Heliconia Flower Color. The brightly colored bracts will vary in length from inches to several feet. The plant ranges in size from half a metre to six metres tall.
Jan 25 2014 Heliconia flowers can be red orange pink yellow or green. Inflorescences of Heliconia caribaea cv. The floral shape of certain members of the Heliconia genus including Heliconia rostrata means that pollination can only be achieved by attracting hummingbirds.
The flowers may be upright or drooping.
The colorful flowers are seen popping out of the bracts of the plant. It has also been called lobster-claw because of the claw-like shape of petals it bears. Like their god Apollo the Muses supposedly remained young and beautiful forever. Heliconia is a beautiful exotic looking plant with multi-color bracts and tiny hidden flowers some of which you can see peeking out from the upper bracts.