{"product_id":"heliconia-black-cherry","title":"Heliconia ‘Black Cherry’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHeliconia ’Black Cherry’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Black Cherry’ is one of the large erect heliconias, sending up upright inflorescences of deep wine red bracts from a banana-like clump of broad paddle leaves. \u003cem\u003eHeliconia\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Black Cherry’ wants warmth, humidity and shelter, and given those three things it flowers right through the warm months and cuts superbly for indoor arrangements. In cooler subtropical gardens it needs a protected pocket with overhead canopy rather than an open bed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Black Cherry Heliconia\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWine Red Bracts\u003c\/strong\u003e: The colour is unusually dark for a heliconia and holds well against green foliage or a pale wall.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eErect Inflorescence\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flowers stand upright above the foliage rather than hanging, so they read clearly from a distance.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCut Flower Life\u003c\/strong\u003e: Stems last well over a week in a vase and are a staple of tropical florist work.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBold Leaf Mass\u003c\/strong\u003e: Even out of flower the paddle foliage gives strong tropical structure.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClumping Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Spreads slowly from a central rhizome mass rather than running through a bed.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTropical Understorey\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sits beneath palms and larger trees where filtered light and shelter are natural.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCut Flower Bed\u003c\/strong\u003e: Worth a dedicated row in a warm garden purely for picking.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoolside Mass\u003c\/strong\u003e: Provides height and colour around pool surrounds in tropical and subtropical gardens.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScreening Infill\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fills the middle layer between ground covers and canopy along a fence line.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring and early summer, or at the start of the wet season in the tropics\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, rich, free-draining soil with heavy organic content and consistent moisture. It will not tolerate frost or cold, waterlogged winter soil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water two or three times a week through the first warm season and feed regularly, as heliconias are hungry and moisture responsive. Mulch heavily with composted material and give it wind shelter, since exposed leaves shred and the display is lost.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 2m per clump, widening slowly\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast in warm weather\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Filtered sun to part shade, and full sun only in the humid tropics with plenty of water\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e A garden hybrid, the genus originating in tropical Central and South America\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep wine red bracts with small cream to yellow true flowers\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795290358046,"sku":"ND-0932-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/iNdadQsXJHb38Dbk1elhQ_lNkjz9QZ.jpg?v=1787312777","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/heliconia-black-cherry","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}