'Andromeda' (Heliconia psittacorum)

Elevate your surroundings with the refined beauty of the Parakeet Flower. This exceptional perennial brings architectural form and sophisticated color with its long lasting blooms which are highly prized for cut flower arrangements and colourful landscaping.

'Andromeda' features dramatic red-to-pink bracts that fade into a rich orange base, accented with bright orange tubular true flowers and distinctive green tips.

Cultivation & Care

Family: Heliconiaceae (closely related to bananas and birds of paradise).

Growth style/Plant Type: Rhizomatous tropical perennial; forms dense, upright clumps of banana-like foliage.

Light: Full sun to bright, indirect light; more sun yields more vibrant, frequent blooms.

Water: High water needs; keep soil consistently moist, but never waterlogged or sitting in stagnant pools.

Soil: Rich, fertile, well-draining.

Humidity/Temperature: High humidity (above 60%); prefers warm temperatures between 21°C and 30°C, and damages below 13°C

• Plant Size: This listing is for a single, mature live plant specimen sized approximately 30-50cm (2l grow bag equivalent)

Unless specified, The plants pictured represent our actual stock and are intended for illustrative purposes.

Due to the unique nature of each live plant, individual plants supplied may vary slightly in size, shape, and color distribution.

To minimise the risk of damage to the plant during shipping, all plants are meticulously packaged in protective packaging, wrapped in moisture retaining medium where appropriate and shipped bare rooted (without pots and soil) unless otherwise stated.