Gingersrus Database Taxon ID 3518Hellenia speciosa 'Foster Variegated'OLD NAME: Cheilocostus 'Foster Variegated' NEW NAME: Hellenia speciosa 'Foster Variegated' NAME CHANGE NOTES: FULL SCIENTIFIC NAME: STATUS : registered cultivar CONTINENT: Asian FIELD OBSERVATIONS:(If field observations are available, you can click on the link to open in a new window.) PHOTOS:(If photos are available, you can click on the link to open in a new window.) SYNONYMS: BOTANICAL NOTES: Cultivar published in the Heliconia Society Quarterly Bulletin, Vol. 19, No. 4, December, 2013. HORTICULTURAL NOTES: SOUTHERN PERENNIALS - This is a beautifully variegated plant with reddish spiralling stems and broad, creamy white striped leaves. Leaves are quite soft and furry to the touch, like sandwashed silk. Apparently will not flower here. Height 5'; needs at least partial shade. Hardy here. Zones 8-11. ACCESSIONS:Click links (if any) to see details of individual collections.
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