Strelitzia reginae (Bird of Paradise, Bird of Paradise Flower ...

Bird of Paradise Flower is a clumping tropical plant native to South Africa. Its large gray-green leaves arise from underground rhizomes. PlantDetailShowMenu Strelitziareginaeisoftenconfusedwith: Musabasjoo Plantsthatfillasimilarniche: Clematisviticella Iris Narcissus TweetthisPage ShareonFacebook Strelitziareginae CommonName(s): BirdofParadise BirdofParadiseFlower Bird-of-Paradise-Flower Bird'sTongueFlower CraneFlower PhoneticSpelling stre-LITZ-ee-uhree-JIN-ay-ee Thisplanthaslowseveritypoisoncharacteristics. Seebelow Description BirdofParadiseFlowerisaclumpingtropicalplantnativetoSouthAfrica. Itslargegray-greenleavesarisefromundergroundrhizomes.  Itisbestknownforitslargeunusualinflorescencethatresemblesabird'shead.Itbloomsintermittentlythroughouttheyear. Growindoorsinawell-lit,sunnyspotinfertileloamywell-drainedsoil. Waterplantsfreelyandfertilizeregularlyinspringandsummerbutkeepdrierinwinter.Birdofparadiseneedsmoderatetemperatures55to65Fatnight.Whentemperaturesriseabove70F.outside,placeyourplantinasunnytoasemi-shadedlocationwithgoodaircirculation.  Seethisplantinthefollowinglandscape: Cultivars/Varieties: Tags: #showyflowers#orangeflowers#largeleaves#rhizomes#largeflowers#exoticlooking#cuttinggarden#unusualflowers#problemforcats#problemfordogs#problemforhorses#tropicalfeel#containerplant#partialsuntolerant   Add Form Cliff CCBY2.0 Flowers gailhampshire CCBY2.0 Closeupofflower CC01.0 Leaves Cliff CCBY2.0 Cultivars/Varieties: Tags: #showyflowers#orangeflowers#largeleaves#rhizomes#largeflowers#exoticlooking#cuttinggarden#unusualflowers#problemforcats#problemfordogs#problemforhorses#tropicalfeel#containerplant#partialsuntolerant Attributes: Genus: Strelitzia Species: reginae Family: Strelitziaceae LifeCycle: Perennial CountryOrRegionOfOrigin: SouthAfrica Dimensions: Height:3ft.0in.-4ft.0in. Width:3ft.0in.-4ft.0in. WholePlantTraits: PlantType: Houseplant WoodyPlantLeafCharacteristics: BroadleafEvergreen Habit/Form: Clumping GrowthRate: Medium Maintenance: Low CulturalConditions: Light: Fullsun(6ormorehoursofdirectsunlightaday) PartialShade(Directsunlightonlypartoftheday,2-6hours) SoilTexture: HighOrganicMatter Loam(Silt) SoilDrainage: GoodDrainage Moist USDAPlantHardinessZone: 10b,10a,11b,11a,12b,12a Fruit: FruitColor: Orange FruitType: Capsule FruitDescription: Thefruitisaleatherycapsulecontainingnumeroussmallseeds,eachwithanorangearil. Flowers: FlowerColor: Blue Orange Purple/Lavender White FlowerValueToGardener: GoodCut Showy FlowerSize: >6inches FlowerDescription: Theflowersemergeoneatatimefromthespatheandconsistof3brilliantorangesepalsand3brightbluepetals.Twoofthebluepetalsarejoinedtogethertoformanarrow-likenectary.Whenthebirdssittohaveadrinkofnectar,thepetalsopentocovertheirfeetwithpollen. Leaves: WoodyPlantLeafCharacteristics: BroadleafEvergreen LeafColor: Gray/Silver Green LeafValueToGardener: Showy LeafType: Simple LeafArrangement: Rosulate LeafShape: Ovate LeafMargin: Entire HairsPresent: No LeafLength: >6inches LeafWidth: >6inches LeafDescription: Clumpsof3.5-4feetlonggray-greenleavesthatlooklikebananaleaves. Stem: StemIsAromatic: No Landscape: LandscapeLocation: Container Patio Problems: ProblemforCats ProblemforDogs ProblemforHorses PoisonoustoHumans: PoisonSeverity: Low PoisonSymptoms: Mildnausea,vomiting,drowsiness;causedmainlybyfruitandseeds PoisonToxicPrinciple: GIirritants CausesContactDermatitis: No Strelitziareginae ×