#HHG10: Exquisite Lady Diana For Your Garden
Can someone please tell me why this plant is called "Lady Diana"? or short for "Lady Di"? I tried to Google but no results about it. I would think because this plant looks so exquisite and standing elegantly hence the name.
Heliconia psittacorum 'Lady Di'(Scientific) or Lady Di Heliconia or Parrot Beak or Parakeet Flower is a Tropical, Exotic, and Indoor Plants. In Malaysia, it is grown as a landscape plant. Its elegant, tropical flowers are long-lasting when cut and look great in bright, colorful arrangements.
Parakeet flower is an everblooming, tropical plant that produces an abundance of bright flowers above clumps of lush, evergreen leaves. With good care, it looks great all year around. A prolific year-round bloomer, this Heliconia gives a great splash of color with its bright red and yellow blooms. An excellent choice for your garden. Besides, Hummingbirds love this plant and enjoy its nectar.
It has long, banana-like leaves that are dark green and tatter easily in strong winds. The flowers are borne atop long, smooth, green flower stalks that are held above the leaves. They are comprised of red or orange-red bracts that hold small, tubular flowers. Each flower has a dark spot at the end, which makes it look like a parrot’s tongue hence its name parrot beak. It can reach a height of between 2 to 5 feet and spread between 3 to 5 feet.
A summer bedding plant with striking exquisite flowers
A clump of Heliconia Lady Di in bloom
Large clump of Heliconia Lady Di planted by the street
Flowers and foliage of the Heliconia Lady Di
Elegant Landscape with Heliconia Lady Di
That's all for now, I hope you enjoyed my flower story of the ever elegant Lady Di. This post was specially made for the Hello Hello Group #HHG10 - The Flower Challenge. I wish you a Happy Flora Day!
Take Care and Stay Blessed.
Yours truly,
Hi @ainie.kashif - I'm not sure why the call it the "lady Di," but it will be interesting to know.
It looked very much like a plant I enjoy very much and is common here in Cape Town, so I did some quick research - and sure enough they are related at the Order levels.
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Heliconiaceae
Genus: Heliconia
This is my favourite flower, called the Sterilitzia:
https://goo.gl/images/tfFQDd
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Strelitziaceae
Genus: Strelitzia
Hi @rlt47, that's an awesome flower Sterilitzia, that's my new favorite now. Such a darling look :D. Thanks for sharing, wishing you a pleasant day :)
@ainie.kashif, I'm pleased that you have adopted my favourite flower... :))
I have seen this flower mostly in movies, it look so gorgeous with combination of yellow, red and green. It’s like a lady wearing multi coloured dress, and she is looking sleek and elegant. Stunning post! Stay blessed!
Hi Shanu, yes I agree with you, the flowers look so elegant right like a lady standing and dressing elegantly. I would think because of that it was called the Lady Di, in honor for the best dress lady of the world. Stay Blessed too :)
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Thanks @cnaranha, nice to know. Stay Blessed!
With one HHG, it looks like every one had attended a brief seminar on Flowers World Wide and had a knowledge on some of the famous flowers from different locations.
Very good snaps that show the beauty of it in full extent. By the way I think the name is not suitable as it have like a manly look,
Good post...
Hi @angelro, lol... me and Shanu think it looks elegant like a lady standing in a very poise manner :D
Yes right! We got to learn about flowers, tradition and just now... I got to know from @aaarif that you could actually cook water lily, that's really one awesome knowledge.
Hahaha... Does it mean that only ladies can be elegant and poise.. Sorry to disagree... (just kidding )
Its a new information that water lilly can be cooked. Thats another value addition from thiz group. Infact I missed some posts let me check...
Regards..
Yes, please go and check our newest addition to the group @aaarif.
Sure.. Will do.. Sorry i didn't noticed him...
nice.... : )
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