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Heliconias
Heliconia stilesii
subgenus Griggsia
section Longae
- native to: Costa Rica
- endemic: Costa Rica
- comment: It may exist in Panama, but we haven't seen it yet.
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In the wild.
Along the Interamerican Hwy.
At Wilson Gardens with Endre Guttmann, who was hoping for just a few seeds. But H. stilesii is not a good producer, and Endre left empty-handed.
This is my clump 3 years after planting. I think it's looking great; all I need is patience.
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- habit: musoid
- height: 6 - 7 meters
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- form: pendent
- orientation: distichous
- bract color: red
- rachis: red
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- accession number: 2003-07-12-2000
- location: Costa Rica, Interamerican Hwy near Rio Claro
- elevation: lowlands meters
- climate: seasonally dry, but not severely
- soil type: clayey
- shade percent: 30 - 50 %
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- date planted: 2002
- where planted: near Barriles, in musas, and near house
- first flowering: not for a few years yet!
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- Carla Black
- Our other web page is http://www.volcanbaru.com
- e-mail: carla (at) heliconiagarden (.) com
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