send the rhizome. Presented in a pot of 12, active growing plant. It supports up to -1✬ once it is an adult and is acclimatized, but it is better not to drop below 0 degrees. In fact, if you are at home, it is not convenient to do it more than once every 7 or 10 days, and only if the soil is dry or almost dry. With this in mind, we will water an average of 3-4 times per week during the summer, let alone in the winter. The rest of the year, the frequency of watering will be reduced, especially during autumn and winter, since with the drop in temperatures the rate of growth slows down, and since the soil stays moist for longer, it is not necessary to water as much. The Heliconia psittacorum does not resist drought, so you have to try to water it several times a week during the summer. Under favorable conditions it can flower throughout the year, it produces inflorescences with bright orange bracts, which can vary between yellow and pink depending on the cultivar, racemes of 2 to 6 flowers, 3 to 15 cm long, round fruits 1 cm in diameter, dark blue in color, containing about 3 seeds each. Oblique leaves between 15 and 60 cm long, and 6 to 12 cm wide with a marked midrib. It is a perennial plant that reaches a height of approximately one meter, but can reach 3 m and produces rhizomes with which it spreads horizontally. The pseudostems (formed by the leaf sheaths) emerge from underground rhizomes. Can be grown in containers and kept indoors. ![]() They are less affected by cool temperatures and also require less care. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in regions outside its native range. Heliconia psittacorum (Parrot Heliconia) is an erect, evergreen perennial forming dense tufts of lanceolate, bright intense green leaves adorned with prominent central nervation and pointed tips. 4.Heliconia Psittacorum, Heliconia Lady Diana (Red) Heliconia psittacorum varieties rarely exceed 5ft (1.5 m). ![]() The leaves, on an about 25 cm long petiole, are basal, alternate, simple, entire, elliptic-lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate with pointed apex and prominent central nervation in the lower page, 35-55 cm. Heliconia psittacorum is a plant in the family Heliconiaceae with several common names, native to Central and South America, naturalized in Florida, the Caribbean, the Gambia, and Thailand. (1782) is an evergreen, perennial rhizomatous erect herbaceous species quickly forming 0,8-1,5 m tall dense tufts.
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