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{{Taxobox
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Strelitzia nicolai''
| image = Strelitzia nicolai.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
| subclassis = [[Zingiberidae]]
| ordo = [[Zingiberales]]
| familia = [[Strelitziaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Strelitzia]]''
| species = '''''S. nicholai'''''
| binomial = ''Strelitzia nicolai''
| 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).
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.
== Cultivation ==
[[Image:Strelitzia nicolai1SHSU.jpg|thumb|left|''Strelitzia nicolai'', inflorescence]]
''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>
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* ''Botanicas' Annuals & Perennials'', Random House, Sydney, 2005
| color = lightgreen
| name = ''Strelitzia nicolai''
| image = Strelitzia nicolai.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
| subclassis = [[Zingiberidae]]
| ordo = [[Zingiberales]]
| familia = [[Strelitziaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Strelitzia]]''
| species = '''''S. nicholai'''''
| binomial = ''Strelitzia nicolai''
| 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).
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.
== Cultivation ==
[[Image:Strelitzia nicolai1SHSU.jpg|thumb|left|''Strelitzia nicolai'', inflorescence]]
''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>
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* ''Botanicas' Annuals & Perennials'', Random House, Sydney, 2005
