parrot heliconia
plant
Also known as: Heliconia psittacorum
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characteristics
- In heliconia: Major species
…species, the parrot heliconia (H. psittacorum), named for its resemblance to a parrot’s plumage, has greenish yellow flowers with black spots near the tips and red bracts; a number of horticultural varieties of other colours have also been developed. The flower bracts of hanging lobster claw, or false bird-of-paradise…
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