Bird of Paradise in Longwood Gardens

This flower is so called Bird of Paradise, a beautiful name. We found it in the Longwood Gardens when we visited there on 23rd March 2008. It really looked like a bird's head.

Bird of Paradise is also called Crane Flower which is a native of South Africa closely related to banana. The climate of Florida in USA is the best for this beautiful flower. Of course, with a green house such as the huge one in the Longwood Gardens, Bird of Paradise can do just fine.