'Vermillion Lake'

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Cultivar epithet: �'Vermillion Lake'

Species/hybrid: �Heliconia bihai x caribaea

Description: �Erect inflorescence, 5 to 7 distichous bracts, red over most of bract with orange infusion on upper cheek, yellow lip and tip, light green on keel of basal bract.� Rachis red above and yellowish below, sepals green distally and white below, ovary and pedicel white.� Vegetation musoid.� Height 9 to 16 feet.

Nominant:� J. Criswick (1987?)

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

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Heliconia bihai x caribaea 'Vermillion Lake'

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