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Heliconia rostrata
'Parrot-beak'
[ Heliconiaceae ] [ South America ]
One of the best known and most popular species with a large, dense and pendent inflorescense with bright red, parrot-beak-like bracts rimmed with yellow, flowering all year round.
Heliconia rostrata

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Flowering plant .
Habitat
zone 12 = Winter minimum temperature above 10C (above 50F)
Tropical Rainforests


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Monoecious ( Plant bearing both male and female flowers )
Clustered ( With several stems in the same individual )
Resitant to salty sea air
Fast-Growing

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Cultivation
Substrate
Temperature during winter

1 soil + 2 humus

Indoor during winter temperature min. 17C
Lighting
Watering during automn-winter

Sunny

Rarely ( when the substrate is dry )
Watering during hot season
Fertilizer during growth

Regularly but without excess, and especialy during summer

Regularly but with spacing
Pruning
Repotting
No pruning
Repot every year if possible

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