Heliconia vellerigera (Heliconia)

Botanical name: Heliconia vellerigera

Common name: Heliconia

Family: Heliconiaceae

A truly spectacular hanging heliconia, H.vellerigera is a solid orange-red color with brilliant white hairs. It is a medium sized heliconia, reaching 6-7 feet tall. The leaves are light purple on the underside. Blooms throughout the year. See Thai Heliconia - varieties Gallery.

Similar plants: Heliconia vellerigera (Heliconia)

• Heliconia angusta (Christmas Heliconia)
• Heliconia angusta 'Christmas Holiday' (Christmas Holiday Heliconia)
• Heliconia aurantiaca (Golden Dwarf Heliconia)
• Heliconia bihai (Macaw Flower)
• Heliconia caribaea (Lobster Claw)
• Heliconia collinsiana (Hanging Heliconia)
• Heliconia hirsuta (Heliconia Costa Flores)
• Heliconia latispatha (Expanded Lobsterclaw)
• Heliconia orthotricha (Heliconia)
• Heliconia psittacorum (Parrot's heliconia)