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HELICONIA PSITTACORUM GOLDEN TORCH
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Exotic
Cut Flowers
Anthuriums
Tropical
Foliage
Rhizomes
Consulting
Products
Care
Erect
Heliconias| Plant |
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| Name | Heliconia psittacorum L.f x H. Spathocircinata - Aristeguiata cv. Golden Torch | |||
| Habit | Musoid | |||
| Height | 0.8 - 2.5 mts | |||
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| Habit | Erect | |||
| Orientation | Spiral | |||
| Bracts | 3 - 7 yellow | |||
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| Shade | 0% to 10% | |||
| Distance between plants | 0.5 mts x 2 mts | |||
| Inflorescences per plant / year | 200 inflorecences | |||
| Months from planting to flowering | 6 months | |||
| Germination rate of rhizomes | 90% | |||
| Average weight of 1 rhizome | 80 grs | |||
| Average weight per commercial inflorescence | 70 grs | |||
| Vase life after cutting | 10 days | |||
| Number of bracts for a commercial inflorescence | 1 - 3 bracts | |||
| Price per rhizome | US $ 7.95 / Rhizome | |||
| Shoot's growth habit | Compact | |||
| Potential uses | Cut flower , Ornamental plant, protection of streams, Landscaping. | |||
| Observations | It's becoming a popular plant for landscaping cities. | |||
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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
Heliconias
- Flores Tropicales
