Luc, H. orthotricha is not native to Guatemala, but I would guess it is cultivated there. Hairy stems are a good sign of H. orthotricha among commonly...
Dear Sir/ Madam, I would like to ask a favour from you: if possible, please do add this email to the group: soniapolonio_rj@... . She is a grower in...
Hi Carla. Can you help this person? Thank you Chris ... From: Rafael Nunes To: lobsterclaw@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2007 4:44 PM Subject:...
Note: forwarded message attached. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better sports nut! Let your teams...
Hi Luc, I don't think it is H. collinsiana velutina, since it has a reddish-brown peduncle with long reddish-brown hairs, light orange flowers and white...
That would be nice Bryan , so i'll have seeds of a rare one to trade..... Thanks Luc ... http://mobile.yahoo.com/sports;_ylt=At9_qDKvtAbMuh1G1SQtBI7ntAcJ ... ...
Put me on the list!!! HAHAHA I'll try to find the original publication today in the UC Davis library. The original plant was found in Guerrero, near Km 339...
Mention of the mooreana is also made a little south of here in the province of Colima ,i went there a few weeks ago ...no luck ...here they grow in very humid ...
Hi Luc Here is a pretty ordinary shot of the plant in question. I only saw it in cultivation once. I wish I had of taken a few more photos that day. cheers...
Bruce, Do you agree that Luc's picture is probably H. mooreana? To me the bracts look different from H. collinsiana. I found the article today but need to go...
Thanks for the picture Bruce , like Bryan said my " found in the wild " is not the collinsiana velutina so that leaves me H.mooreana ( unless there's more ...
Hi Bryan and Luc I've never seen an image or plant of H.mooreana. I'd like to see some more images and then some of the dissected flowers. Dave Llyod mentioned...
Hi Bruce and Bryan , In a week or 2 i can send you more pics , 3 are starting to flower , i can dissect and send images at that time ( you'll have to guide me...
Hi Luc, As soon as I get the article I'll scan the drawing. I think yours looks very similar. Bryan luc vleeracker <lucvleeracker@...> wrote: Bryan ,you...
Is this Heliconia a form of Heliconia rostrata? It is much taller than the form of H. rostrata we are growing, its about 7ft tall and it seems more sensitive...
Hi Eric, It sure looks like rostrata to me, but I don't have a cultivar name for it. There does seem to be quite a bit of variation in rostrata, so it doesn't...
I have just joined the Forum and hope to learn a lot about growing my Ginger species of which I ordered various specie seeds. I will browse the previous...
Hi, I have this heliconia in my yard and cannot figure out the name. Can anyone help me with this? Thanks! Lisa There's a picture under photos, photo album...
Hi Lisa, That is one that I have never seen, but it is beautiful! Where did you get it? Hopefully Bruce or Carla or someone else can identify it. Bryan Lisa...
Hi Heinie, Welcome to the group!!! Where are you from? I am from Puerto Rico but am in California for a year... can't wait to get back to my farm. We have...
hi lisa,it looks exactly like one i have,a heliconia grower in San Diego,said that he beleives it to be a type of shiedeana called "FONTIN" GARY have a nice...
Hi Bryan, I live in Cape Town, South Africa. I have just purchased seeds and need to learn how to germinate them and then grow them on. I grow clivias and have...
Welcome Heinie, Good to have someone else from South Africa on the list ! I am sure you will learn a lot from the people on the forum. Browse the archives and...
It is nice to have people in the group from all over the world! You might want to read an article here about heliconia seed germination... dealing with...
Hi Lisa and Members. I think this could be Heliconia BURLEANA,from Colombia y Ecuador.Take a look at page 76 from the book Heliconias Llamaradas de la Selva...
Ola Chris, I don't think it is burleana... burleana has stiffer bracts which are held almost horizontally, and the true flowers are white and green and very...
