Heliconia angusta Christmas Holiday, Heliconia vaginalis

This variety is commonly called the Christmas heliconia because its red and white inflorescences emerging during the winter Holiday season, although the plant will bloom throughout the rest of the year as well. Wild populations, which are native to southeastern Brazil, are classified as vulnerable. It is a beautiful tropical garden plant and horticultural specimen.

Similar plants:

• Heliconia angusta (Christmas Heliconia)
• Heliconia aurantiaca (Golden Dwarf Heliconia, Yellow Heliconia)
• Heliconia bihai, Bihai bihai, Heliconia humilis (Macaw Flower)
• Heliconia caribaea (Lobster Claw, Parrot Beak)
• Heliconia collinsiana, Bihai collinsiana (Hanging Heliconia, Platanillo)
• Heliconia hirsuta (Heliconia Costa Flores)
• Heliconia latispatha (Expanded Lobsterclaw)
• Heliconia orthotricha (Heliconia, Lobster claw)
• Heliconia psittacorum, Bihai psittacorum (Parrot's heliconia, Heliconia, Parakeet Flower)
• Heliconia rostrata, Bihai rostrata (Lobster Claw, Parrot's beak)