Botanical Name: Common Names:
Strelitzia juncea 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, Coastal Garden, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Formal Garden, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Mealy Bugs, Scale
Cultural Notes: Water well during summer, keep drier in winter. Remove spent flower heads when necessary. If planting in a pot, to achieve the most amount of flowering stems, keep their roots to be crowded, don't repot too often.
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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