Re: Heliconia latispatha 'Distans' goes the distance in Natchez!
Hi Steve ,
I agree but all you have to do is order them , just for fun try to find a webpage on Heliconia in Mexico ,that's where i live , even in the nurseries they just have the classical ones like rostrata , wagneriana , psitacorum etc, extremely limited variety...fortunatly some like the latispatha grow wild in the jungle , i think we have about 12 varieties in the wild , but then again spread all over the country , distances are so big ,to drive to the next city takes my 3 to 4 hours...to go to the soutern state of Chiapas border with Guatemala would be a 2day drive, see the picture ?
Starting from seed is a challenge and one needs a lot of pacience , 2 to 3 years before you see a flower...on the other side you may end up with a different collor or hybrid that you can name yourself ....
If i would have access to all the places that can ship to the mainland us like Hawaai , Puerto Rico etc...i'd probably have 200 plus varieties growing.
Well ... nothing is easy in this world...every time i find a new H. that i dont have is like Xmas to me.
So long.
Luc
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