Heliconia laufao

Description

These herbaceous plants range from 0.5 to nearly 4.5 meters (1.5-15 feet) tall depending on the species. The simple leaves of these plants are 15-300 cm (6 in-10 ft). They are characteristically long, oblong, alternate, or growing opposite one another on non-woody petioles often longer than the leaf, often forming large clumps with age. Their flowers are produced on long, erect or drooping panicles, and consist of brightly colored waxy bracts, with small true flowers peeping out from the bracts.