Flowers

Ginger Lily at the Sarapiqui Rainforest Lodge in Costa Rica. Ginger lilies grow in tropical and subtropical climates. They are native to Asia and the Pacific but are frequently planted as ornamentals because of their colorful, showy flowers. They grow from large rhizomes. The flowers grown on long racemes and the structure of the stem consists of closely folded blades. AxMG_1823

Bouganvilleas were named after the famous French explorer, Admiral Louis de Bougainville, who "discovered" them in 1768 when he and his crew became the first Frenchmen to circumnavigate the globe. The salmon pink "blooms" are not true flowers, but instead are papery bracts that encircle the small, white, tubular flower. This Bougainvillea was found at Sarapiqui, Costa Rica. AxMG_1816

Ginger Lily at the Sarapiqui Rainforest Lodge. Ginger lilies grow in tropical and subtropical climates. They are native to Asia and the Pacific but are frequently planted as ornamentals because of their colorful, showy flowers. They grow from large rhizomes. The flowers grown on long racemes and the structure of the stem consists of closely folded blades. AxMG_1728

Bamboo Orchid (Arundina graminifolia) at the Sarapiqui Rainforest Lodge. This orchid grows on long stems that resemble bamboo and can be over 5 feet tall. AxMG_1721

Rufous-tailed Hummingbird (Amazilia tzacatl) AxMG_1708

Ginger Lily at Sarapiqui. Ginger lilies grow in tropical and subtropical climates. They are native to Asia and the Pacific but are frequently planted as ornamentals because of their colorful, showy flowers. They grow from large rhizomes. The flowers grown on long racemes and the structure of the stem consists of closely folded blades. AxMG_1683

Ginger lily at Sarapiqui AxMG_1667

Flower in the garden at the Nahargarh Hotel near Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India AIMG_5504

Rose in the garden at the Nahargarh Hotel near Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan, India AIMG_5505