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Plant type: evergreen rhizomatous soft-wooded perennial Hardiness zones: 10-13 Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun Soil Moisture: constantly moist Soil: enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline |
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Origins: Central America, Caribbean, South America Other Botanical Names: Bihai harrisiana, Bihai hirsuta, Bihai straminea, Heliconia bicolor, Heliconia burle-marxii, Heliconia cannoidea var. villosasen, Heliconia cararensis, Heliconia cardenasii, Heliconia costanensis, Heliconia harrisiana, Heliconia hirsuta f. laxa Other Common Names: | ||||||||
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