Introduction of Mexican red scorpion tail banana, Hitt exhaustion tail banana and hard-haired scorpion tail banana

1. Mexican red scorpion tail banana (HeliconiaspissaGriggscv.MexicoRed), inflorescence erect species of Zingiberaceae.

(1) morphological characteristics: perennial evergreen tufted herbs. The height of the plant is 1.5 to 2.5 meters. Leaf blade divided into lobes along the main vein. Inflorescences terminal, erect, inflorescence rachis red to pink, bracts 5-7, red to pink, proximal bracts distal green, sepals yellow, tip green, pedicels yellowish green, ovary green. The florescence is from February to September.

(2) growth habits: originated in southern Mexico, Florida, Costa Rica and other places. Prefer a warm, humid, sunny climate that needs to grow in full light or shade of 30%. But shade is needed in summer to prevent direct sunlight from burning the leaves.

2. HeliconiaschiedeanaKlotzsch, an erect species of inflorescences of the family Zingiberaceae.

(1) morphological characteristics: perennial evergreen tufted herbs. The height of the plant is 1 to 2.5 meters. Leaves narrowly oblong, long stipitate. Inflorescences terminal, erect, inflorescence rachis red, bracts 7-10, red, sepals yellow, tip green. Almost curved at right angles, pedicel light green to yellow, ovary green. The florescence is from December to August of the following year.

(2) growth habits: originated in southern Mexico, Florida, Hawaii, California, Costa Rica and other places. Prefer a warm, humid, sunny climate that needs to grow in full light or shade of 30%. But shade is needed in summer to prevent direct sunlight from burning the leaves.

3. Hard-haired scorpion tail banana (HeliconiahirsutaL.f.cv.Darrell.), inflorescence erect species of Zingiberaceae.

The main results are as follows: (1) morphological characteristics: representative species of ginger scorpion tail banana. Is a perennial evergreen tufted herb. The plant is 1 to 3 meters high and the stem is 1 to 2.5 centimeters in diameter, green. The leaf is like ginger, lanceolate, 25cm long and 7.5cm wide, the edge of the leaf is green-brown, thin leathery, smooth, the leaf sheath is reddish brown, and the petiole is very short or rare. Inflorescences terminal, erect, small, inflorescences green, microcurved, boat-shaped bracts 14-18, yellowish green at base, purplish red from middle to tip, 5 flowers in each bract. Flowers tubular, sepals yellow, distal green, pedicels green, white powdery. The florescence is from May to October.

(2) growth habits: originated from the United States, Costa Rica, Brazil, Ecuador and other places. Like warm, moist, sunny climate, can be cultivated in full light to 50% shade.