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'Suriname Sassy'
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| Cultivar epithet: 'Suriname Sassy' Species/hybrid: Heliconia psittacorum Description: Erect inflorescence; 5 to 6 distichous bracts, dull yellow or pale green at base, shading to yellow with pink infusions distally, basal bract with distal green keel and tip. Rachis yellow with green and/or pink infusions; sepals orange with dark green distal bands and small dusky white tip; ovary orange distally and yellow proximally; pedicel orange to cream. Vegetation musoid. Height 0.9 to 1.2 m (3 to 4 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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