'Red Waxy'
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Cultivar epithet: 'Red Waxy' Species/hybrid: Heliconia pendula
Description: Pendent inflorescence; 5 to
11 distichous to spiral bracts, dull red or pink; rachis pink; sepals
white; ovary and pedicel white. Vegetation musoid, white waxy coating on
stem, petiole, and lower leaf surface. Height 1.2 to 4.9 m (4 to 16 Nominant: F. Berry (1988) Publication: Berry, F. and W.J. Kress. 1991. Heliconia: An identification guide. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington.
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