To Pot or Not?
You received your new tropical rhizomes and now what? Do you plant them in a pot or grow them directly in the ground? Below we created a...
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Colton Collins
Jan 23, 2018
7 Heliconia Hybrids: Parentage Guide
Heliconia and hummingbirds dance to the ancient beat of coevolution. Intimate partners, reciprocating the contours of one another. Flower...
Colton Collins
Jan 10, 2018
Protecting your Tropicals from Winter
The east coast is experiencing an unusually strong winter; even parts of Florida are experiencing snow. Listed below are quick tips that...
Colton Collins
Oct 11, 2017
How to Mend your Heliconia from Wind Damage
Heliconia have large luxurious leaves that are easily damaged from strong winds. A few species naturally have divided leaves including,...
Colton Collins
Oct 6, 2017
The Search for Globba laeta in Thailand
In July of 1968 south of Mae Sariang in the Mae Hong Son Province of northern Thailand, Kai Larsen, Santisuk, T. and Warncke, E....
Colton Collins
Aug 20, 2017
The Last Heliconia Cultivars of Mark Collins
Throughout his 30+ year career, Mark Collins introduced and registered nearly 70 Heliconia varieties with the HSI Heliconia cultivar...
Colton Collins
Jun 18, 2017
Collecting In the Future
My father, Mark Collins, spent much of his career as a collector, searching in some of the most remote forests in the world hoping to...
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