Botanical Name: Strelitzia juncea
Common Names: Rush Leaved Strelitzia, Narrow Leaved Bird of Paradise,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Upright
Description:
Instead of the typical broad, tropical leaves of Stretizia reginae, Strelitzia juncea has upright cylindrical leaves without a leaf blade. S. juncea is slow growing and takes 3-4 years to flower. Flower heads of orange and blue are held below the highest leaf tips.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 1-2m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Balcony / Roof, Borders / Shrubbery, Costal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Formal Garden, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Tropical Garden
Pests & Diseases: Mealy Bugs, Scale
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Strelitziaceae Africa
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Blue, Orange
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Slow
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: High
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