To expand your backyard plant nursery, learn about propagating tropical plants! Use heliconia, bamboo, and hibiscus to their fullest potential. You’ll get to watch the plant grow from seed to ...

When you want to introduce a touch of the exotic to your landscape, make a statement with the showy, ornamental Heliconia rostrata. Each tall stem features lush, dark green, paddle-shaped foliage ...

Heliconia chartacea ‘Sexy Pink’ grows ... PREFERRED SOIL Best in rich, moist well-drained soil. PROPAGATION Divide rhizomes. POTENTIAL PROBLEMS Does not tolerate frosts.

A recent study highlights a troubling reality for Heliconia, a genus of tropical plants celebrated for their stunning, bird-shaped flowers. Published today, March 7, in the journal Plants ...

The researchers found that green hermit hummingbirds had much greater success than humans or other hummingbirds at pollinating a plant called Heliconia tortuosa. (Matthew Betts/Oregon State ...