![]() No wonder they both have paddle-like leaves. They usually bloom in the late spring and summer, though in some regions they can display their exotic flowers throughout the year.Īn interesting fact is that the bird of paradise is closely related to the banana plant. These plants grow from rhizomes and can reach around 3 to 6 feet tall in height. nicolai or the white bird of paradise has white and blue flowers. It’s juncea variety has leaves that don’t develop, giving it a spiky or blade-like appearance.There are many varieties of the bird of paradise flower, which has different colors and appearances. In Africa, it’s called the crane flower, due to its resemblance to their native crane bird, but in other regions, it’s more as the orange bird of paradise. Retrieved 22 August 2021.The Strelitzia reginae is the most recognizable variety with its bright orange and blue flower-coming out from the beak-like sheath or spathe at the tips of a long stalk-and large banana-like leaves arranged in a fan-like evergreen foliage. ![]() ^ Strelitzia juncae, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew."Phylogenetic Relationships and Evolution in the Strelitziaceae (Zingiberales)". Pirone, Cary Bartlett, Madelaine Kress, W. ^ "Our House Plants - Bird of Paradise".^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607, Sunset Books.The Strelitzia journal replaced Memoirs of the Botanical Survey of South Africa and ' Annals of the Kirstenbosch Botanic Gardens. Strelitzia is also the name of the botanic journal of the Pretoria-based National Botanical Institute, which has since been converted into the South African National Biodiversity Institute ( SANBI). The genus was named by Joseph Banks in honour of Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen consort of George III. Plants in the genus Strelitzia produce no windborne pollen, and have an OPALS allergy scale rating of 1 (considered "allergy-fighting"). ![]()
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