They do best in ground and in large pots, the growth rate is variable, the pink and red varieties tend to grow slower than white and green ones... a balanced slow releasing fertilizer in spring will be sufficient for the whole year...

I hope you are talking about this plant:

I have those plants in the ground too. I have never tried to grow them in pots. Mine have grown really tall (I have had them for 4 years) the cold made them drop the lower leaves and now only leaves at the top. Should I prune them? I was thinking of cutting them so they would branch out and then rooting the tops.
Izhar, you really do have a green thumb. How long have you been gardening?

Hey Sharon, go ahead and take the cuttings... but in the mid of spring, they can be easily rooted in water too!!.. if you do it now, there is a possibility of death of root stock as well as the poor rooting of cuttings...

you can even divide the whole stem into multiple fragments of at least 3 inches and plant each of them to grow a many individual plants... I will be doing the same... by April.. :)

well i dont know honestly, but its been quiet a long time gardening.. but i personally think ....its all about passion and ability to learn... anyone can be successful in it... :)

Hi Cliff
I have these in pots and in the ground, they do great either way.
These are in the ground and blooming. I grew them from little cuttings about 3 years ago and they are in the shade of a pink tab tree.
Actually this pic only shows one plant, but you get the idea.
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By the way, did your Tagami Heliconia ever bloom for you before the cold? Mine finally did, with lots of bracts
that looked exactly like the picture, I was out in the yard doin' the Happy Dance!

Susie

Thanks izhar and Sharbear50.

Susie, My Tagami was stolen. lol By the little old lady in the neighborhood. lol Got her on camera. She tried to get my Aztec Gold Plumie about two months ago. That's why I am anxious to get some bougies moved. I keep as much as I can near the patio so it can be enjoyed. The other end of the yard is a ghost town. Apparently she knows this. lol It's out of site and where the pups go potty.

Wonder how Plumies would look near a couple Cat Palms? The Plumies are taller.

Tropicalfreak

Sorry to hear of your little ol' thief!
I'm glad she doesn't live around here - most of my plants are in containers and are sitting around in common areas of the 'hood where everyone walks.

Anyways, Palms and Plumies (in my mind) naturally go well together. I planted a Key West Pink at my church with an areca behind and Pheonix Robellini in front. Tagami Heliconias all around and varigated flax at the border. My Hawaiian Tis were lined up along the wall, but I took them out and replaced with Snow Bushes. There was no thought or plan to this arrangement (it was an emergency planting to save certain plants from TS Fay), but it has grown together nicely with that tropical, island feel.

I know that is not the correct way to landscape, but it taught me a lesson in over-stressin', because that is what I'd been doing for months prior to the storm threat.

Perhaps someone else here will give you some better advice about your plants' companions. This is the best place to ask!

Later
Susie

Susie,
Cool on the Plumie and Palm idea.

Anyone know if this is an okay time of year to cut back a Ti Ti? The cold got one of mine. All that are left of the leaves is a couple sprigs at the top. It is 6 ft tall. lol

Thinking of doing a mixed border/screen of Crotons and Ti Ti's. I want something that is neat and tidy and I can keep in bounds with a nip here and a tuck there.Ti Ti in back a Croton here or there for contrast. Bananas are too much for so little space here.

Thanks,

Tropicalfreak

Cat palms...? I have had one for four years and it has barely grown at all. I am so glad I didn't put in more, landscape guy tried to tell me they would make a good screen to hide nearby houses from view. Glad I didn't let him plant any.

So, can I cut back my tall, naked one now? It just has a few sprigs at top.
Can i cut in multiple lengths to sprout new plants?

Tropicalfreak