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| Name | Heliconia Caribea Lamarck x Heliconia Biahi (L.) L. cv Richmond red | |
| Habit | Musoid | |
| Height | 3 - 5 mts | |
| Inflorescence
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| Habit | Erect | |
| Orientation | Distichous | |
| Bracts | 5 - 12 bright red | |
| Commercial
facts |
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| Shade | 0% to 15% | |
| Distance between plants | 4.0 mts x 2.5 mts | |
| Inflorescences per plant / year | 30 inflorecences | |
| Months from planting to flowering | 15 months | |
| Germination rate of rhizomes | 90% | |
| Average weight of 1 rhizome | 500 grs | |
| Average weight per commercial inflorescence | 1.0 kgs | |
| Vase life after cutting | 12 days | |
| Number of bracts for a commercial inflorescence | 3 - 5 bracts | |
| Price per rhizome | US
$ 7.95/ Rhizome |
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| Shoot's growth habit | Compact | |
| Potential uses | Cut flower, protection of streams, Landscaping. | |
| Observations | ||
Some
of the information was taken from the book:
Heliconias de Antioquia - Guia de Identificacion y Cultivo
Departamento de Biologia, Universidad de Antioquia.
By
Victor Maza Barros and Juan Jose Builes Gomez
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