Episode 9 - Painting flowers around the world - Hanging lobster claw

Episode 9 - Painting flowers around the world

Hanging Lobster claw

Heliconia rostrata, the hanging lobster claw or false bird of paradise, is native to El Salvador, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Costa Rica, and Ecuador. It was first discovered in 1786.

They have an eye-catching red, round, pointy shape with a hint of green and yellow.

In outdoors, bats and hummingbirds pollinate these plants and the small water reservoirs in the leaves also enhance the lives of many mosquitoes and frogs.

The heliconia's flowers are tiny and found inside these bracts, which are so large and colorful that they almost hide the flowers altogether. This keeps the flower's sweet nectar tucked away so that only specialized birds can get to it.

Materials used-
@brustro_official A5 sketchbook
@brustro_official gouache paints

(Gouache art, gouache paint, gouache painting, gouache illustration, gouache sketch, floral, flower)

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