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Hanging Lobster Claw Heliconia (Heliconia rostrata) is a native of Argentina and Peru that blooms in the summer. Flower head is about 30 cm long. The small yellow "tongue" peeking out of the red and yellow bract is the true flower. Lower Nahiku Road, Nahiku, east Maui.
Parakeet Heliconia (Heliconia psittacorum), National Botanical Garden, Lawai, south Kaua'i
Parakeet Heliconia (Heliconia psittacorum), National Botanical Garden, Lawai, south Kaua'i.
Parakeet Heliconia (Heliconia psittacorum), National Botanical Garden, Lawai, south Kaua'i
The Common Lobster Claw Heliconia (Heliconia bihai), National Botanical Garden, Lawai, south Kaua'i.
Parakeet Heliconia (Heliconia psittacorum), Hale Kua, Lawai Valley, south Kaua'i.
The blossom of this Red Caribaea Heliconia (Heliconia caribaea) has eight pairs of bracts and is more than 70 cm long. Hana Maui Botanical Garden, east Maui. The huge cup-like bracts (petals) of the Red Caribaea heliconia often collect large quantities of water, plant debris, and insects after one of the numerous tropical downpours in this part of the island.
Immature bud of a Red Caribaea Heliconia (Heliconia caribaea) originated in the rain forests of Jamaica and Puerto Rico. It is one of the largest heliconias in the world. Hawaii's major export supply of Red Caribaea is grown in the Nahiku-Hana region. Hana Maui Botanical Gardens.
Heliconia bihai, Hana Maui Botanical Garden, east Maui.
Hanging Lobster Claw Heliconia (Heliconia rostrata) is a native of Argentina and Peru that blooms in the summer. Flower head is about 30 cm long. The small yellow "tongue" peeking out of the red and yellow bract is the true flower. Lower Nahiku Road, Nahiku, east Maui.
Hanging Lobster Claw Heliconia (Heliconia rostrata) is a native of Argentina and Peru that blooms in the summer. Flower head is about 30 cm long. The small yellow "tongue" peeking out of the red and yellow bract is the true flower. Lower Nahiku Road, Nahiku, east Maui.
Hanging Lobster Claw Heliconia (Heliconia rostrata) is a native of Argentina and Peru that blooms in the summer. Flower head is about 30 cm long. The small yellow "tongue" peeking out of the red and yellow bract is the true flower. Lower Nahiku Road, Nahiku, east Maui.
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