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Heliconia lingulata
7 'to 9 ' tall producing up to 20 upright spiraling thin bracts red to yellow or red to pink-orange. These plants attract hummingbirds and insects to their flowers. Bats also use their leaves for shelter.
Garden in Tuetal de Alajuela, Costa Rica
Make a spotting #3 with the other way round at we'll see... I still think yours might be upside down, looking at the other structures.
Hi bayucca,
Thanks for the ID! And most likely is upside down..aaaahh..I had a very absent minded day with my postings :-)
Ehm... Marta, could it be that your Heliconia is upside down???
This is my only candidate! There are some other breeds of Heliconia lingulata: Fan, Red Tip Fan, Spiral Fan. Yours is the Red Tip Fan. Please, verify and I am pretty sure your Heliconia should actually be the other way round ;-)...
http://www.heliconiagarden.com/lingulata...
http://www.thetropicalflowerstore.com/pr...
http://www.heliconias.net/heliconia_erec...
http://www.heliconiasocietypr.org/images...
http://www.heliconiasocietypr.org/helico...
http://www.bettydabney.com/uploads/8/1/7...