Heliconias are striking plants when in bloom. What we see most as the flowers are specially shaped and pigmented leaves, called bracts. The much smaller flowers are nestled within the brachts and may last less than 24 hours each, but they too can be striking. See the indigo flower in the pictures.
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Reflections on topics including clinical neurology, recent publications in neuroscience,
philosophy of biology, "neuro-doubt" about modern media hype of new neuro-scientific procedures and methods, local oceanography, tropical horticulture, the Hawai'i health scene, and whatever else dat's da kine...
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You can tell the hurricane is missing the island because the wind chimes are still there, instead of ripped free.
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It has been long known that electronic amplification of "subvocalization" can cause words that a person says "under their b...
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