Lobster Claw (Heliconia Rostrata) by wjames
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Description
Sumptuous and exotic, this tropical plant is almost too good to be true. The colouful flower heads are made up of waxy bracts which last for weeks making heliconia a great cut flower.
The bright yellows and oranges of the plant are designed to attract hummingbirds which help pollinate flowers in the wild. Hummingbirds have long curved beaks for reaching deep inside the flower and long tongues to find the nectar.
Native to South America, Lobster Claws grow up to 2m tall, they like moist soil and can be found growing beside tributaries of the Amazon river.
Comments (20)
Beautiful and brilliant Wally.
Excellent Wally, beautifully captured.
What a majorly COOL plant- I must try growing it!!!!!!!!
Fascinating flowers. I have seen them in Mauritius!
humm...for some reason it remember me Flamingos!
Beautiful photo.
its a stunning plant
Lovely colourful plant!
bonne photo!!
Beautiful and undeniably exotic!
ahhh - how wonderful!!!!!!
Wonderful, Wally, really exotic.
stunning! A beautiful pov and exceptional flower.
Wow, beautiful flower and shot. great capture
These are really fantastic looking flowers. :) Excellent capture!
Beautiful capture!!
Beautiful capture and I've never seen so many so close together. Dana
Very beautiful capture!
Hoooo .. I have seen these plants in Thilande ¨ Superb. Bravo and thanks mile ((5 + +)) Hoooo.. J'ai vu ces plantes en Thilande ¨Superbes . Bravo et mile mercis((5++))
colorful beauties indeed and a fine shot!