Heliconia psittacorum "sassy"
By Pitta
14 Jan, 2011
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A member of the ornamental gingers. love full sun and in my garden grow to 1- 2 meters. multiply quickly.always seem to have flowers.
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Thats lovely...........
14 Jan, 2011
They are so cheery, I love them , always seem to be flowering.
15 Jan, 2011
Pitta:
Great looking Heliconia! I love the psittacorum varieties...they always seem to stay dwarfed.
20 Jan, 2011
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.
20 Jan, 2011
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.
20 Jan, 2011
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
21 Jan, 2011
Pitta:
Yes, it's can be a pain. My dad (in Hawaii) used to have shoes, clothes just for working in the yard.
22 Jan, 2011
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Beautiful bloom and love the colours.
14 Jan, 2011