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Plant ID needed


Palm crazy

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That is nice! 

I'll guess some kind of Heliconia - but the coloration is probably in-part due to being in strong sun. Possibly a Curcuma, but I don't think so. It is clearly a ginger of some sort. 

Is it yours? 

 

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I think it is Heliconia indica var. spectabilis ??? Whatever it is my climate is too cool in summer to grow it I am sure. 

I saw the picture on the net and wanted to know if it was hardy, I'm sure it not going to grow in my cool summer temps. I can't get big leaves on my Hawaii Ti plants so this plants not a good choice for me either. But I do love that rich jewel tone color. 

 

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It is indeed that Heliconia...with some of the best looking leaves in the genus, but a very tropical Heliconia

 

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Thanks, Geoff, for the ID. It really is a remarkable plant. I guess I'll have to just be happy with a look-alike plant like Tropicanna. 

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Looks more like a Heliconia indica var. 'Red Leaf' to me than a Heliconia indica var. spectabilis (mentioned by Palm Crazy and all the pictures posted by Geoff)  I have both plants and the one in question doesn't seem to have the white stripes. 

Here is my 'Red Leaf' next to the house, which gets a darker red color depending on the sun exposure. 

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2 hours ago, paquicuba said:

Looks more like a Heliconia indica var. 'Red Leaf' to me than a Heliconia indica var. spectabilis (mentioned by Palm Crazy and all the pictures posted by Geoff)  I have both plants and the one in question doesn't seem to have the white stripes. 

Here is my 'Red Leaf' next to the house, which gets a darker red color depending on the sun exposure. 

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paquicubaThanks for your correction... 'Red Leaf' it is. 

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31 minutes ago, Palm crazy said:

paquicubaThanks for your correction... 'Red Leaf' it is. 

:greenthumb:

'Red Leaf' is also known as 'Rubra' and it gets all the time labeled as 'Spectabilis' and vice versa. ;)

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