I took an impulsive trip to Costa Rica 10 years ago. Lots and lots and lots of cool plants and blooms. A few I knew, but a lot of them are unknown to me. I've always wondered if there were versions growing as container plants or growing in Florida or the Texas Valley or southern California. Here was one of the coolest. The peach blooms came out of the middle of the leaf!! rather than from the stem. This was growing in a place called Zoo Ave, which I think has changed location and enlarged now. It was a raise and release program for birds indigenous to Costa Rica.
