'Criswick'

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Cultivar epithet:  'Criswick'

Species/hybrid:  Heliconia bihai x caribaea

Description:  Erect inflorescence; 8 to 16 distichous bracts, red with greenish tip and very thin yellow-green edge of lip, basal bracts with green keel; rachis red; sepals green distally, white below; ovary white or pale yellow; pedicel white. Vegetation musoid. Height 2.4 to 5.8 m (8 to 19 feet).

Nominant:  F. Berry

Publication:  Berry, F. and W.J. Kress. 1991. Heliconia: An identification guide. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington.

Heliconia bihai x caribaea 'Criswick'

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