Carla's Heliconia Garden
Heliconias
Heliconia lennartiana (orange) subgenus Heliconia section Heliconia native to: Panama endemic: Panama BACK TO TOP
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habit: musoid height: 1 - 1.5m meters leaf blade: undulate L - W in centimeters color notes: red midrib on top side of leaf BACK TO TOP
form: erect orientation: distichous bract color: Light orange with green line along lip, yellow on keel and just below green stripe. rachis: Lower rachis red, extending slightly onto cheek, upper rachis yellow. number of bracts: 5 - 6 BACK TO TOP
accession number: 2001-08-01-0003 location: Given to me by a friend who got it at the Sunday market in El Valle, Cocle, Panama. It is native to the area. The opportunity of selling it at the market has severely reduced its numbers in the wild; I suspect that it is either extinct in its native habitat or soon will be. elevation: 850 meters climate: Atlantic slope; no distinct dry season. Cool due to elevation and seasonal wind and cloud. soil type: loamy shade percent: 75 % habitat notes: the plant was growing under a high canopy and in rather dense understory common at this location: not anymore associated species: H. necrobracteata, reticulata, 3 species of Chamandorea, many Cyclanthaceae BACK TO TOP
date planted: August 2001 where planted: sector 1 center first flowering: 2002 comment: Dividing the clumps while they are still strong, as in the photos, has been a good tactic for me to keep them from declining precipitously. 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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