Hi Bráulio— That’s interesting to hear that a ‘Gold’ form is growing wild in Chiapas, as I don’t think that area has been listed in its normal...
Michael , I am not a scientist , just collecting , I think the intensity of the sunlight is different here.... I could be wrong... Luc ... From: Michael Norell...
Hola Sandra, Creo que no hay una fuente única donde puedas consultar las heliconias nativas de Bolivia. Una opción es hacer búsquedas en los sitios de los ...
Sandra, uno de los proyectos en que participa el Missouri Botanical Garden en Sudamerica es el de la Flora de la Reserva de Madidi. La base de datos está...
Luc— I think in one way the sun for both you and for me is the same…muy fuerte!! I think you’re in Puerto Vallarta? Such a beautiful place…and if I...
Michael , that particular gold was planted right next to the blood ...since I have a lot of hummingbirds I was kind of hoping to end up with another color (...
Hi Luc-- You must have a lot of land to have 300 fruit trees! Do you sell your harvests at market? I can’t imagine anyone being able to consume the product...
Hola Michael , Â No not really , I only have about one acre 30 minutes south of PVÂ , when I bought there I was building a house so I had to watch the $ , now...
Yes Terry , but I also speciallise in bushes that stay very small and fruit at 20 -30 cm. Â I am glad you also found the Lobsterclaw group , Welcome... Â Luc...
Saludos, group Mr. Norell Attached you will find side-by-side pictures of Bourgageana and Champneiana Maya Gold and Splash. The pictures were taken last week...
Hello all I would like to share with you the experience i am having with my heliconia seeds. For those of you who do not know me, My name is Michael, i have 22...
Well it happened that H. bihai was the only known heliconia for me for some years. In 2005 i finally found another person that had ana amazingly pendant...
Well, i have to mention that while i searched over the internet for the correct identification of the rostrata, i came across so many wonderfull pictures of...
Hi Michael, Welcome to the group!!! Glad to hear you can grow heliconias and other tropicals in Madeira. I have a friend who has been to Madeira and tells...
I happens that at the beginning of this year i started to wonder untill how much i could have sucess with Heliconia seeds (rhizomes would be impossible to me...
Meanwhile, i searched the more information i could on the internet, and then found Carla and Angel's website, with the link to this group, and then i joined...
I was liking so much the experience of growing these plants from seeds, that i ordered more from Sharry in April. Since i failed to germinate a few species on...
Now i would like to talk only about the experience with my fav. heliconia that is xanthovillosa. I managed to germinate 6 plants, and i was giving them the...
The seeds that i have not yet managed to germinate a single one are chartacea (yeah i know this one is reeeaaly sttuborn), imbricata, caribaea "barbados flat"...
Just to finish my email, i also would like to mention that i grow other plants as well, like bromeliads, succulents, aquatics, carnivorous plants etc. But in...
Sergio- I just finally was able to look at the photos, they are beautiful! All three do at least superficially look to have many physical similarities and as...
Michael, I've happily read each of your messages. Your success is amazing. Good for you. I agree - heliconias are beautiful tropical plants and worthy of...
Hi Micheal, I think you may have red mite. A bit of soapy water , sprayed on, suffocates them and they die away, but you must wash the under side of the leaves...
Dear Michael, Thanks so much for telling us about your seedlings! Your success is really incredible. The plants look great; I'm glad your H. xanthovillosas are...