Heliconia schiedeana Carex 'Wolverine'

'Wolverine'

bright yellow

makes an absolutely superb specimen

was discovered in the Mexican Sierra Madre Occidental mountains in the states of Chihuahua and Sonora

The species was discovered in the Khammouane Province of Laos by Alan Galloway and Annop Ongsakul (for whom it was named)

Heliconia schiedeana Carex 'Wolverine'Heliconia schiedeana is the most cold hardy species of lobster claw. Although we have had it survive 10 degrees F in the ground, it requires two year old growth to produce flowers. Protection, such as a banana cage filled with mulch, should do the trick. When happy, the 6' tall stalk of bold thalia like foliage is topped from summer through fall with upright, bright red, lobster like inflorescences adorned with bright yellow flowers at the axils. Dry