Natural landscapes: exploding colour in the rainforest
HELICONIA, COSTA RICA
During a 2014 trip with Samaritan’s Purse, I had time to check out some of the foliage in this tropical nation. LOVED this hanging plant, but couldn’t figure out what it was until a friend recently informed me.
The only birds of paradise I’ve seen are single, open blossoms, so this was a revelation. And now that I can identify it, I can show you this stunning flower. 🙂
Nikon D7100, polarizing filter
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FRANK KING PHOTOS 
I enjoyed this lovely tropical flower, Frank, and great photo. This is a Heliconia, not a Bird of Paradise aka Lobster Claw. Sometimes they’re called False bird-of-paradise, so that might be what your friend was thinking. Here’s a link: https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/514947#:~:text=Summary&text=Heliconia%20rostrata%20(Lobster%20claw%2C%20False,water%20for%20birds%20and%20insects.
Ah. Thank so much for setting my straight. As much as I liked this picture, I never posted it for years because I just couldn’t find out what the flower is. 🙂