Lobster Claw Flower
by Carolyn Derstine
Title
Lobster Claw Flower
Artist
Carolyn Derstine
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
Also known as the False Bird of Paradise and Wild Plantain, the Lobster Claw's cheerful flowers emerge from clumps of leaves that look like bananas. (The scientific name is heliconia rostrata). The reddish flower-like bracts actually hide the plant’s true flowers, which require birds with specialized beaks for pollination. An excellent landscape plant, the Lobster Claw can grow up to a height of 3.5’ tall and they bloom several times each year. Heliconias are native to Central America, the Caribbean islands, South America, and some of the islands of the South Pacific. This was taken in a garden in La Fortuna, Costa Rica.
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April 11th, 2016
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