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Strelitzia reginae, commonly known as the crane flower, bird of paradise, or isigude in Nguni, [3] is a species of flowering plant native to the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. An evergreen perennial, it is widely cultivated for its dramatic flowers. In temperate areas it is a popular houseplant.
Strelitzia / s t r ɛ ˈ l ɪ t s i ə / [3] is a genus of five species of perennial plants, native to South Africa. It belongs to the plant family Strelitziaceae . [ 4 ] A common name of the genus is bird of paradise flower/plant , because of a resemblance of its flowers to birds-of-paradise .
The best-known species is the bird-of-paradise flower Strelitzia reginae, grown for its flowers worldwide in tropical and subtropical gardens, and a well-known flower in floristry. The other species of Strelitzia have less colourful flowers and are grown instead for their striking foliage.
Many Zingiberales are horticulturally important and grown as ornamental plants, e.g., Heliconia (false bird-of-paradise), Strelitzia (bird-of-paradise), Maranta (prayer plants) and Canna. Others are crop plants with culinary usage, e.g., Musa (bananas, plantains) and Zingiber (ginger).
If a fall-flowering snowdrop interests you, check out the autumn snowdrop, Queen Olga’s snowdrop (Galanthus reginae-olgae). It looks nearly identical to G. nivalis but blooms in late autumn and ...
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Strelitzia juncea (Ker Gawl.) Link, endemic; Strelitzia nicolai Regel & Korn. indigenous; Strelitzia parvifolia W.T.Aiton var. juncea Ker Gawl. accepted asStrelitzia juncea (Ker Gawl.) Link, indigenous; Strelitzia reginae Banks, indigenous Strelitzia reginae Banks subsp. mzimvubuensis Van Jaarsv. indigenous; Strelitzia reginae Banks subsp ...
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