Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Over-Wintering Heliconias - Question, 1 by skaz421

skaz421 wrote:
Thanks, Nancy. Right now I have a Parokeet, Heliconia psittocorum, but I just traded for another one, Heliconia Psittacorum Choconiana. It'll be here soon.

My wife won't let me bring any in the house. I built a cold frame, with green house plastic. It's 4 feet high in the back, so I can put pots in there when a frost is coming.

It's OK to prune them short? Cut the flowers off? The stalks are about 6 feet tall right now.

Check them out.

Steve