🌸 Flower
ANX-FLOWER-0000037
Bird of Paradise
Strelitzia reginae
Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae), an evergreen perennial of the Strelitziaceae family, produces striking orange-and-blue flowers shaped like a crane's head atop banana-like foliage.
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- Strelitziaceae
- Plant type
- Evergreen herbaceous perennial
- Bloom color
- Orange and blue
- Bloom season
- Seasonal, chiefly late winter through summer
- Mature height
- 90-120 cm cm
- Sun requirements
- Full sun to part shade
- Fragrance
- Little to no fragrance
- Native region
- Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Growing
Growing Conditions
- Water requirements
- Medium water needs; drought-tolerant once established.
- Climate requirements
- Warm climates, hardy in USDA zones 10-12; grown in containers and moved indoors where frost occurs.
- Soil types
- Rich loamy soil, but adapts to most well-drained soils.
- Propagation method
- Division, seed
Ecology
Pollinators & Toxicity
- Pollinator value
- Pollinated by nectar-feeding sunbirds, which pick up pollen on their feet while landing on the flower's perch-like sepal.
- Toxicity
- Toxic to dogs, cats, and horses per the ASPCA; the fruit and seeds are the most toxic parts, causing mild nausea, vomiting, and drowsiness.
Use
Uses & Economic Importance
- Uses
- Cut flowers, container and landscape ornamental, indoor houseplant
- Economic importance
- A major export cut flower commanding premium prices in international floral markets.
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