Perennials, Tropicals > Strelitzia > Strelitzia reginae > Strelitzia reginae
Strelitzia reginae
Bird of Paradise, Orange Bird of Paradise, Crane Flower
Origin: Native to South Africa.
| Family |
| Strelitziaceae |
| Genus |
| Strelitzia |
| Species |
| reginae |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 9-11 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c-H3 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -6.7-10 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 20-50 |
| Height |
| 1-1.5 m |
| Spread |
| 1 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| Landscape |
| Used in a container, as a specimen, tropical or accent plant. |
| Cultivation |
| Planting in full sun produces more flowers, but of a smaller size. Full shade will produce bigger flowers, but fewer. Prefers rich, acidic soil but does not tolerate overly wet soils. |
| Shape |
| Grows upright forming large clumps. |
| Growth |
| Slow |
| Pests |
| Grasshoppers, mealybugs, aphids, snails, fig wax scale, false oleander scale, tobacco budworm, giant whitefly, red palm mite, rugose spiraling whitefly and saddleback caterpillar. If planted in overly wet soils it will experience root rot. |
| Habitat |
| Found on river banks in full sun. |
| Leaf Description |
| The evergreen leaves are waxy, oval-shaped and dark green with a blue tint. They grow 15-45 cm long with pinnate margins. |
| Flower Description |
| Flowers feature 3 orange petals and 3 blue petals. |
| Fruit Description |
| The capsules are triangular and contain black seeds with orange fuzz. |
| Colour Description |
| Flowers have orange sepals and indigo petals. Leaves are green. Seeds are black to brown in colour with a yellow aril. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Royal Horticulture Society Garden Rosemoor, North Devon, England. Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America. |
| Propagation |
| Propagated by seed or division. Germination takes 2-3 months. Division needs to be done in late spring to early summer. |
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