General Landscape Uses: Tropical landscaping, pollinator plant, accent plant, container plant, understory planting, rain gardens

Ecological Restoration Notes: Understory regeneration, pollinator support, and moist tropical forest rehabilitation.

Description: These tropical plants have unique flowers as they resemble more of a button or flower bud. They can be grown in full to part shade areas. They require little care while giving your garden or landscape an exotic twist.

Dimensions: Height 4 ft.; Spread 2 – 3 ft.

Growth Rate: Moderate to fast

Native Range: Central America

Native Habitats: Tropical rainforests, often found in moist forest understories and along riverbanks or forest edges

Soils: Rich, well-draining

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: Low

Salt Wind Tolerance: Low

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Light Requirements: Part Sun to Shade

Flower Color: Red bracts, yellow flowers

Flower Characteristics: Small, emerge over cones

Flowering Season: All year

Fruit: A small, dry to fleshy capsule, green to brown, oval or round

Wildlife and Ecology: Attracts pollinators

Horticultural Notes: Propagated from seed, rhizome division

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