I have not had experience with them. They have quite a selection, with many rare heliconia. The only thing that I questioned is they have a picture that is either regalis or pogonantha labelled as xanthovillosa. Misidentification always scares me with a nursery - are they guessing or are they sure what they have? Hard to tell heliconias apart by the rhizome, and even sometimes by the plant until it blooms. It is however one bad ID on a website full of heliconia you might not find elsewhere, maybe worth the risk.

Bill

http://www.alohatropicals.com/Heliconias.html

Gary,

I ordered some rhizomes from them a couple of years ago. The rhizomes were a little small, but they did arrive promptly and in good condition.

The common types are reasonably priced, but the "new" ones are a bit high at $39 or $49.

The other good thing is that they allow you to order only a few rhizomes. I don't recall there being a minimum order.

Heliconia Paradise in Thailand sends larger rhizomes, but they have a minimum order of $100. However, their rhizomes are even cheaper. A lot of them are just $3.00. Shipping from Thailand is also more expensive. I got an order from them a couple of months ago and was very satisfied.

Here's the address of agrotropicals for those who want to take a look.

http://www.agrotropical.andes.com/heliconiaerectas.html

Here's a link to Heliconia Paradise:

Here is a link that might be useful: Heliconia Paradise