Heliconias

Heliconias are an integral part of any tropical garden design. The form great back drops and screens with the large upright leaves. Most tolerate full sun which makes the large heliconias great for creating some shade for smaller under-story plants.



1m
Part shade

An absolutely stunning heliconia with dark green foliage and red and white flowers. Good under-story plant. Great as cut flowers and as pot plants.

1.5 to 2m
Part shade

A small heliconia with dark green foliage and yellow and white flowers. Flowers from June to September. Great as cut flowers.

2 to 2.5m
Full sun to part shade

Chocolate coloured bracts with yellow lips and green tips.

2.5 to 3m
Full sun to part shade

A hardy and cold tolerant heliconia with chocolate coloured bracts with yellow lips. A good landscaping plant.

2.5 to 3m
Full sun to part shade

A great landscaping plant with bright red bracts with dark green lips and tips.

2.5 to 3m
Full sun to part shade

Orangy-red bracts with a thin yellow stripe under dark green lip.

2.5 to 3m
Full sun to part shade

Chunky red bracts with dark green lips (usually with some yellow in between). A great landscaping plant.

2.5 to 3m
Full sun to part shade

Mostly red bracts, with some yellow going to lime green on distal lip and tip.

2.5 to 3m
Full sun to part shade

Red bracts going to yellow and then to green at the lip.

2 to 3m
Full sun to part shade

A beautiful heliconia with bright yellow bracts with green tips. The Yellow Dancer is one of the more cold tolerant heliconia species.

3 to 4m
Full sun to part shade

Fantastic dark cherry-red bracts makes this heliconia a great ornamental and landscaping plant. Great cut flowers. Prefers a warm protected position.

4 to 5m
Full sun to part shade

An outstanding landscaping plant and also one of the largest heliconias. Bright red bracts with green tips. Nice upright and tidy growth habit.

3 to 4m
Full sun to part shade

One of the most impressive heliconias with massive bright red flowers that often get to half a meter long. It has a tight clumping and upright growth habit with nice clean stems - a truly excellent landscaping plant!

3 to 4m
Full sun to part shade

A great landscaping plant - nice tidy upright growth habit . Orangy-red bracts with wide yellow edges.

3 to 4m
Full sun to part shade

A fantastic landscaping plant - lush green foliage, tight clumping and upright growth habit, topped with chunky bright coloured orangy red bracts with yellow edges. A must have in any tropical garden.

3 to 4m
Full sun to part shade

A hardy and relatively cold tolerant heliconia with large red bracts with gold edges.

3 to 4m
Full sun to part shade

A tight clumping heliconia with clean upright foliage. Long pendulous bracts. A relatively easy to grow and cold tolerant heliconia. A good landscaping plant.

4 to 5m
Full sun to part shade

A large growing heliconia with spectacular bright red coloured bracts. Needs warm protected position to flower well.

3 to 4m
Full sun to part shade

A truly spectacular heliconia. The dark burgundy bracts contrasting against the pale waxy white stems makes this plant a fantastic ornamental and landscaping plant. Prefers a warm protected position.

Heliconia caribaea 'Bonnie Kline'
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3 to 4m
Full sun to part shade

A spectacular feature plant with mostly unusual coloured bracts. Clean upright waxy white stems and dark green foliage. Requires a nice warm sheltered position to perform well.

3 to 4m
Full sun to part shade

A beautiful tight clumping, upright heliconia with bright yellow bracts with green tips. Like all the Caribaeas, the stems and undersides of the leaves have a white waxy coating. Requires warm position to thrive.

3 to 4m
Full sun to part shade

Fantastic bright red bracts contrasting against the waxy white stems. Nice clean upright growth habit. Requires a nice warm sheltered position to grow well.

2.5 to 3m
Full sun to part shade

Bracts of orange going to deep red, sometimes splotchy. Absolutely striking flowers - great for flower arrangements.

3 to 4m
Full sun to part shade

Massive golden bracts with red splotches all over....an unusual looking heliconia.

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2.5 to 3m
Full sun to part shade

Waxy white stems and undersides of leaves with long, pendulous bracts of orange and red. A nice feature plant in a warm sheltered position.

Heliconia collinsiana x bourgeana 'Pedro Ortiz'
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2.5 to 3m
Part shade

A nice feature plant in a warm sheltered position. Large bright red bracts with golden yellow sepals. Bracts start upright, but usually hang downwards as the bracts reach full size.

1.5 to 2m
Full sun to part shade

A smaller heliconia with small, pointy, upright flowers, resembling that of a spear.

1.5 to 2m
Full sun to part shade

Spiralling bracts on tall flower spikes. Moderately invasive growth habit.

2 to 3m
Full sun to part shade

A cold hardy heliconia with long thin bright yellow bracts.

1 to 1.5m
Full sun to part shade

A great smaller sized heliconia for pots or under-story filler. Stays in quite compact clumps.

1.5 to 2.5m
Full sun to part shade

Bright pink bracts with white base and dark green lip. Like many of the orthotrichas, the surface of the bracts have fine velvety hairs.

1.5 to 2.5m
Full sun to part shade

A stunning heliconia - great as a landscaping plant or for cut flowers. Very attractive flowers with bright red bracts with cream base and dark green lip.

1.5 to 2.5m
Full sun to part shade

Hot pink bracts makes this heliconia a real attention getter. Great landscaping plant and cut flower.

1.5 to 2.5m
Full sun to part shade

Soft pink bracts with cream base and dark green lip. Like many of the orthotrichas, the surface of the bracts have fine velvety hairs. A good landscaping plant and cut flower.

2 to 2.5m
Full sun to part shade

A good landscaping plant with dark green foliage with slender pendulous bright red flowers. More cold tolerant than most heliconias.

2.5 to 3.5m
Full sun to part shade

A tight clumping, hardy and cold tolerant heliconia with large pendulous flowers. The stems and undersides of the leaves have a white waxy coating. A great landscaping plant.

1.5 to 2m
Prefers part shade

A cold tolerant heliconia with pendulous red bracts.

1m
Full sun to part shade

A prolific flowering psittacorum which displays a fantastic show of colour for most of the year. Great cut flower and pot plant.

Heliconia psittacorum 'Fuchsia'
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1m
Full sun to part shade

A yellow and pink psittacorum - both flowers and foliage is usually a bit smaller than the other psittacorums.

1m
Full sun to part shade

Reddish pink bracts that are usually held high above the foliage.

1m
Full sun to part shade

A stunning psittacorum with bright yellow and pink flowers. Great for a splash of colour in the garden - flowers prolifically from Spring right through to late Autumn. Great cut flower and pot plant.

Heliconia psittacorum 'Pearl'
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1m
Full sun to part shade

A beautiful 'almost white' psittacorum. Flowers are held high above the foliage. Great cut flower and pot plant.

1 to 1.5m
Full sun to part shade

The Petra is great for cut flowers. Quite a distinct look with the green 'leaf-shaped' tip on the lower bract. A little bit taller growing than the other Psittacorums.

1m
Full sun to part shade

Bright pink flowers held high above the foliage. Great cut flowers.

1m
Full sun to part shade

An absolutely stunning psittacorum and probably the most colourful out of them all. The multi-coloured flowers are held high above the foliage, producing a spectacular display when mass planted. Great cut flower and pot plant.

1m
Full sun to part shade

The psittacorum with the most red in the flowers. A brilliant firey display when in full bloom.

Heliconia psittacorum x marginata 'Nickeriensis' (Nicky)
On Sale
1 to 1.5m
Full sun to part shade

A great heliconia for cut flowers.

Heliconia psittacorum x spathocircinata 'African Dawn'
On Sale
1 to 1.5m
Full sun to part shade

A psittacorum with bright golden bracts with a slightly red tinge. Great for a splash of colour in the garden - flowers prolifically in Summer through to late Autumn. Great cut flower and pot plant.

1 to 1.5m
Full sun to part shade

A heliconia found throughout the Daintree rainforest. Orange / yellow flowers. Great filler in tropical gardens.

1 to 1.5m
Full sun to part shade

The golden coloured bracts and wide leaves makes this one a great filler and splash of colour in tropical gardens.

1.5 to 2m
Full sun to part shade

A vigorous grower with a tight clumping and upright habit. Great for cut flowers and as a landscaping plant. Bracts are pastel red toward the tips, fading to peach at the base.

Heliconia rostrata 'Parrots Beak'
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2 to 2.5m
Part shade

A widely cultivated heliconia which usually produces vast amounts of pendulous flowers up to 0.5 meters long. Best in protected spots with a little bit of shade. Fertilise regularly during growth season and keep well mulched.

1 to 1.5m
Full sun to part shade

A great landscaping plant with bright red flowers and lush green foliage. A good cut flower.

0.5 to 1m
Part shade

A small heliconia with relatively large flowers. Needs a nice warm sheltered position with rich well drained soil.

1 to 1.5m
Part shade

A relatively small growing heliconia with large bright red flowers.

50 to 80cm
Part shade / shade

One of the smallest heliconias with bright red flower bracts with dark green edges. A great under-story plant in tropical gardens. Makes a great pot plant.

1.5 to 2m
Full sun to part shade

A nice landscaping plant in tropical gardens. Large upright flowers with mostly red bracts with yellow bases and green lip. Like most strictas, growth is fairly open clumping.

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1.5m to 2.5m
Full sun to part shade

A hardy heliconia which is a bit more cold tolerant than most of the large heliconias. Flowers during Spring and Summer. A good landscaping plant.

2m to 3m
Full sun to part shade

A hardy heliconia which is a bit more cold tolerant than most of the large heliconias. Flowers during Spring and Summer. A good landscaping plant.