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Originally Posted by jack hagenaars
Ok Randy...I'm jelous! What do you do with it in the winter????
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Jack, I have had this plant in this pot for three years now. Every fall I bring it into my den and it continues to bloom til about Thanksgiving. The first two years, I used a large humidifier in the den and it did fairly well. Last winter I didn't and it suffered. It completely died back to the soil and I thought I lost it. Well, once it went outside, the crazy thing started growing and hasn't stopped. The biggest problem I had with this plant, like many other plants that are grown inside, was spider mites. I will be sure to keep the humidifier going all winter this year!!!! I have taken a couple of divisions off it in sprintime, and it fills in quickly!!!
If you don't have one of these heliconias, you gotta get one!!!