Heliconia psittacorum "sassy"

Beautiful bloom and love the colours.

Thats lovely...........

They are so cheery, I love them , always seem to be flowering.

Pitta:

Great looking Heliconia! I love the psittacorum varieties...they always seem to stay dwarfed.

True they are the the dwarf of the gingers but mine grow taller than they should as I have red volcanic soil which they love.

Pitta:

Many areas of Hawai'i have the red volcanic soil. It's very true plants grow so well...and usually many times taller the average size. The only thing I don't like about the red soil is it stains everything. My dad would always complain about his red soil.

Its a buggar for staining .I used to curse it till I got lawn and gardens organised when we came here. still have to have a big clean up if handling the soil and clean the tools

Pitta:

Yes, it's can be a pain. My dad (in Hawaii) used to have shoes, clothes just for working in the yard.