The Macaw Flower

by Mary Jane Armstrong

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The Macaw Flower

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Mary Jane Armstrong

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The relatively inconspicuous flowers rest inside thick, folded, upcurved, claw-shaped, alternate floral bracts on erect, up to 2 feet (0.6 m) tall inflorescences that are hidden below the leaves. The cupped floral bracts collect rainwater and can contain mosquito larvae. If pollinated, the flowers are followed by blue, hairless, egg-shaped fruits. The leaves are simple, alternate, long-petioled, two-ranked, and have green, oblong leaf blades with a lighter midrib, pinnate veins, and a rounded tip. Although the leaves are very banana-like, they do not droop on either side of the midrib like banana leaves. The pseudostems (formed by the leaf sheaths) emerge from branched underground rhizomes. The plants are upright and clumping.

Here in Hawaii, Macaw Flower is grown in gardens or found growing wild in moist, sunny to partly shady areas at lower elevations. The sturdy, colorful inflorescences make long lasting cut flowers in tropical flower arrangements.

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