-15%Heliconia Psittacorum Parrot's Beak Plant
Heliconia psittacorum
Heliconia psittacorum is the small, free-flowering heliconia that brings colour to the garden almost all year. Slim, upright stems carry little clusters of glossy orange-red bracts and flowers tipped in green and black, like a parrot's beak. It spreads into a neat clump of narrow, reed-like leaves, perfect for borders, mass planting and pots. Of all heliconias it is among the quickest to bloom and the most tolerant of sun, making it an easy choice for hot gardens. Sold as a rhizome, potted young plant or flowering-size clump.
- Flowers almost all year round
- Compact; great for borders and pots
- Among the quickest heliconias to bloom
- Tolerates full sun well
Estimated total: $665 MXN
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About the Heliconia Psittacorum Parrot's Beak Plant
Heliconia psittacorum is the small, free-flowering heliconia that brings colour to the garden almost all year. Slim, upright stems carry little clusters of glossy orange-red bracts and flowers tipped in green and black, like a parrot's beak. It spreads into a neat clump of narrow, reed-like leaves, perfect for borders, mass planting and pots. Of all heliconias it is among the quickest to bloom and the most tolerant of sun, making it an easy choice for hot gardens. Sold as a rhizome, potted young plant or flowering-size clump.
How to Care for It
To plant a rhizome, lay it horizontally 5–10 cm deep in rich, well-drained soil with any shoot pointing up, water well and keep the soil just moist until new growth appears. It flowers most freely in full sun with regular watering. Feed monthly in the rainy season with a balanced fertiliser, mulch generously and cut each stem at the base after its flowers fade.
Nothing says tropical like a heliconia in flower. Choose from the ten most popular varieties, including hanging lobster claw, Lady Di, Golden Torch, wagneriana and Sexy Pink. Start from a rhizome, or buy a potted young plant or a flowering-size clump.
Growing Profile
- Botanical name
- Heliconia psittacorum
- Family
- Heliconiaceae
- Native to
- The Lesser Antilles and northern South America to Brazil
- Mature height
- 0.8–1.5 m
- Plant spacing
- 1 m
- Time to first flowers
- 0.5–1 years
- Light
- Full sun
- Water
- High, keep moist
- Cold tolerance
- down to 7 °C
- Best climates
- Humid tropics, Dry tropics, Subtropical
- Grows in a pot
- Yes
- Ships from
- Our farms in Yucatán & Chiapas
