'Bushmaster'

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Cultivar epithet: �'Bushmaster

Species/hybrid: �Heliconia mariae x pogonantha holerythra

Description: �Pendent inflorescence; 40 to 60 distichous bracts, red; rachis red; sepals faint yellow at tip, mostly clear white, and faint pink at base; ovary and pedicel white. Vegetation musoid, with maroon tint near petiole of lower leaf midrib. Height 4.6 to 6 m (15 to 20 feet).

Nominant:� F. Berry and J. Kress (1991)

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

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Heliconia mariae x pogonantha holerythra 'Bushmaster'

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