Botanical names: Heliconia collinsiana, Bihai collinsiana
Common names: Hanging Heliconia, Platanillo
Family: Heliconiaceae
Origin: Central America, Mexico
Heliconia collinsiana is a popular ornamental plant in hot regions with a humid climate. Waxy white stems and undersides of leaves with long, pendulous bracts of orange and red. The fruits are very attractive, first yellow, then becoming mature to a bright purple-blue color.
Similar plants: Heliconia collinsiana (Hanging Heliconia)
- Heliconia bihai (Macaw Flower)
- Heliconia psittacorum (Parrot's heliconia)
- Heliconia rostrata (Lobster Claw)
- Heliconia angusta (Christmas Heliconia)
- Heliconia angusta 'Christmas Holiday' (Christmas Holiday Heliconia)
- Heliconia aurantiaca (Golden Dwarf Heliconia)
- Heliconia caribaea (Lobster Claw)
- Heliconia hirsuta (Heliconia Costa Flores)
- Heliconia latispatha (Expanded Lobsterclaw)
- Heliconia orthotricha (Heliconia)
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