-20%Heliconia Wagneriana Rainbow Plant
Heliconia wagneriana
Heliconia wagneriana, the rainbow heliconia, has some of the most painterly bracts in the genus: each one is creamy yellow at the heart, blushing to pink and red, and edged with a crisp line of green. They are stacked in a broad, upright inflorescence above tall, wavy-edged leaves. It is a seasonal bloomer, putting on its main show in the first half of the year. Native to the humid forests of Central America, it is right at home in Chiapas, Tabasco and other wet tropical regions. Available as a rhizome, potted young plant or flowering-size clump.
- Cream, pink and red bracts edged green
- Broad, upright, painterly inflorescence
- Main bloom in the first half of the year
- Native to Central American rainforest
Estimated total: $780 MXN
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About the Heliconia Wagneriana Rainbow Plant
Heliconia wagneriana, the rainbow heliconia, has some of the most painterly bracts in the genus: each one is creamy yellow at the heart, blushing to pink and red, and edged with a crisp line of green. They are stacked in a broad, upright inflorescence above tall, wavy-edged leaves. It is a seasonal bloomer, putting on its main show in the first half of the year. Native to the humid forests of Central America, it is right at home in Chiapas, Tabasco and other wet tropical regions. Available 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. Give it a warm, humid spot in sun to partial shade with plenty of water. 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 wagneriana
- Family
- Heliconiaceae
- Native to
- Central America to northwestern Colombia
- Mature height
- 2.5–4 m
- Plant spacing
- 2 m
- Time to first flowers
- 2–3 years
- Light
- Sun to part shade
- Water
- High, keep moist
- Cold tolerance
- down to 10 °C
- Best climates
- Humid tropics
- Grows in a pot
- Best in the ground
- Ships from
- Our farms in Yucatán & Chiapas
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