Product Description
Botanical name: Strelitzia reginae
Common name: Bird of paradise
Strelitzia reginae has large, strong leaves 25–70 cm long and 10–30 cm broad, produced on stems up to 1 m long. The flowers, which emerge one at a time, stand above the foliage at the tips of long stalks and consist of three brilliant orange sepals and three purplish-blue petals. Two of the blue petals are joined together to form an arrow-like nectary. They give appearance of a bird’s head and beak.
Size
Plant height: up to 1.5 m
Plant spread: up to 1.5 m
Care and Maintenance
- tolerates light frost once established
- tolerates drought once established
- full sun, semi shade
- planting season all year round
- medium water use
- fertilize in spring with slow release fertilizer
- remove spent leaves and flowers.
Planting
- All plants have roots and are ready for planting.
- Water each day for 2 – 3 weeks after planting.
- Strelitzia reginae (Bird of Paradise) are great for mass and scattered plantings, this plant will thrive in any garden and looks amazing.
