Carla's Heliconia Garden
Heliconias


NAME

Heliconia latispatha Orange Gyro

subgenus Heliconia

section Tortex

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PHOTOS




Very pretty coloration.





In my yard.





Near El Cope, Panama.





El Cope.


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VEGETATION

habit: musoid
height: 4 meters

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INFLORESCENCE

form: erect
orientation: spiral
bract color: orange, darker on lip and distally, some green on keel
rachis: green
number of bracts: 8

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ACCESSION DATA

location: Panama, Bocas del Toro province, Fortuna-Chiriqui Grande hwy
elevation: 600 meters
climate: wet all year
soil type: loam to clay
shade percent: 0 - 50 %
habitat notes: Recently disturbed areas to old second growth.

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MY SPECIMEN

date planted: August 1999
where planted: sector 5

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CONTACT ME



Carla Black
Our other web page is http://www.volcanbaru.com
e-mail: carla (at) heliconiagarden (.) com

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