Heliconia sp.

Brazilian Bomber is a larger hybrid of Lobster Claw that grows and flowers well in the warmer areas of Central Florida. It forms clumps 6-8 ft tall and bears red upright inflorescences that are 1-2 ft in length. This Heliconia grows best in partial shade with a fertile and evenly moist soil. This hybrid is a cross of Heliconia bihai x caribaea x pabstii and has also been known as Dmitri Sucre.

A beautiful, medium-sized species from S Mexico and Central America, Maya Gold is one of the largest crab claws in the heliconia family. Large, dense, upright, distichous inflorescence with up to 15 golden yellow, cup-shaped bracts. The flower is a magnificent gold color with green along the bottom of the bracts. At the tip some bracts with minute flecks of maroon, basal bract mostly green. Maya Gold flowers during the warmer months. Foliage stems are attractive with red spots along the main stem. Clumping heliconia, this is a great landscaping and cut flower plant.

Pendent Beefsteak Heliconia from Central and South America is a large tropical herbaceous perennial to 10' -20'. The hanging flower bracts are a deep burgundy red in a congested form and are densely packed up to 20" long. Great cut flower. Best in bright shade. Blooms all year, likes highly organic soil and lots of water.