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Strelitzia reginae
Bird Of Paradise
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Uses: Highly ornamental perennial flowering shrub. Plant as a specimen or as a background amongst other shrubs in wider landscapes and verges. Give space when planting to accommodate slow growth. Bird and insect attracting.
Requires well-drained soils

  • Height 1.5-2m
  • Spread 1.5-2m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Strelitziaceae
  • Botanical Name Strelitzia reginae
  • Common Name Bird Of Paradise
  • Origin South Africa
  • Habit Clumping, Erect
  • Landscape Coastal footslopes, 2nd line coast, Plains
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost, Wind
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Orange
  • Flowering Time Spring, Summer
  • Flower Type Fan-shaped
  • Purpose Habitat, Ornamental
  • Form Medium Shrub (Usually between 1.2m & 3.6m)