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Tropical Flower Care: Keep the water in the vase of your
Heliconia
Lobster Claw fresh. Replace the water every 3 days with warm water keeping the water level near the top of the vase. Re-cut
1/2" from the base of each Lobster Claw stem under water using a
sharp knife with each water change.
Variety note: Heliconias
are closely related to the common Banana that we purchase at the
grocery store. This large tropical flower can be found in several
color variants. In the wild Lobster Claw Heliconia can grow to 12
feet in height and spread as far as nature allows. For more information see... Heliconia
Bihai
Add a commercial floral preservative such as AquaPlus or
FloraLife to the vase that contains your Heliconia Lobster
Claw with each water change. Floral preservative helps to
prevent bacteria growth and feeds your flowers helping to ensure a
longer vase life.
If you run out of commercial flower preservative you can
make your own fresh cut flower food mix 1/2 teaspoon of table sugar to a
quart of cold water... mixing thoroughly.
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