这是什么花呀？查了老半天，原来就叫“赫蕉”。

赫蕉的花是倒垂的，花形优美，左右张开，互相串连，加上花色是红绿相间，颇为显眼，令人印象深刻，应该也是插花的好材料。至于叶子和一般芭蕉叶并没什么两样，只是小一号，用“具体而微”来形容也很贴切。

这幅倒垂赫蕉，我们把花串安排在一片扶疏的蕉叶之下，再在一两枝伸出去的枝条上安插一对蓝鸟，一只正在梳羽，一只正待飞离，两鸟互相呼应，仿佛听得到它们的鸣叫声。

What kind of flower is this? I had to do a lot of searching before I found out that it is called a "false bird of paradise."

The false bird of paradise tends to nod over. The flowers have a lovely shape, and open on the right and left in chains. The color is a striking combination of red and green. I'm always impressed by this flower, and it should look nice in a flower arrangement. The leaves really do look like banana leaves, only smaller. Here I have used an appropriately "tiny and detailed" method to describe it.

I placed these nodding false bird of paradise flowers under a large leaf, and added a pair of blue birds among a couple protruding stems. One is preening its feathers, and the other is about to fly off. The two birds are in a state of mutual communication, as if we can hear their chirps.＠

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