{"product_id":"heliconia-rauliniana","title":"Heliconia rauliniana","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 rauliniana\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the giants of the genus, throwing banana-like pseudostems four metres and more, with pendent inflorescences over a metre long hanging beneath the leaves. \u003cem\u003eHeliconia rauliniana\u003c\/em\u003e carries broad red bracts edged in green and yellow, and because the flower hangs it needs to be planted where you walk beneath or beside it rather than look down on it. It is a wet tropics plant and behaves like one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Heliconia rauliniana\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePendent Inflorescence\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flower heads hang 1.2m or more, one of the longest of any heliconia in cultivation.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScale\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pseudostems reach well above head height, giving tropical mass rather than a border plant.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClumping Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: It expands steadily from the base into a solid stand instead of running unpredictably.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast Establishment\u003c\/strong\u003e: In warm wet conditions it reaches flowering size quickly.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCut Flower\u003c\/strong\u003e: The huge hanging heads are dramatic indoors and last well once cut.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTropical Understorey\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted beneath palms and rainforest trees where light is filtered.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoolside Backdrop\u003c\/strong\u003e: A tall lush wall of foliage behind a pool or entertaining area in the tropics.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eScreening Clump\u003c\/strong\u003e: Used as a fast growing living screen along a fence in frost free districts.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCut Flower Production\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grown in rows for the florist trade in northern Australia.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 3m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e The start of the wet season, or any warm month in frost free districts\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, rich, constantly moist but free draining soil high in organic matter. High humidity and reliable water are both required.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water generously and feed regularly through the warm months, since heavy feeding is what produces full sized flowering stems. Mulch thickly, provide wind shelter so the leaves do not shred, and cut spent stems to ground level.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4 to 6m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 3m per clump, spreading steadily\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 Part shade to filtered sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Central America, from Nicaragua through to Panama\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red bracts margined with green and yellow\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795282460958,"sku":"ND-0937-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/nMzWCL289IjZ7TyniRyKe_35QghJwl.jpg?v=1787312458","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/heliconia-rauliniana","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}