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 Heliconia psittacorum ‘Temptress'

Habit: Terrestrial

Habitat: Large  herb, Perennial.

Height: 3 - 4 m.

Foliage: : Leaves to 1.2m in length, lacerating into lateral segments with age; under surface of leaves, petioles and stems often with a waxy, glaucous bloom.

 Flowers:  Inflorescence pendent, to 1m or more in length. Rachis dull red, soft pubescent. Basal part of bract and keel dull red, distal part of cheek to tip yellow. Flowers yellow.