Heliconias are also called Fake Bird of Paradise or Wild
Plantain. They are tall, spiky, with red-orange-yellow bracts with unique arrowhead-shaped
petals. They are named after Mount Helicon, where Greek mythology placed
the Nine Muses of science and the arts. A gift of heliconia symbolizes
inspiration, intuition and divine guidance.
Photos taken at the park in Greenbelt.
Photos taken at the park in Greenbelt.
If you want to know the truth of who you are, walk until not a person
knows your name. Travel is the great leveler, the great teacher, bitter
as medicine, crueler than mirror-glass. A long stretch of road will
teach you more about yourself than a hundred years of quiet
introspection. ~ Patrick Rothfuss
13 comments:
nice work on he second photo. :)
How lovely they are! Interesting history about the name -- thank you.
I like the stiff shape of those flowers. I've seen them grown in Spain, but I guess our climate up here is too cold for them. - Great shot!
Terrific work here.... just great!! Have a great weekend!
fake bird of paradise, huh? who knew? I was just in Bermuda and got to shoot the real thing! Nice pix...
Thankyou for visiting my blog. Beautiful shot :0)
Beautiful :0)
Lovely photos. Havenät seen that flower before.
I love what you did with these.
Beautiful!! I thought they looked a little like bird of paradise flowers, but there are more blossoms on each stalk.
All your photos are gorgeous and this is a beautiful and tropical flower. Thank you for sharing my friend!
They are so interesting! Another "bird of paradise"
Nice photo. I like how the right flower zigzags.
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