Hi all Heliconia lovers! My name is Michael, i'm 22, and i grow Heliconia plants for 10 years now. Unfortunately i only had H. bihai and H. rostrata all these...
Welcome to the group, Michael! There have been quite a few conversations in the Lobsterclaw group about germinating heliconia seeds. The most complete...
CARLA, INA IMAGESÂ ATTACHED TO SEE HOW TO DO FOR THE TREATMENT OF GERMINATIONÂ OFÂ SEEDS OF HELICONIA. Atentamente, Â Â I.A. Mario Silva Asesoria en Cultivos...
Hello again!!! Thanks for the links and information Carla, they really helped me a lot. Now i know exactly what to do when my heliconia seeds arrive (hopefully...
Michael, Your styrofoam hot box is a great way to germinate heliconia seeds, though they need light. Perhaps you can make a lid of clear bubble-pack to let...
Is there some reason why I can never view the photos when someone posts one? It reads this, where the picture should be.... Attachment(not stored) lemon Type: ...
Luc: I've never heard the name "lemon red" for a caribaea or a bihai. The photo you posted doesn't look like "Pitton Point" to me. Nor does it look like...
Hola Hector, While picture color can be deceiving, I think 'Burgundy' is more red than the pink of 'Bubble Gum' (these are both bihai x caribaea hybrids). ...
Hi Hector, I have good photos of each one to put up on the HSPR site when I get time. As always, I am open to correction, as I can get these things wrong...
Hello, I took a quick look at the Yahoo Groups Help page to learn something about photo attachments. Here is the link to the page that seems most pertinent: ...
This is a name given by a grower in Vera Cruz .....you don't want to see/read the rest of his list....Ha Ha Ha.....  So I'll go with " Burgundy Bubblegum...
Luc: Yes, I understand growers like to name their own plants with local (regional /folkloric) names. Instead, they should try to use the official HSI Registry...
I was just joking about the name Hector , in your opinion what should I put on the tag ?  I am a little confused now , is it a Bihai or cross with Caribeae...
Dear lobsterclaw members: About four months ago, one of our lobsterclaw members suggested the idea of micro waving seeds to accelerate germination. I took the...
Hi Hector and group , Â This is just for comparison : Â I planted 6 Shogun ( from Sherry ) on December 19 / 2007 . This was before I found out the correct...
Hi Luc, and the rest of the group, First of all, best of growing for ALL during the New Year! I wanted to mention, for the sake of your experiment with ...
Thank you Sherry and all the best for you also. ... From: sherryballester <sherryballester@...> Subject: [lobsterclaw] Re: Micro wave experiment for...
Hi all, I read wuth interest all the discussion - I don't know if this info might be of use, but it looks very much like Freddy's Blue to me. My flowers from...
Hi all, I read wuth interest all the discussion - I don't know if this info might be of use, but it looks very much like Freddy's Blue to me. My flowers from...
You may want to try different burst of Micro waves. It seems that from what I recall on the Palm tree seeds the seeds were given 3 burst of 5 second on a high...
Hello Sherry, Hector and all, I want to share my experience in germinating xanthavillosa shogun seeds, which I got from Sherry.  As usual, they were...
Dear all, Just sharing with you on my first vellerigera bloom. Previously, about one year ago, this particular stem bear a flower bud. Somehow, because of the...
Hi Faridah, Are you saying that on the same pseudostem two inflorescences were produced at different times? That would be something really unusual. In the...
Hi Jan, Didn't know you were a member of this group, but glad to have you here!!! I have never heard of 'Freddy's Blue', but I assume it is an Aussi cultivar,...
Hi Luc, It is really hard to say whether it is bihai or bihai x caribaea. If it is sterile (doesn't set seeds) it is probably the hybrid. As cultivar...
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