Heliconia Rostata

• Description: Heliconia rostata. Because it is positioned upside down, this flower provides many birds with nectar. Other heliconias that grow upright also help birds by storing water in the cup-shape created.
• Keywords: flower, plant, heliconia, Kampong Garden
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• Source: Florida Center for Instructional Technology, Exploring Florida: Social Studies Resources for Students and Teachers (Tampa, FL: University of South Florida, 2009)

• County: Miami-Dade
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• Date of Photo: 5/28/2008
• Photographer: Roy Winkelman

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