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| Plant |
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| Name | Heliconia Mariae J.D Hooker | |
| Habit | Musoid | |
| Height | 5 - 9 mts | |
| Inflorescence
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| Habit | Pendular | |
| Orientation | Distic | |
| Bracts | 30 - 60, Red | |
| Commercial
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| Shade | 0% to 40% | |
| Distance between plants | 4 mts * 2.5 mts | |
| Inflorescences per plant / year | 25 inflorecences | |
| Months from planting to flowering | 28 months | |
| Germination rate of rhizomes | 90% | |
| Average weight of 1 rhizome | 400 grs | |
| Average weight per commercial inflorescence | 1.2 kgs | |
| Vase life after cutting | 12 days | |
| Price per rhizome | US
$ 39.95 / Rhizome  |
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| Shoot's growth habit | Compact | |
| Potential uses | Ornamental plant, protection of streams, Landscaping. | |
| Observations | The bracts are very compact, some people call it the dinosour Heliconia. | |
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Some
of the information was taken from the book:
Heliconias de Antioquia - Guia de identificacion y cultivo
By
Victor Maza Barros and Juan Jose Builes Gomez
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