Heliconia scheideana - Claw Flower
By Delonix1
- 8 May, 2009
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This Heliconia flower bract is just about to open. Photo taken in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA. on May 7, 2009.
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looks like Strelitzia...they belong to the same order...will it fan out in the same manner?
9 May, 2009
Terratoonie:
It's herbaceous...it's very soft,
Lori:
It grows differently than Strelizia species, however it does belong to the same order: Zingerberales.
12 May, 2009
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Oooh, looks vicious...
does is just look like a claw, or is it really sharp ?
9 May, 2009