Its Heliconia pendula I believe, probably Red Waxy. It could also be H. dielsiana, but that's much harder to find, so the probability is lower. It will be easier to ID better once its fully open

Hi Bihai!

I think you may be right about H. pendula 'Red Waxy.' The other possibility I've seen is H. collinsiana. Both have the white waxy stuff on the undersides of the leaves and are about the same height. Both seem to tolerate cooler climates. The dielsiana I think had reddish stems on the leaves. Mine does not. You're right. I think the deciding factor may be how it looks when the blooms show. Thank-you. Now I have some much better ideas.

Definitely H. pendula. There are several cultivars of it, and common names vary-- we have one called 'Pink Shower' that looks a lot like that (yeah, not pink but that was the name put on it). It's a pendula for sure though.

I used to have Collinsiana and that is definitely not Collinsiana. Collinsiana blooms are, how would you say, a lot BEEFIER than the slender pendula blooms. I have Pink Showers as well, or had...I removed it from my greenhouse because after about 4 years it never bloomed. I also had Red Waxy...it bloomed regularly, but I removed it from the greenhouse as well.
I have a few trades of Pink Showers left, anyone interested????

The first flower opened yesterday and it is white. Definitely sounds like a pendula. Thank-you, ladies. Bihai, I am borderline zone 10a/9b, so I don't have many choices in heliconias that will do well in my garden. They are all new to me in the last year or two, and even if they are weeds in your greenhouse, they are still beautiful to me! By the way, Iris Banocchie is starting to emerge out of the ground and so far, so good. Thank-you.

Great! DO you want some Arawak, Kawauchi, latispatha? I have extras if you have another barespot

Hi Bihai,

I have 5 heliconias in my garden now and I'm afraid to devote any more space to anything that could croak if we have a bad winter. This past winter was very mild and they did very well, but the next may be different. Are any of those particularly cold tolerant and beautiful?