Full Sun
Moderate watering
Tender
H1a
RHS hardiness
15°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
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Flowering
spring
summer
autumn
winter
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Lobster claws Overview
Heliconias are adapted to be pollinated by butterflies and humming birds, which can extract the nectars with their long thin tongues and probosci. The flowers hang down and have various colours from bright red and yellow to brown such as H. mariae.
Common problems with Lobster claws
How to propagate Lobster claws
Division
Seed or division of rootstock in spring.
Seed
Other uses of Lobster claws
Grown for their spikes of colourful flowers and for the attractive foliage on younger plants.