Heliconia Plant Native. Pacific island species are. 11 rows Feb 22 2021 Heliconia plants are native to tropical forests so they prefer warm and fairly humid.
Apr 24 2018 Taken from the Greek word Ἑλικώνιος helikṓnios this genus of flowering plant comes from the Heliconiaceae family. Heliconia rostrata the hanging lobster claw or false bird of paradise is a herbaceous perennial plant native to Peru Bolivia Colombia Venezuela Costa Rica and Ecuador and naturalized in Puerto Rico. Heliconias are grown for their beautiful brilliant colorful flowering bracts.
Beautiful heliconia with its exotic flowers gives a South Florida landscape the lush look of the tropics.
Flowers colors range from orange to red to yellow and the blooms appear in warm months of the year. Erect inflorescence with red ornagne or gold bracts. The term heliconia is derived from a Greek word helikonios after Mount Helicon which according to Greek mythology is the seat of. Along with the Kantuta flower Heliconia rostrata known as patuj is the national flower of Bolivia.