	Carla's Heliconia Garden

Heliconias

NAME

Heliconia curtispatha

A young inflorescence.

A more mature inflorescence.

A plant in the wild which happens to be in standing water.

habit: musoid
height: 7.5 meters
leaf blade: 160 centimeters
leaf blade: 187 - 54 L - W in centimeters
color notes: Maroon/brown tint on underside of petiole at base of leaf; white waxy coating under leaf; leaf tends to split.
stems per clump: 6 - 10

form: pendant
orientation: spiral
bract color: red
rachis: red
number of bracts: 32
overall length: 95 centimeters
bract size: 6.5 - 5 L - W in centimeters
flower color: yellow
flower form: slightly curved
ovary: purple
comment: The peduncle is very short; the upper bracts very close to the stem.

accession number: 2004-09-13-01
location: Panama, Colon province, Escobal, just out of town past the school
elevation: 50 meters
climate: Atlantic but with some dry season
soil type: clayey
shade percent: 50 %
habitat notes: Growing on slopes and on flat ground, sometimes in areas with periodic flooding. Seen in standing water in other locations. In uncut stream margin surrounded by houses and mowed lawns.
common at this location: yes, and in the region
associated species: mariae, Crocodile hybrid, irrasa, platystachys, vaginalis

date planted: 15-09-2004
number of rhizomes: 2
where planted: north of orchid log; west of guamo with Crocodile and unID from San Lorenzo