These striking heliconias are native to western South America. They escaped cultivation
in Florida.
Identification: Plants are 6½-9½′ (2-3 m) in height.
Leaves are on long petioles, 3-5′ (1-1.5 m) × 10-14″ (25-35 cm), green or bluish-green,
sometimes tinged with red, apex tapering
abruptly to a tip. Flowerheads are hanging, 12-24″ (30-60 cm) × 6″ (15 cm).
Bracts are bright or dull red, widely spaced, up to 6″ (15 cm) long. The flowers are
pale yellow or greenish yellow, and composed of six fused tepals.