Heliconia farinosa (vellozoana)

[clinton9]

My heliconia velloziana are alive, with the lowest temperature: -3oC, below freezing point, for one night.

[Josh76]

Wow - impressive! Still alive but what sort of shape is it in?

[Tropicdoc]

Looking at pictures, what was sold to me as schiedeana is actually probably Mexico gold (the inflorescence looks like it- not anything like schiedeana)

[clinton9]

Same as my last photo here, as it grow slowly, before it stopped growing once temperature dropped below freezing point. It'll regrow in 2 months time.

[clinton9]

On yesterday (10/8/14) I checked & marked the growing rolled leaf of my heliconia velloziana and today I noticed it had growing, It had almost no frost damages, just green leaves. It had same hardiness as heliconia subulata.

[clinton9]

Today my two heliconia velloziana are well and alive, growing outdoor today.

[clinton9]

My heliconia velloziana are alive & well, growing today.

[clinton9]

My heliconia velloziana is cold hardy to zone 9b.

This two photos of same plant.

22nd June 2014

6th June 2015

Edited June 28, 2015 by clinton9

[clinton9]

OOp! My mistake, the second photo (6/6/15) were photographed on 28th June 2015, not 6th June 2015. sorry.

[clinton9]

OOp! My mistake, the second photo (6/6/15) were photographed on on 6th June 2015 not 28th June 2015, sorry again, as I were sorting the photos.

heliconia velloziana can be grown down to zone 9a.

[clinton9]

Here's photo of same 2-year-old heliconia velloziana. Photograped on 29th June 2015.