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Monday, May 9, 2011

Heliconia psittacorum 'Andromeda'


Scientific name: Heliconia psittacorum 'Andromeda'
Common name: Parrot's Beak, Parakeet Flower
Family: Heliconiaceae
Origin: Tropical America
Category: Herbaceous perennial
Photo Taken at: My home garden

Heliconia psittacorum 'Andromeda' has bright orange flowers with a dark green tip. The bracts are red in colour.

This is my entry for Macro Monday, created by Lisa at Lisa's Chaos. Do follow the link click here
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MM3

1 comment:

  1. What an unusual flower. I can see why they call it parakeet flower.

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Yay! You like flowers too.