Gardenology.org - Plant Encyclopedia and Gardening Wiki

Changes

Strelitzia nicolai (view source)

Revision as of 20:12, 6 August 2009

925 bytes added ,  20:12, 6 August 2009
no edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:  +
__NOTOC__{{Plantbox
 +
| name = ''Strelitzia nicolai''
 +
| common_names = Giant Bird of Paradise, White Bird of Paradise, Wild Banana
 +
| growth_habit = palm-like tree
 +
| high = 6 m (20 ft){{wp}}
 +
| wide = 3.5 m (12 ft){{wp}}
 +
| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
 +
| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
 +
| lifespan = perennial
 +
| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
 +
| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
 +
| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
 +
| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
 +
| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
 +
| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
 +
| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
 +
| color = IndianRed
 +
| image = Strelitzia nicolai.jpg
 +
| image_width = 180px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
 +
| image_caption =    <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
 +
| regnum = Plantae
 +
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
 +
| classis = Liliopsida
 +
| subclassis = Zingiberidae
 +
| ordo = Zingiberales
 +
| familia = Strelitziaceae
 +
| genus = Strelitzia
 +
| species = nicholai
 +
}}
 
{{Inc|
 
{{Inc|
−
Strelitzia nicolai, Regel & C. Koch. Resembling S. augusta in habit and foliage, but the 'fls. and spathe are much larger and the petals are hastately combined and blue in color. B.M. 7038. F.S. 13:1356. Gt. 7:235.
+
[[Image:Strelitzia nicolai1SHSU.jpg|thumb|left|''Strelitzia nicolai'', inflorescence]]
 +
Strelitzia nicolai, Regel & C. Koch. Resembling S. augusta in habit and foliage, but the 'fls. and spathe are much larger and the petals are hastately combined and blue in color.
 +
{{SCH}}
 
}}
 
}}
   −
{{Taxobox
+
==Cultivation==
−
| color = lightgreen
+
{{edit-cult}}<!--- Type cultivation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
−
| name = ''Strelitzia nicolai''
+
 
−
| image = Strelitzia nicolai.jpg
+
===Propagation===
−
| image_width = 250px
+
{{edit-prop}}<!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
−
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
+
 
−
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
+
===Pests and diseases===
−
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
+
{{edit-pests}}<!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line -->
−
| subclassis = [[Zingiberidae]]
+
 
−
| ordo = [[Zingiberales]]
+
==Species==
−
| familia = [[Strelitziaceae]]
+
<!--  This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc    -->
−
| genus = ''[[Strelitzia]]''
+
 
−
| species = '''''S. nicholai'''''
+
==Gallery==
−
| binomial = ''Strelitzia nicolai''
+
{{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery  -->
−
| binomial_authority = Regel & K. Koch
  −
}}
     −
'''''Strelitzia nicolai''''', commonly known as the '''White Bird of Paradise ''', '''Wild Banana''' or '''Giant Bird of Paradise''', has erect woody, palm like stems reaching a height of 6 m (20 ft) and the clumps formed can spread as far as 3.5 m (12 ft).
+
<gallery>
 +
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
 +
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
 +
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
 +
</gallery>
   −
The 1.8 m (6 ft) long leaves are grey-green and arranged like a fan at the top of the stems, similar to ''[[Ravenala madagascariensis]]''. The [[inflorescence]] is composed of a dark blue [[bract]], white [[sepal]]s and a bluish-purple "tongue". The entire flower can be as large as 7 inches high by 18 inches long and is typically held just above the point where the leaf fan emerges from the stem. Flowers are followed by triangular seed capsules.
+
==References==
 +
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
 +
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
 +
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
 +
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
   −
== Cultivation ==
+
==External links==
−
[[Image:Strelitzia nicolai1SHSU.jpg|thumb|left|''Strelitzia nicolai'', inflorescence]]
+
*{{wplink}}
−
''Strelitzia nicolai'' prefers rich, moist soils with good drainage in full sun to part shade.
  −
The plant tolerates mild frost.
     −
Propagation is via division of clumps, offsets and from seed but note that plants require many years of growth before they begin blooming.<ref>[http://www.floridata.com/ref/S/stre_nic.cfm Floridata: Strelitzia nicolai<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In the correct conditions they self seed freely, and their invasive root systems are best kept away from buildings.<ref>Joffe, P. Easy Guide to indigenous Shrubs. Briza Publications. 2003 ISBN 1875093400</ref>
+
{{stub}}
 +
[[Category:Categorize]]
   −
== References ==
+
<!--  in order to add all the proper categories, go to http://www.plants.am/wiki/Plant_Categories and copy/paste the contents of the page here, and then follow the easy instructions!    -->
−
{{Reflist}}
  −
* ''Botanicas' Annuals & Perennials'', Random House, Sydney, 2005
 
Retrieved from "http://gardenology.mywikis.net/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/31159"