General Landscape Uses: Accent, privacy screen, container
Ecological Restoration Notes: Not recommended because it is a cultivar.
Description: An herbaceous perennial with large, banana-like green leaves. The “flowers” are actually stiff, waxy, boat-shaped bracts that are a brilliant, fiery red.
Dimensions: Height 3 – 5 ft.; Spread 3 – 4 ft.
Growth Rate: Fast
Native Range: South America (primarily Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil)
Native Habitats: Humid lowland rainforests and secondary forest edges
Soils: Loam
Nutritional Requirements: High
Salt Water Tolerance: Low
Salt Wind Tolerance: Low
Drought Tolerance: Low
Light Requirements: Full to part sun
Flower Color: Red
Flower Characteristics: Upright (erect) bracts that look like a stack of lobster claws. The actual flowers are small and hidden inside the red bracts.
Flowering Season: All year
Fruit: Small blue or purple drupes
Wildlife and Ecology: A premier hummingbird magnet. The bracts also collect small amounts of water, providing a micro-habitat for beneficial insects.
Horticultural Notes: Grown from division
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