'Hall Red'

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Cultivar epithet:  'Hall Red'

Species/hybrid:  Heliconia beckneri

Description:  Erect inflorescence; 7 to 10 spiral bracts, red, basal bract with green-yellow keel and tip; rachis red; sepals pale green shading to darker green at tip; ovary and pedicel pale green. Vegetation musoid. Height 1.8 to 2.7 m (6 to 9 feet).

Nominant:  F. Berry (1989)

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

Heliconia beckneri 'Hall Red'

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