Heliconia illustris

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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Read about Heliconia illustris in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Heliconia illustris, Bull. (H. rubro-striata, Hort.), is of the general style of the last, but the rib and veins are marked with pink and the If.-bases are somewhat decurrent. Var. rubricaulis, Hort., has more red, the petiole being bright, vermilion; fr. red about ¼ in. long. R.H. 1896:36 (where a review is made of the species). R.B. 21, p. 69. Gn. 52, p. 359. G. 20:369; 29:431. G.W. 2, p. 115; 7, p. 389. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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