Today, I saw a marvelous sight.... a small bird with a long beak sucking the nectar from one of my heliconias i.e Andromeda :-)
Showing posts with label Golden Torch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Golden Torch. Show all posts
Sunday, April 5, 2009
What I see in my garden today [6th April 2009]
Today, I saw a marvelous sight.... a small bird with a long beak sucking the nectar from one of my heliconias i.e Andromeda :-)
Friday, January 30, 2009
What I see in my garden today [30th January 2009]
Today is the 5th day of Chinese New Year and this is what I see in my balcony garden today.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Watching Flower Growth : Golden Torch
18th November 2008
17th November 2008
16th November 2008
15th November 2008
14th November 2008
13th November 2008
12th November 208Taken with a flash...
11th November 2008
10th November 2008
9th November 2008
8th November 2008Look carefully and you should see a bee hovering on top of the LH bract near the distal tip :-)
Notice the ant on the LH bract ...
Notice that for the RH bract, all six perianths are now visible.
21st October 2008, 3rd bract starting to open. Note also that 2 perianths on the RH bract and a perianth on the LH bract.
20th Oct 2008, Second bract showing...
18th October 2008, starting to open up the first bract.
Friday, October 3, 2008
cv Golden Torch, Heliconia psittacorum L.f x H Spathocircinata Aristeguieta
Other Names
Called Parrot or Parrot Flowers in Hawaii and Yellow Bird in Florida & Jamaica.
Blooming
All year.
Height
2.5 - 9 Feet
Habitat
Full sun to 40 % of shade
Distribution
Guyana [now widely cultivated]
Inflorescence
Bracts
4-8 bracts.
Golden or yellow, basial bract with green keel & tip.
Rachis
Golden, often with small read area at base.
Sepals
Golden on distal third and top; yellow below.
Ovary
Golden on distal third and top, yellow below
Pedicel
Yellow with green tint.
Vegetation
Musoid.
cv Golden Torch Adrian, Heliconia psittacorum L.f x H Spathocircinata Aristeguieta
Other Names
Called Red Golden Torch in Costa Rica
Blooming
In Malaysia, all year. January to October elsewhere
Height
3.5 - 5 Feet
Habitat
Full sun to 20 % of shade
Distribution
Guyana [Florida, Hawaii, Costa Rica, Venezuela]
Inflorescence
Bracts
5-7 bracts, maroon to dark red at base; distal half of upper bracts with yellow and splashes of red; basal bract with faint green keel
Rachis
Maroon to dark red, or yellow on light red
Sepals
Golden with faint green distally
Ovary
Bright yellow on tip and yellow with flush of green or dull green below
Pedicel
Green Yellow
Vegetation
Musoid.
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