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Strelitzia reginae, Banks. Bird-of-Paradise Flower. Fig. 3733. About 3 ft. high: roots large, strong-growing: lvs. oblong, about 1 ft. long, stiff, concave: lf .-stalks all radical, 2-3 times as long as the lvs.: scape higher than the lvs.: spathe about 6 in. long, nearly horizontal, purplish at the base, about 6-fld., the fls. orange and blue-purple. Winter. B.M. 119, 120. G.C. III. 54:86. Gn. 60 p. 412; 76, p. 168. Gn.W. 23:185. R.H. 1909: 308. Var. citrina, Hort., is cult. abroad. Gn. 78, p. 30.
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| common_names = Bird of Paradise, Strelitzia, Crane Flower
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| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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| name = Bird of Paradise flower
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| origin = [[South Africa]]
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| color = IndianRed
 
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| image_caption = ''Strelitzia reginae'' flower
 
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
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| classis = Liliopsida
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| subclassis = [[Zingiberidae]]
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| subclassis = Zingiberidae
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| ordo = [[Zingiberales]]
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| ordo = Zingiberales
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| familia = [[Strelitziaceae]]
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| familia = Strelitziaceae
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| genus = ''[[Strelitzia]]''
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| genus = Strelitzia
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| species = '''''S. reginae'''''
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| species = reginae
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| binomial = ''Strelitzia reginae''
 
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Strelitzia reginae, Banks. Bird-of-Paradise Flower. Fig. 3733. About 3 ft. high: roots large, strong-growing: lvs. oblong, about 1 ft. long, stiff, concave: lf .-stalks all radical, 2-3 times as long as the lvs.: scape higher than the lvs.: spathe about 6 in. long, nearly horizontal, purplish at the base, about 6-fld., the fls. orange and blue-purple. Winter. Var. citrina, Hort., is cult. abroad.
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'''''Strelitzia reginae''''' is a [[monocotyledon]]ous [[flowering plant]] indigenous to [[South Africa]]. Common names include '''Strelitzia''', '''Crane Flower''' or '''Bird of Paradise''', though these names are also collectively applied to other species in the genus ''[[Strelitzia]]''. Its scientific name commemorates [[Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz|Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz]], wife of [[George III of the United Kingdom|King George III]].
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==Cultivation==
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The plant grows to 2 m (6½ ft) tall, with large, strong [[leaf|leaves]] 25-70 cm (10-28 in) long and 10-30 cm (4-12 in) broad, produced on [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]]s up to 1 m (about 40 in) long. The leaves are [[evergreen]] and arranged in two ranks, making a fan-shaped crown. The [[flower]]s stand above the foliage at the tips of long stalks. The hard, beak-like sheath from which the flower emerges is termed the ''[[Spadix|spathe]]''. This is placed perpendicular to the stem, which gives it the appearance of a bird's head and beak; it makes a durable perch for holding the [[sunbird]]s which [[pollination|pollinate]] the flowers. The flowers, which emerge one at a time from the spathe, consist of three brilliant orange [[sepal]]s and three purplish-blue [[petal]]s. Two of the blue petals are joined together to form an arrow-like nectary. When the sunbirds sit to drink the nectar, the petals open to cover their feet in [[pollen]].
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===Propagation===
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==Meaning==
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===Pests and diseases===
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Freedom, Magnificence, Good perspective
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==References==
 
==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
 
==External links==
 
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*[http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantqrs/strelitziareginae.htm ''Strelitzia reginae'']
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*http://www.floridata.com/ref/s/stre_reg.cfm 
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*http://www.redlandsnursery.com.au/infonotes/sterlitziaregenae.htm
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Revision as of 20:03, 6 August 2009


Strelitzia reginae flower


Plant Characteristics
Origin: ✈ [[Origin::South Africa]]
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ ?"?" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: ◍ ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Scientific Names

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Read about Strelitzia reginae in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Strelitzia reginae, Banks. Bird-of-Paradise Flower. Fig. 3733. About 3 ft. high: roots large, strong-growing: lvs. oblong, about 1 ft. long, stiff, concave: lf .-stalks all radical, 2-3 times as long as the lvs.: scape higher than the lvs.: spathe about 6 in. long, nearly horizontal, purplish at the base, about 6-fld., the fls. orange and blue-purple. Winter. Var. citrina, Hort., is cult. abroad. CH


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