Nov. 16, 2014 - Costa Rica - Flowers

Costa Rica has many beautiful flowers; here are a few of the ones I photographed. I can’t identify some of them so if you know what they are, please let me know. This is the flower of the Wild Ginger plant. I saw it at Hacienda Baru near Dominical, Costa Rica.

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Heliconia plants are very common in Costa Rica and there are many varieties. I photographed this one at Arenal Observatory Lodge. The large red and yellow parts of the plant are actually bracts. The true flower is the small, hook-shaped yellow part sticking out the end of some of the bracts. When the flowers are pollinated, they develop into the bright blue seeds that are visible in this photo.

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This is a side view of a Hibiscus flower I saw at Arenal Observatory Lodge.

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I don’t know the name of this flower but it is certainly gorgeous. This photo was taken at Hacienda Baru.

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Here’s another unusual orange flower seen at Hacienda Baru.

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This pink orchid was also photographed at Hacienda Baru.

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This flower reminds me of red velvet cloth. I also saw this one at Hacienda Baru.

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I think this is the only flower in today’s group that is cultivated rather than wild. It looks like an Iris and was growing at Arenal Observatory Lodge.

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