Heliconia angusta - Dwarf Heliconia

Wow its stunning.

Agree with Thrup! This is a beauty!

Is that also called "Fire and Ice"? What a nice change from H.schiedeana.

Hi Andy! I don't think I've ever seen one of these. Thanks for posting!

Thanks for the comments! It's flowering so well this year, I can't believe it. It's also been a cooler and wetter than normal spring. It's strange for a tropical plant to bloom so well in cool conditions.

Stan,

I think fire and ice is a variety of H. schiedeana. I used to have Red Christmas and Yellow Christmas; however, they died in the drought several years back. Helconia is one plant that absolutely hates drought. I have my two H. angusta plants sitting in a buck of water. They're always wet.

Hi Andy, beautiful flowers! The plant you gave me a few years back also bloomed well this year. The bright red and pure white combination is really stunning. I took a few pictures myself.

Wow! That's great! I forgot I gave you a section of my plant when I separated it about two or three years ago.
It probably liked all the rain. The bracts showed up around Christmas time, from what I remember.

Is your plant in the ground?

I'm not sure exactly when the bracts first showed up, it flowered in early May. The plant is in the ground and has formed a patch about 3' in diameter. I'd forgotten the name so thanks so the reminder.

It was strange because I think it was on New Year's Day I noticed the bracts were there. So, they must have grown sometimes in December. The flowers didn't appear until April and May.

I'm so glad you have a nice clump of them. It's a nice dwarf form which doesn't take up too much room.