{"product_id":"heliconia-hot-rio-nights","title":"Heliconia ‘Hot Rio Nights’","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 ’Hot Rio Nights’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmaller and far more free flowering than the big erect heliconias, ‘Hot Rio Nights’ throws slender upright bracts in hot red and orange with yellow and green tips, almost continuously through the warm months in tropical gardens. \u003cem\u003eHeliconia psittacorum\u003c\/em\u003e hybrids of this type spread steadily by rhizome to form a self-renewing colony rather than a single clump, which is exactly what you want from a mass filler under palms. The stems cut well and hold for over a week in a vase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Hot Rio Nights Heliconia\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNear Continuous Flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: In warm humid districts it produces flower stems for most of the year rather than in a single burst.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColonising Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Rhizomes travel steadily to knit a bed together, so gaps close on their own.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManageable Height\u003c\/strong\u003e: Roughly half the size of the large erect heliconias, so it works in normal garden beds.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCut Flower Quality\u003c\/strong\u003e: Straight, slim, long-lasting stems that suit domestic arrangements.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast Recovery\u003c\/strong\u003e: Cutting spent stems to the ground brings a fresh flush away quickly in warm weather.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMass Planting Under Palms\u003c\/strong\u003e: The standard tropical filler for the layer between trunks and ground cover.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCut Flower Patch\u003c\/strong\u003e: Productive enough to supply the house year round in Queensland and the Top End.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoolside Colour\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bright bracts and clean foliage around pool and entertaining areas.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Planters\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suits big containers where the rhizome spread needs containing.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1.2m for a continuous mass\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spring through summer, or at the start of the wet season in the tropics\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rich, free-draining soil with plenty of organic matter and reliable moisture. Frost free conditions are essential and cold wet winter soil will rot the rhizomes\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keep the bed evenly moist through the first warm season and feed every six to eight weeks with a complete fertiliser. Mulch generously, and cut spent flowering stems to ground level to keep the colony producing.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e Spreads by rhizome, allow 1 to 1.5m per plant and expect a colony over time\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun in the humid tropics, filtered sun or part shade in subtropical gardens\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e A garden hybrid, its parent species from tropical South America and the Caribbean\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red to orange bracts tipped with yellow and green\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795266404638,"sku":"ND-0934-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/Yzben34DrAgpJ0WtMjvck_qsf7sfIL.jpg?v=1787311458","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/heliconia-hot-rio-nights","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}