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Heliconia ID Please

IHB1979

By IHB1979
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I have a Heliconia flowering and need an ID. Anyone have an idea of what this is?

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Looks like H. collinsiana, though your bracts look to be a little on the slender side compared to most specimens I've seen. Could be another but without a more complete set of photos it's difficult to be more positive. But the frosty bract-tips and golden yellow flowers are a decent way to identify this one. Also in support of that I.D. is that it is a fairly common species in cultivation in Florida, and can tolerate winter cold snaps such as you can have in Indian Harbour Beach.

Michael Norell

Rancho Mirage, California | 33°44' N 116°25' W | 287 ft | z10a | avg Jan 43/70F | Jul 78/108F avg | Weather Station KCARANCH310

previously Big Pine Key, Florida | 24°40' N 81°21' W | 4.5 ft. | z12a | Calcareous substrate | avg annual min. approx 52F | avg Jan 65/75F | Jul 83/90 | extreme min approx 41F

previously Natchez, Mississippi | 31°33' N 91°24' W | 220 ft.| z9a | Downtown/river-adjacent | Loess substrate | avg annual min. 23F | Jan 43/61F | Jul 73/93F | extreme min 2.5F (1899); previously Los Angeles, California (multiple locations)

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Thanks Michael! I'll try and get some more photos. It's a tall plant/clump, about 6-7' tall. Leaves are banana like, with white powder underneath. Also has a very nice red midrib on the newest leaves.

I had germinated this from a mixed Heliconia seed pack, so I never knew the type. I appreciate the ID.

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Based off the flower and what you said about the white powder on the undersides of the leaf it's definitely collinsiana as Michael already said. In my opinion this is one of the best, if not the nicest, reliable heliconias that can be grown in South Florida. It's great to hear that it can actually be grown as far north as you are too.

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