Heliconia Flower Fun Facts. The flowers of the heliconias are produced on long erect or drooping panicles loose branching clusters of flowers and consist of brightly colored waxy bracts. Plants are usually compact with dense foliage.
Apr 28 2021 Facts about Heliconia Heliconia is named after Mount Helicon the seat of the Muses the nine goddesses of the arts and sciences in Greek. Heliconia are showy tropical plants with bright beautiful flowering bracts. They are native tropical South America as well as the Pacific Ocean Islands west to Indonesia.
Oct 29 2005 An interesting feature of the Heliconia is the shape of the flower.
The size and height of heliconias vary greatly depending on the species. Nov 15 2012 Begonia is a genus of flowering plants with 1500 species native to South and Central America Africa and southern Asia. The heliconia leaf carries a similar appearance to that of the banana leaf. One species Heliconia solomenensis pollinated by bats.