Clumps of Heliconia rostrata (Hanging Lobster Claw) have been planted around the garden for its long pendulous flowers as well as using them as a living screen. They are also wonderful as cut flowers in large floral arrangement.
producing bright red blooms trimmed in yellow and lime green.
Heliconia rostrata thrives in full sunlight,
producing bright red blooms trimmed in yellow and lime green.
The colourful parts are actually the bracts.
The green horn aka the bud.
Ants are gathering in heightened anticipation even before the bracts open up.
The green horn aka the bud.
Ants are gathering in heightened anticipation even before the bracts open up.
This clump was planted in the ground as border plants to function as an effective screen.
As the pendulous flowers elongate, it can become rather heavy and tilting occurs.
I used tie-wires to pulled them upright.
As the pendulous flowers elongate, it can become rather heavy and tilting occurs.
This H. rostrata. is thriving happily in a container.
Three containers of Heliconia rostrata by the poolside afford partial screening and a tropical ambience.
They grew to about 10 feet high in containers and look quite wild.
This common garden snail was found resting on the cut end of a frond.
"Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even."
- Horace
The large frond provide a good platform for sunbathing and viewing for this grasshopper.
The fronds are used as a sliding plane for these living toys.
Up and down they go from one broad leaf to another. The last one left standing is the winner.
A plate of Char Koay Teow a popular Malaysian dish of fried flat rice noodles with cockles and prawns. For added zest, a squeeze of calamansi will do nicely.
