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Heliconia fredberryana

Heliconia fredberryana is a rhizomatous herb from the Heliconia family, endemic to Ecuador's Imbabura region. It is a wet-tropical montane species best grown in warm, humid, frost-free conditions.

Family
Heliconiaceae (Heliconi family)
Grows as
Bulb
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil consistently moist, especially during active growth; do not let it dry out completely.
Soil
Rich, well-draining, humus-heavy mix with good organic matter.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Ecuador (Imbabura)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Heliconia fredberryana is a species of plant in the family Heliconiaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest.

Other Heliconia plants

False Bird Of Paradise · Heliconia aemygdiana · Heliconia angelica · Christmas Heliconia · Heliconia aurantiaca · Heliconia berryi · Macawflower · Heliconia brenneri · Heliconia burleana · Pink Flamingo Heliconia · Platanillo · Heliconia episcopalis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Heliconia fredberryana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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