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Heliconia ‘Criswick’
Everything is included in this price: the plant, free delivery and professional installation
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Supplied in 400mmtypically 1.5 to 2.5m tall on delivery
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Product Details
Overview & Specifications
Price includes everything: the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.
Heliconia ’Criswick’
’Criswick’ is a large-growing garden hybrid heliconia, producing an erect inflorescence of broad waxy bracts in warm red to yellow tones above a clump of tall canes and glossy banana-like leaves. Like the other big erect hybrids it is grown as much for the foliage mass as for the flowering stems, giving instant tropical structure in the humid coastal gardens of Queensland and northern New South Wales. Because it is a cultivar of hybrid origin, expect variation in bract tone depending on light and season.
Why ’Criswick’
Robust hybrid growth: Establishes into a heavy, tall clump faster than most species heliconias.
Erect flowering stems: The inflorescence stands above the leaf canopy, so the display is not lost in the foliage.
Foliage mass: Broad paddle leaves create a solid green screen even between flowering flushes.
Warm-season display: Flowers through the hot humid months when the garden most needs colour.
Durable bracts: The waxy bract texture holds up to tropical downpours and stays presentable for weeks.
Ideal Applications
Fast tropical screen: Planted in a row for a dense living barrier along a fence or property line.
Rear layer of a tropical border: Sits behind gingers, cordylines and philodendrons as the height element.
Poolside mass planting: Enjoys the humidity and softens hard pool edges quickly.
Cut flower supply: Long straight stems suitable for large arrangements.
Specimen & Installation
Spacing (screening/hedge): 1.5 to 2m
Spacing (feature/avenue): 2.5 to 3m
Best Planting Season: The warm wet months, late spring through summer
Soil & Drainage: Deep, fertile, organic-rich soil with reliable drainage
Establishment Care: Water frequently and generously through the first season so the rhizome mass builds quickly. Maintain a thick organic mulch, feed regularly during active growth, and site the clump out of strong wind to keep the leaves from shredding.
Plant Details
Height: 3 to 4.5m
Width: 2 to 3m per clump
Growth Rate: Fast in warm humid conditions
Foliage: Evergreen, large paddle-shaped leaves
Light: Part shade to full sun with ample moisture
Native to: Garden hybrid derived from tropical American species
Flower Colour: Bracts in warm red to yellow tones; the true flowers are small and hidden
Delivery & Installation
Delivery and installation are included in your price
No freight calculators and no separate installation quote for a standard installation. Your price covers specialist plant transport, positioning and professional planting by our installation team. The whole job, handled.
- Wrapped, secured and transported by specialist plant freight.
- Professionally planted, staked and finished by our install team.
- Our team confirms site access and schedules a time that suits you.
Installation
Professional installation included, never extra
Every plant we sell is planted by our professional installation team, and it's already in the price. We coordinate the delivery, the machinery and the planting for standard site access, so your only job is choosing the tree. Unusual access or engineering requirements? We'll confirm everything with you after checkout before any work begins.
Questions? Send An EnquiryWhy Nursery Direct
Every price includes supply, delivery and installation
Buying a mature tree often means three separate jobs: the plant, the freight and finding someone to plant it. We price the whole job as one: the tree, the delivery and the professional install.
- One price: supplied, delivered and installed
- Mature trees and specimen palms at every scale
- National sourcing for hard-to-find stock
- Residential, estate and commercial projects
How It Works
Place your order. We do the rest.
We Supply
Premium advanced stock, selected from a national network of wholesale growers.
We Deliver
Specialist plant freight brings your order to your door. Free, anywhere in Australia.
We Install
Our professional team plants, stakes, mulches and finishes the job on site.







