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'Edge of Nite'
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| Cultivar epithet: 'Edge of Nite' Species/hybrid: Heliconia orthotricha Description: Erect inflorescence; 8 to 14 distichous bracts, crimson with a thick maroon line below green lip, maroon on distal keel, green keel on basal bracts, surface covered with velvety hairs; rachis reddish or pink grading to yellow and greenish or white; sepals dark green distally, white below, tip greenish or whitish; ovary and pedicel white. Vegetation musoid. Height 0.8 to 4.9 m (2.5 to 16 feet). Nominant: D. Carli (1988) Publication: Berry, F. and W.J. Kress. 1991. Heliconia: An identification guide. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington.
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