Carla's Heliconia Garden
Heliconias


NAME

Heliconia rostrata small

subgenus Griggsia

section Rostratae

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PHOTOS




The inflorescence has fewer bracts than the big variety in my yard.





This plant never grows taller than 2 meters.


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VEGETATION

habit: musoid
height: 2 m meters

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INFLORESCENCE

form: pendent
orientation: distichous
bract color: Red with yellow lip, lined with green on edge of lip
rachis: red
number of bracts: 8 - 10

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ACCESSION DATA

accession number: 1999-07-20-0001
location: Panama, Chiriqui, David, ornamental planting
elevation: lowlands meters
climate: seasonally dry
shade percent: full sun %

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MY SPECIMEN

date planted: 1999
where planted: under guamo tree
first flowering: 2000
comment: Not as long-lasting as a cut flower as the big variety in my yard.

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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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