Strelitzia

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

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Read about Strelitzia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Strelitzia (for the wife of King George III, Charlotte Sophia, of the family Mecklinburgh-Strelitz, a patron of botany). Musaceae. Bird-of-paradise Flower. Perennial herbs, adapted to the warmhouse, grown for the banana-like foliage and the very odd showy flowers. Rhizome sometimes subterranean, sometimes an erect woody st.: lvs. large, long-petioled: scape terminal or in the upper axils, short-exserted from the sheaths of the lvs.: bracts large, spathe-like, boat-shaped, acuminate, solitary at the end of the scape or 2 slightly distant: perianth long-exserted; sepals free, long, carinate; petals very dissimilar; stamens 5; ovary 3-celled, many-seeded.—About 5 species, S. Afr. The genus has been monographed by K. Schumann in Engler's Pflanzenreich, hft. 1 (IV. 45) 1900. The Strelitzia Reginae requires a strong soil, a copious supply of water, and considerable sunlight. It is a serviceable plant for house decoration or for the porch or lawn in summer. It will endure much neglect, but unless well cared for it may fail to bloom regularly and well. A night temperature of 50° is sufficient. This plant may be induced to set seed if the flowers are hand-fertilized. The usual method of propagation, however, is by suckers and division. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Species

Species^wp

• Strelitzia alba (syn. S. augusta) - White bird of paradise
• Strelitzia caudata - Swaziland Strelitzia, African desert banana
• Strelitzia nicolai - White, or Giant bird of paradise; Wild banana
• Strelitzia reginae (syn. S. parvifolia) - Strelitzia, Bird of paradise, or Crane lily
• Strelitzia juncea (Ker Gawl.) - Greatly reduced or non-existent leaves. Cite.

Hybrids^wp

• S × kewensis (hybrid between S. reginae and S. augusta)

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  Strelitzia reginae plant

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  Strelitzia reginae flower

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  A wasp in Strelitzia reginae flower

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  Strelitzia reginae flower

References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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