Tuesday, July 30, 2013

W/W - Lobster Claw

A heliconia aka Lobster Claw from my mom's garden.
Did you know that the heliconia is related to the banana, canna and ginger? The actual heliconia flower is fairly insignificant. What most people would call the 'flower' is actually a group of colourful specialised leaves, called bracts. The true flowers are hidden inside these bracts.
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15 comments:

  1. LinJuly 30, 2013 at 7:31 PM

    Wow! Those are beautiful!! So exotic! Are these hard to grow?

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  2. An Apel a DayJuly 30, 2013 at 8:46 PM

    So pretty! I always learn something when I come here. :)

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  3. Joanne T FergusonJuly 31, 2013 at 12:09 AM

    G'day! These are beautiful, true!
    And remind me of our WONDERFUL trip overseas too!
    Cheers! Joanne
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    Viewing as part of HAPPY Day Link Party

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  4. stevebethereJuly 31, 2013 at 12:58 AM

    Amazing! I have never seen anything like that before ;-)

    Have a clawtastic week ;-)

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  5. Kristi MaloneyJuly 31, 2013 at 2:56 AM

    Hey Veronica,

    That is a cool looking plant with a name that suits it well. Interesting that those colorful leaves are not the actually flower. Have a great week!

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  7. Eat To LiveJuly 31, 2013 at 4:39 AM

    Well that is just one of the neatest plants I have ever seen... and it does look like a lobster claw.

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  8. Kat GignacJuly 31, 2013 at 8:05 AM

    Wow what an interesting plant! I've never seen one before but they sure look neat!

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  10. mail4roseyJuly 31, 2013 at 9:54 AM

    I've never seen anything like it, it's awesome!

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  11. Kristin AquariannJuly 31, 2013 at 11:43 AM

    Fascinating plant! But I don't think it'd taste quite as good drenched in butter as a real lobster. ;D

    ♥ aquariann
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  12. Mrs BCAugust 1, 2013 at 6:24 PM

    I love Heliconia, they are so tropical and lush. Your mum must be a great gardener!
    xx

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  13. Suzanne McClendonAugust 3, 2013 at 9:21 PM

    What an interesting plant. I'm going to have to do a search on this one to see the actual flower.

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    Natasha x

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  15. ~ NoelleAugust 25, 2013 at 10:55 AM

    how pretty and so very interesting... i love visiting your blog and learning new neat things

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