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Strelitzia nicolai, commonly known as the wild banana or giant white bird of paradise, is a species of banana -like plants with erect woody stems reaching a height of 7–8 m (23–26 ft), and the clumps formed can spread as far as 3.5 m (11 ft). The 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)-long leaves are grey-green and arranged like a fan at the top of the stems ...
Also known as giant bird-of-paradise plants, these larger types look more like trees and can reach up to 30 feet tall when grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 9B through 11, according to the ...
Strelitzia reginae. Banks [1][2] 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 / strɛˈlɪtsiə / [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. In South Africa, it is commonly known as a crane flower.
Neimann says, "The best way to know if a bird-of-paradise plant needs repotted is by judging the scale of the plant compared to the pot. When the plant looks out of proportion with the pot, it may ...
Description. The magnificent bird-of-paradise has one of the most complex plumage arrangements in the family Paradisaeidae. It reaches around 26–26.5 cm in total length, though the body is around 19 cm. The male has beautiful golden-yellow wings, which are overlapped by a sulfur -colored mantle, or cape, that deflect white to a whitish glow ...
The greater bird-of-paradise is the largest member of the genus Paradisaea, with "the most glamorous display in the bird world". [10] The males measure up to 43 cm (17 in), excluding the long, twin tail-wires. The female is smaller, at roughly 35 cm (14 in). The plumage of this species is highly sexually dimorphic; the male is highly colourful ...
The Raggiana bird-of-paradise is 34 centimetres (13 in) long. Its overall colour is a maroon-brown, with a greyish-blue bill, yellow iris and greyish-brown feet. The male has a yellow crown, dark emerald-green throat and yellow collar between the throat and its blackish upper breast feathers. It is adorned with a pair of long black tail wires ...