False Bird Of Paradise||BOC||March 03/03/2022

in hive-144064 •  3 years ago 

Hello friends how are you..? I hope everyone is going well with your health and work. Today I will try to give you some information about Heliconia rostrate.
Heliconia prostrate,the hanging lobster claw or false bird of paradise,is a herbaceous perennial plant found in Peru,Bolivia,Colombia,Ecuador and Costarica.

Lobster claws flower at peak season-kolkata,India.
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Scientific Classification

Kingdom: plantae
Clade: Tracheophyte
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Heliconiaceae
Genus: Heliconia

Species: Heliconia rostrata.

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Heliconias are known to those who grow them as a host flower to many birds, especially the humming birds. Because of this unique characteristics it mostly used as a specimen for tropical gardens.

Along with the kantuta flower, Heliconia rostrate known as patuja. It is also national flower of Bolivia.

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Decription

Hight: 5 to 6 feet
Spread: 3 to 6 feet
Plant habit: Upright
Growth rate: fast
Texture: Coarse

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Foliage

Leaf arrangement: alternate
Leaf type: Simple
Leaf shape: Ovate
Leaf venation: Pinnate
Leaf length: More than 36 inches
Leaf colour: Green

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Flower

Colour: Yellow and red

Fruit

Fruit shape: Unknown
Fruit colour: Blue

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This plant looks very beautiful.
Thank you for sharing.