'Spiral Fan'

 

 

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Cultivar epithet:  'Spiral Fan'

Species/hybrid:  Heliconia lingulata

Description:  Erect inflorescence; up to 20 spiral bracts, pink-orange with yellow base, light green on proximal keel and tips; rachis yellow; sepals dull yellow with green tint; ovary green on distal half and yellow proximally; pedicel pale green-yellow. Vegetation musoid. Height 2.1 to 2.7 m (7 to 9 feet).

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

 


Heliconia lingulata 'Spiral Fan'



 

  

 

 

 

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