A new analysis reveals that nearly half of the genus Heliconia, a group of tropical plants popular for their bright, beak-shaped flowers, are threatened with extinction. A new analysis from ...

Published today, March 7, in the journal Plants, People, Planet, the research reveals that nearly half of the 187 species of Heliconia are now threatened with extinction, primarily due to habitat ...

Place Heliconia rostrata in areas that get partial shade for best results. Lobster claw plants thrive in moist, fertile soil and can tolerate a variety of textures, from sand to loam to clay.

Heliconia bella in Panama. This species was discovered and named by John Kress, an emeritus curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History and one of the authors of the new study.