Carla's Heliconia Garden
Heliconias
Heliconia Sipi (my name for it) subgenus Heliconia section Farinosae native to: Costa Rica comment: I call this Sipí for lack of better information. At Wilson Gardens it is labeled tortuosa x latispatha hybrid, but there is no latispatha near the elevation where we found it, so I am not convinced yet. BACK TO TOP
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habit: musoid height: 4 meters leaf blade: 70 centimeters leaf blade: 125 - 32 L - W in centimeters stems per clump: many comment: A vigorous plant which grows in any and every sunny spot in the locale. BACK TO TOP
form: erect orientation: spiral bract color: yellow with red lip and tip rachis: greenish yellow number of bracts: 7 overall length: 34 centimeters bract size: 20 - 4 L - W in centimeters flower color: yellow, cream proximally ovary: green; yellowish at base comment: Lots of seeds. BACK TO TOP
accession number: 2004-07-09-01 location: Costa Rica, Limon province, Turrialba, near the road between Grano de Oro and Llano del Quetzal elevation: 1402 meters climate: Atlantic, but I'm not familiar with the year-round rainfall distribution. soil type: medium clay/loam shade percent: 25 % habitat notes: Primary or old secondary forest; lots of vegetation in general common at this location: Very! associated species: tortuosa, ignescens BACK TO TOP
date planted: 10-07-04 number of rhizomes: 2 where planted: with Querima gyros; under guamo with tortuosas comment: Our elevation is similar to Sipi's native habitat and the plants looked very strong in the field. I have great hopes for it in my yard. BACK TO TOP
Carla Black Our other web page is http://www.volcanbaru.com e-mail: carla (at) heliconiagarden (.) com BACK TO TOP
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