Carla's Heliconia Garden

• NAME
• PHOTOS
• VEGETATION
• INFLORESCENCE
• ACCESSION DATA
• MY SPECIMEN
• CONTACT ME

NAME

Heliconia Nickeriensis hybrid

section

common name: Opal

comment: Alleged hybrid between H. marginata and H. psittacorum.

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PHOTOS

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VEGETATION

habit: musoid

height: 1.5 - 3 meters

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INFLORESCENCE

form: erect

orientation: distichous

bract color: Dark orange-red with prominent yellow lip; basal bract more yellow.

number of bracts: 6-8

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ACCESSION DATA

accession number: 1999-06-15-01

location: Costa Rica, Highland Heliconia

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MY SPECIMEN

date planted: June 1999

where planted: section 1 east

first flowering: 2000

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CONTACT ME

Carla Black

Our other web page is http://www.volcanbaru.com

e-mail: carla (at) heliconiagarden (.) com

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