{"id":286,"date":"2022-01-05T02:53:17","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T02:53:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utahbackyardtropicals.com\/?page_id=286"},"modified":"2022-04-27T16:29:24","modified_gmt":"2022-04-27T16:29:24","slug":"tropical-flowers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/utahbackyardtropicals.com\/?page_id=286","title":{"rendered":"Tropical Flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Bird of Paradise<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scientific name: Strelitzia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Native to Southern Africa and New Guinea<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grows up to 30 feet tall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Takes around 3-4 years to flower from seed<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They have orange, yellow or white flower that look like a flying bird<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Heliconia Rostrada<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lobster claw Scientific name: Heliconia rostrada<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Native to South America<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grows up to 3-6 feet tall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Takes more than a year to flower<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flowers are red and yellow and they look just like a lobster\u2019s claw<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They spread because they grow on what is called a rhizome. The rhizome send up new shoots and after the plant flowers the rhizome will send up lots of new shoots and spread everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Moth Orchid<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scientific name Phalaenopsis Orchid<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Native to South America and parts of Southern Asia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grows up to 12 inches tall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They grow attached to tree trunks or vines and they don\u2019t grow in normal soil<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are from the Orchidaceae family<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are at least 30,000 different species of orchids in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hibiscus<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Native to warm tropical regians<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They can grow up to 8 feet tall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the malvaceae family<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The flowers can be orange, yellow, red, pink, and multi color<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bird of Paradise Scientific name: Strelitzia Native to Southern Africa and New Guinea Grows up to 30 feet tall Takes around 3-4 years to flower from seed They have orange, yellow or white flower that look like a flying bird Heliconia Rostrada Lobster claw Scientific name: Heliconia rostrada Native to South America Grows up to … <\/p>\n

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