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General Landscape Uses: Accent, privacy screen, container Ecological Restoration Notes: Not recommended because it is a cultivar. Description: An herbaceous perennial with large, banana-like green leaves. The “flowers” are actually stiff, waxy, boat-shaped bracts that are a brilliant, fiery red. Dimensions: Height 3 – 5 ft.; Spread 3 – 4 ft. Growth Rate: Fast Native Range: South America (primarily Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil) Native Habitats: Humid lowland rainforests and secondary forest edges Soils: Loam Nutritional Requirements: High Salt Water Tolerance: Low Salt Wind Tolerance: Low Drought Tolerance: Low Light Requirements: Full to part sun Flower Color: Red Flower Characteristics: Upright (erect) bracts that look like a stack of lobster claws. The actual flowers are small and hidden inside the red bracts. Flowering Season: All year Fruit: Small blue or purple drupes Wildlife and Ecology: A premier hummingbird magnet. The bracts also collect small amounts of water, providing a micro-habitat for beneficial insects. Horticultural Notes: Grown from division Comments:
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