Heliconia lathispatha - Claw Flower

Strange looking, but still very pretty

Another weird but wonderful flower.
Delonix1 you amaze me by producing plants with these fantastic names.
I can see exactly why it is called Claw Flower. :o)

This so fun...I love the riot of color here.

Heliconia is synonymous with the tropics. We grow many species here in San Diego, however, the choices are even larger in the hot, humid tropics.

Beautiful! So much going on all on the same plant.

The bracts and flowers are very attractive...however, most people don't enjoy the colorful seeds.

Do you mean as in eating them?

As far as I know they are only edible by birds, not humans.
In my previous comment I meant enjoying the colorful seeds.