Thank goodness for the Madison tropical flower pavilion at Olbrich Gardens that fools my senses into thinking it’s summer! Outrageously showy flowers like these make me smile.
It’s another unusual plant brought to you by the Heliconiaceae Family
Common names: Lobster Claw, Pico de Loro (Parrot Beak in Spanish!)
This beauty is found in tropical forests in Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panamá, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Perú, Paraguay, Argentina, and Bolivia.
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Gracias for visiting Fake Flamenco! ¡Olé! –Rebecca
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Ha Ha! Looks dangerous!
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Funny! I know what you mean. Watch out for that claw flower!
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Ha ha!
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Looks familiar 🙂 🙂
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From your roamings in the tropics or in gardens? : )
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Gardens 🙂 🙂
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Great! I’d love to see them in the wild someday. So many countries to choose from… : )
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It looks very healthy 😊
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The gardeners at Olbrich are incredible. That’s where I took the photo of the bunch of bananas too. 🙂
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What a beauty! Other relatives of the Heliconiaceae family are also found in Guyana and Brazil, but the ones I’ve seen are the more plain-looking cousins.
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The Heliconiaceae family look anything but plain to me after a steady diet of prairie wildflowers (that I also love).
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Anything to fool the senses into believing it’s summer! I have never seen one – quite interesting.
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Yes! Mother Nature got creative with this one, with a little purple flower stemming from the orange casing. A hummingbird favorite.
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Nice. In the ESL classes where I volunteer, we’ve had students from five of those countries. How different the flora and fauna in New England must seem to them.
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Astonishing 😀. Your sensibility for nature wonders —and life, in general— is enriching and fortunately, contagious. Thanks for being there, Rebecca.
PS: a very interesting garden have you people in Madison.
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So grateful to have readers like you who appreciate this point of view! Gracias, amigo!
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I saw these all over guatemala a few years ago. I for some reason thought they would be on the small side..but they grow to be huge! Glorious flowers. Thank you for bringing back such a terrific memory!
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De nada, Suze. Where in Guatemala did you visit?
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Gorgeous.
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Thanks! We love the Olbrich Gardens.
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Beautiful
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