What should the few best identification guide for heliconia, ginger & ..others of the same family In case I do not want to order the Berrt / Kress Book, if...
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Oct 1, 2006 8:38 am
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Martin, The Berry/Kress book is the only one available that is useful for identifying a wide range of heliconias. You can't avoid it, if you're interested in...
Hola Carla Thank you for your aswer and confirmation that the Berry Kress is the best book ! Is Ray Jerome a Lobsterclaw member ? On internet I found...
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Oct 1, 2006 12:19 pm
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Hello Carla & all, Last week I spread composted horse manure all over my heliconia patch. Now I'm wondering if it should cover the rhizomes or be treated as a ...
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Oct 1, 2006 1:28 pm
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Ann, We side dress our heliconias with compost, making a ring around the plants. But that is a practical decision, more than a horticultural one, since it is...
*Thanks Carla for the quick reply. I think my plants are perking up already! Now if I can just keep my seedlings from wilting I'll be a happy gardener!...
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Oct 1, 2006 2:26 pm
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Hi guys, i am new here at this forum and really like to have some tips to grow seeds from seed i received seeds from California, and they germinat, but after ...
Hi, I suspect that the humidity is to low. Keep the seedling in a container that contains some small holes so that the humidity is rather high. The amount of...
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Oct 2, 2006 2:43 pm
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Hello Carla, If both vellerigera and danielsiana look the same in real life, is there anyway of differentiating between them. The news on its adaptability to...
Hello Faridah and others who are crazy for detail, I posted a series of photos in our group photo gallery to show some differences between H. danielsiana and...
Hello everybody: I just arrived in Panamá via Bogota a couple of hours ago. I will try to contact you, Carla. Meanwhile, two things: 1.- I was until this...
Clara, I read your comment with interest, but I went to several suppliers who had it listed and they all returned me "Out of Stock". I eventually got a new...
Thank you George I will let you know if I succeed Martin Northern Thailand George de Verteuil wrote: Clara, I read your comment with interest, but I went to...
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Oct 4, 2006 6:10 am
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Hi, I too have been after a guide for the last 2 years. Amazon usa has had it on order for half of that time , I also looked and Amazon uk and its still on...
Hello Group, I bought the Berry & Kress book several years ago in Costa Rica. At that time the store, Liberia Universal, had many on the shelf. It cost ...
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Oct 4, 2006 12:56 pm
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Hello Group Members, I did not realize that this book was in such short supply or in such demand. I recently brought a copy from Dennis Johnson at ...
Hi, If I'm correct Carla bought the book for about 25 $ in a gift shop near waterfalls during the conference meeting in Puerto Rico. So maybe ouer members for...
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Hello all, I didn't realize the Berry and Kress book was so hard to find. Good luck to those of you who are hunting. Yes, as Herman remembers, I paid $25 for...
Hi Ann, My seedlings have just started to sprout today( I too bought from sherry) First time seed girl so I hope I have the same success as you Ta Jo ... From:...
Chris, you've understated the photo -- it is beautiful! Thank you, Ann van Denburgh Boquete, Panamá ... Chris, you've understated the photo -- it is...
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Oct 10, 2006 11:58 pm
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someone should hybridising chartaceas to get better 2-color tone effect :) calvin ann <tigerheron@...> wrote: Chris, you've understated the photo --...
Hi All I got this plant from Hawaii.I´m not sure what it is.Please HELP !!! Obrigado Chris Hi All I got this plant from Hawaii.I´m not sure what it is.Please...
Hola Chris, It looks similar to Raymond Jerome's pic of 'Banana Split', but not to Bruce Dunstan's: http://www.heliconiasocietypr.org/heliconia_cultivars1.htm ...
Dear Chris: Congratulations, beautiful inflorescence!!! Looks like a bihai to me. I do not "see" any cross with caribaea. Sorry, it does not look at all like...
... _____________________________________________ Hi Martin, I have 3 DVDs in my Heliconia Documentary Series. They are as follows: Heliconias #1-Pendants and...
Hello all, I grew this plant from seed Angel brought back from the Botanical Gardens in Quindío, Colombia. I guessed it was H. venusta once it bloomed here,...
It is such a pretty plant! looks a bit like Pleiostachys pruinesia. Calvin ... Do you Yahoo!? Get on board. You're invited to try the new Yahoo! Mail....
Hello Group, Carla, your H. venusta is beautiful. The purple undersides are very atractive. How long did it take before it produced inflorescence? I have a...
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