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|common_name=Giant bird of paradise, Natal wild banana
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| name = ''Strelitzia nicolai''
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| common_names = Giant Bird of Paradise, White Bird of Paradise, Wild Banana
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| growth_habit = palm-like tree
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| high = 6 m (20 ft){{wp}}
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| wide = 3.5 m (12 ft){{wp}}
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Liliopsida
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| subclassis = Zingiberidae
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| genus = Strelitzia
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[[Image:Strelitzia nicolai1SHSU.jpg|thumb|left|''Strelitzia nicolai'', inflorescence]]
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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.
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'''''Strelitzia nicolai''''', commonly known as the '''Giant White Bird of Paradise''' or '''Wild Banana''' are [[banana]]-like plants with erect woody stems reaching a height of 6 m (20 ft) and the clumps formed can spread as far as 3.5 m (12 ft).
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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 much as 18 cm high by 45 cm long and is typically held just above the point where the leaf fan emerges from the stem. Flowers are followed by triangular seed capsules.
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This species is one of two tree-like [[Strelitzia]] species. ''S. nicolai'' is restricted to evergreen coastal forest and thicket of eastern South Africa from the [[Great Fish River]] northwards to [[Richards Bay]]. The other species is found further north.
    
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The plant prefers rich, moist soils with good drainage in full sun to part shade.
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The plant tolerates light frost.
    
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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]</ref> In favourable 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>
    
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==References==
 
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
 
<!--- 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  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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