Calathea ice blue (Calathea burle-marxii) is native to Brazil. The blue and white elements of these plants are floral bracts. The white and purple flowers emerge between the bracts and only last for a day.
Posted in response to Becky’s October Squares challenge theme of ‘Past Squares – Blue/Flowers.’ See more responses here.
That’s a wow Graham 🙂 🙂
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Thanks Brian. It’s quite striking.
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What a show off! Love it.
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It’s very noticeable, that’s for sure.
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what an unusual colour shade
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Yes it is. That’s what caught my eye.
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Have they naturalised in Hawaii or are they cultivated?
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Not naturalized yet, though they could easily become so. These were cultivated plants.
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