Heliconia Species, Crab Claws, False Bird of Paradise, Hanging Claw (Heliconia rostrata)

'Rostrata' Great for cut flowers

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by DivaElena Jan 11, 2004 3:38 PM

Home Depot bargain, 6 feet tall and $12. Quickly grew to 8 foot. Not sure about Winter tolerance as leaf tips suffered when temps dropped to high 30's in mild Winter.

by ATF Mar 24, 2004 7:07 PM

hawaii

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Crab's Claws in Singapoe, December 1994

by kennedyh Oct 26, 2004 12:10 PM

Crab's Claws in Singapoe, December 1994

by kennedyh Oct 22, 2004 12:40 PM

Crab's Claws in Singapoe, December 1994

by kennedyh Oct 26, 2004 12:10 PM

Cairns Australia

by klaude Nov 8, 2004 11:04 AM

The flowers last up to 4 months

by Apr 30, 2005 12:53 PM

rostrata

by giancarlo Jun 28, 2005 11:37 PM

Makes ya hungry, don't it? This was taken at Longwood Gardens, July 2005.

by tcfromky Aug 6, 2005 9:52 PM

by Gideon_SA Jan 1, 2006 10:40 PM

Flower not fully open yet.

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Hawaii

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Inflorescense

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Western Australia. Photo courtesy of and copyright of Terry Dunham from Kukerin, Western Australia.

by Kell Jul 28, 2018 11:12 PM

Costa Rica. Photo courtesy of Ferd Bergholz. Copyright of Ferd Bergholz of Scotts Valley, California.

by Kell Jul 29, 2018 3:37 PM

Thomas Wiedenmann Gardens, Costa Rica. Copyright Jim Bishop, a Landscape Designer, San Diego.

by Kell Nov 18, 2019 9:08 PM

Costa Rica. Copyright Michelle Derviss, Derviss Design. http://www.dervissdesign.com/dervissdesign.com/Home.html

by Kell Nov 19, 2019 6:36 PM