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 ...

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

Hi Carol: I read your article on heliconia. I have a giant planter outside with many of these gorgeous flowers and two small planters with two or three each. Can you tell me the frequency of ...

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 ...