Strelitzia Alba

                               

 

Recommended Temperature Zone: Sunset: 9, 12-21 USDA: 9b-10
Frost Tolerance: Best if protected by an overhang. Damaged at 28° F
Heat Tolerance: Looks greener with some protection from full sun
Sun Exposure: Full sun
Origin: South Africa
Growth Habits: Clump-forming, evergreen, generally trunkless perennial, up to 18 feet tall
Watering Needs: Water regularly in summer, lightly in winter
Propagation: Seeds or clump division in spring

 

The white Bird of Paradise Strelitzia alba is a larger tree form of the Orange Bird of Paradise.  It often will be in clumps five to six feet wide and stand eighteen feet tall.  The leaves are shaped the same as the Orange Bird of Paradise but are much larger.  the leaves are 18 to 24 inches wide and three to four feet long.  The petiole is often four to five feet tall.  The flower is shaped like the Orange Bird of Paradise but is significantly larger, 10 to  12 inches long.  The flower is also white with a light blue "tongue" and sits in a purplish bract (the boat like structure at the bottom of the flower). It Differs from S. Nicholai in that the Giant Bird of Paradise is a tree form that can reach a height of 30 feet, with the trunks capable of reaching 20 feet. The leaves are identical to the White Bird of Paradise except they are attached to a trunk and arranged in a fan pattern on opposite sides of the trunk. 

 

 

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