Heliconia marginata (Griggs) Pittier 1926, a big Heliconia plant native to the tropical American countries, Bolivia, Columbia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama and Peru is often confused with Heliconia rostrata Ruiz & Pav. 1802. As Heliconias are used as ornamental plants in many tropical countries, we found a lot of Heliconia marginata plants in our home [read more...]

Heliconia Golden Torch is a Heliconia hybrid, a crossing from the Heliconia species Heliconia psittacorum and Heliconia spathocircinata. Most Heliconia plants are native to tropical America and growing from rhizomes, like other plants from the order Zingiberales. Nowadays Heliconia plants are cultivated in many tropical countries around the world for their waxy bracts, often confused [read more...]

The spectacular Heliconia stricta Huber, also called red Lobster´s claw, has been classified by the Swiss-Brazilian botanist Jacques Huber (1867–1914), who did pioneering research work on the flora of the Amazon. Heliconia stricta is native to the Caribbean islands, Central America and South America and reach a heigth of about 1,8 m. As all the [read more...]