It stays fresh in a vase with water for twenty days!įrom the pollinated flowers, hard, black, spherical seeds decorated with funny orange tufts are formed. Five or six flower capsules appear on each stalk, and each bush produces many new ones, which can extend the flowering season to six months.ĭue to its durability, resilience, and longevity, the bird of paradise flower is one of the best-selling cut flowers in the world. These wondrous flowers appear on long stalks from a thickened horizontally placed beak-like lodge, resembling the intensely colored orange and blue-purple tufts on the head of a crane.
Bird of Paradise FlowerĮven though the plant retains its tropical charm without blooms yet, what makes this plant popular worldwide are its uniquely shaped flowers. These sizable, striking foliage make the plant attractive even when not blooming, creating distinct structural effects and an irresistible tropical atmosphere both indoor or outdoor.
The leaves appear on firm elongated stalks at least 15 inches long, growing vertically and directly from a robust, branched, rhizome root system. They can grow from 12 to 30 inches in length, with broadleaf blades up to 4 to 20 inches wide. Its shiny, leathery leaves with a grayish-green surface are oval-lanceolate in shape resembling banana leaves. Strelitzia is a perennial evergreen of dense, bushy growth that, depending on the species, can grow from 5 to an impressive 30 feet in height. The genus was given the botanical name Strelitzia in honor of Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the wife of King George III of England, a great lover of botany.Since the middle of the 18th century, when it was brought to Europe, its popularity does not decline, making it one of the most sought-after indoor plants and desirable garden decorations in areas where climatic conditions allow it. It belongs to the genus Strelitziaceae, which includes several species of plants whose common feature is an unusual, very unique, exotic, and extravagant crane-like flower. The Bird of paradise plant also known as Crane flower and Strelitzia is a tropical plant native to the Canary Islands and Latin America, where it grows freely in natural habitats like bushy wildflowers.
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