Flamingo Road Nursery: Orange Bird-of-Paradise

Orange Bird-of-Paradise
Strelitzia reginae

PLANT TYPE: Shade plant

AVERAGE SIZE: 6 to 7 feet tall

GROWTH RATE: Medium

LEAF: Green, paddle-shaped, leathery; about 8 inches long by 6 inches wide

FLOWER: Looks like a birds head; brilliant orange with blue bracts.

GROWING CONDITIONS

LIGHT: Shade to partial sun. Produces more flowers in sun. NOTE: Be sure to ask what kind of light it is acclimated to.

WATER: Once established, low water requirements. Ideal is once a week.

CARE: Trim off any dead leaves or flowers as needed. If the plant gets too tall, trim the tallest trunk all the way to the ground. Fertilize in March, June, and October. Click here for fertilizer coupon!

Source: Floridata

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Beautiful big-leaf tropical tree that is easy care

The uniquely shaped flower of this exotic tropical perennial resembles a bird's head, and due to it's brilliant orange and blue colors and unique form, it resembles not just any bird but a bird-of-paradise! Fantastically handsome flowers aside, this is also a very attractive foliage plant. The paddle-shaped leathery leaves are about 8 inches long and 6 inches wide. Forming massive clumps 3 feet high bird-of-paradise lends a romantic tropical ambiance to the landscape.

Bird-of-paridise is a real eyecatcher, in bloom or not. Whether in the landscape or as cut flowers making star appearances in arrangements, this plant is recognized by most and enjoyed by all.

Bird-of-paradise clumps provide bulk and mass and can be used in the landscape like a small shrub. Makes a showy and non-messy plant at poolside. This beautiful and adaptable beauty is perfect for home and commercial interiors.