Heliconia spathocircinata is a medium sized Heliconia, about 6-7 feet tall. It originates in Central America. It can be grown as houseplant or greenhouse specimen.It produces 6 to 12, upright, solid bright red bracts with a yellow interior, and a red steam. The leaves are dark green and slightly glossy. The colorful bracts combine with the wide boat shaped leaves of this plant creates a great tropical display. The Heliconia's bracts are so large and colorful that they almost hide the flowers altogether, which are tiny and are found inside these bracts. Will bloom in a pot. But to flower in its second or third year you would need to keep the plant warm enough during Winter to prevent the top growth dying back to the rhizomes. The plant would regenerate itself the next Spring, because the tuber would have survived. Blooms from May through August. If in reasonable conditions, it blooms all year.
