| Plant |
|
| Name |
Heliconia
Venusta Abalo y Morales |
| Habit |
Musoid |
| Height |
3
- 6 mts |
| Inflorescence
|
| Habit |
Erect |
| Orientation |
Distichous |
| Bracts |
8
- 12 red |
| Commercial
facts |
| Shade |
10
% to 25% |
| Distance
between plants |
3
mts x 2 mts |
| Inflorescences
per plant / year |
35
inflorecences |
| Months
from planting to flowering |
14
months |
| Germination
rate of rhizomes |
90% |
| Average
weight of 1 rhizome |
300
grs |
| Average
weight per commercial inflorescence |
400
grs |
| Vase
life after cutting |
4
days |
| Number
of bracts for a commercial inflorescence |
1
- 3 bracts |
| Price
per rhizome |
US
$ 34.95 / Rhizome |
| Shoot's
growth habit |
Compact |
| Potential
uses |
Ornamental
plant, protection of streams, Landscaping. |
| Observations |
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