Height 6' to 14'. Lobster claw upright bracts red with a narrow golden yellow lip and tip, distally green over most of the keel with a waxy coating. One of the largest bracts to find on heliconia. Its foliage has banana like leaves with a white waxy coating on the stems and lower leaf surfaces. Blooming February to November.
Bracts are dark burgundy and reddish at the base, greenish on the distal lip and tip.
Large banana like leaves 6' and longer. Height 12' to 16'. Height 8' to 15'. A tall inflorescence with its bracts red to maroon and small green tips. Tall and waxy large Heliconia 12' to 16'.