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Lilith · 02-13-2008, 06:58 PM

I grew it for several years in my greenhouse. It took forever to get to flowering size. Mine was about 12 feet tall. Its a "messy" heliconia, it has a lot of lean out and is difficult to contain. It was also one of the fussiest heliconias I have ever grown. It is very conscious of its drainage. It wants PERFECT drainage. For whatever reason, it was also a scale magnet. It would have scale when no other plant around it had scale. And, it was constantly looking like it needed a micronutrient booster. The Bucky, Rostrata, Yellow Christmas and Banana Split that grew near it would be looking perfect, and Peachy Pink would look, well, like it was sulking. I kept it for 3 years after it started to bloom.

Even though I loved the blooms, probably more than any other large growing heliconia I have ever had, I eventually just let it go and planted something else in its place (The big Princess Victoria plumie I got from YOU, Steve!) and that space looks much nicer now.

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Lilith Senior Member Lilith's Photo Gallery Location: sunny Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 9 Name: Gina Anne Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 341 BananaBucks : 82,308 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 20 Times Was Thanked 136 Times in 52 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1 Times	Re: Heliconia Peachy Pink I grew it for several years in my greenhouse. It took forever to get to flowering size. Mine was about 12 feet tall. Its a "messy" heliconia, it has a lot of lean out and is difficult to contain. It was also one of the fussiest heliconias I have ever grown. It is very conscious of its drainage. It wants PERFECT drainage. For whatever reason, it was also a scale magnet. It would have scale when no other plant around it had scale. And, it was constantly looking like it needed a micronutrient booster. The Bucky, Rostrata, Yellow Christmas and Banana Split that grew near it would be looking perfect, and Peachy Pink would look, well, like it was sulking. I kept it for 3 years after it started to bloom. Even though I loved the blooms, probably more than any other large growing heliconia I have ever had, I eventually just let it go and planted something else in its place (The big Princess Victoria plumie I got from YOU, Steve!) and that space looks much nicer now. __________________ 11/2008 Outer Banks Marathon 26.2, Kitty Hawk NC--3:50 2/2009 5 Points of Life Marathon, 26.2, Gainesville FL--4:00 4/2009 Boston Marathon, 26.2-- 4:38 10/2009 Marine Corps Marathon, DC, 26.2--457 1/2010 Houston Marathon, 26.2--3:55:09 2/2010 5 Points of Life Marathon, Gainesville--415 Halloween Day 2010 Marine Corps Marathon, DC-- 2/2011--Austin TX Marathon--