| Plant |
|
| Name |
Heliconia
Giraldesi |
| Habit |
Musoid |
| Height |
3.5
- 7 mts |
| Inflorescence
|
| Habit |
Pendent |
| Orientation |
Distichous |
| Bracts |
8
- 18 red |
| Commercial
facts |
| Shade |
0%
to 15% |
| Distance
between plants |
4
mts x 2 mts |
| Inflorescences
per plant / year |
20
inflorecences |
| Months
from planting to flowering |
12
months |
| Germination
rate of rhizomes |
90% |
| Average
weight of 1 rhizome |
450
grs |
| Average
weight per commercial inflorescence |
800
grs |
| Vase
life after cutting |
8
days |
| Number
of bracts for a commercial inflorescence |
2-
6 bracts |
| Price
per rhizome |
US
$ 69.95/ Rhizome |
| Shoot's
growth habit |
Compact |
| Potential
uses |
Ornamental
plant, protection of streams, landscaping. |
| Observations |
The
identification guides do not classify this flower, so it is named for
my family name. It's a great collector's plant, too. |
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