Botanical Name: Common Names:
Strelitzia nicolai Giant White Bird of Paradise, Wild Banana,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Indoor Plants, Palms, Ferns & Tropical, Trees Clumping, Upright Narrow
Description:
A larger form of the more common Bird of Paradise Strelitzia reginae). Multi-stemmed, clumping plant with large, banana-leaf like green foliage. Perfect for tropical themed gardens. Blue, purple and white flowers heads appear in spring and summer that resemble bird's heads, hence getting is name Giant White Bird of Paradise. Relatively low maintenance. Grows up to 6m high x 3m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
4-10m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun, Semi Shade Any, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Coastal Garden, Cut Flower, Formal Garden, Hedging / Screening, Indoor Plant, Mass Planting, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free, Mealy Bugs
Cultural Notes: Tolerates coastal conditions and salt-spray. Prefers moist, well drained soil. Water well in dry periods. Flowers and leaves used widely for cut flowers.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Musaceae Africa
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Blue, White
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Tender
Wind: Medium / Moderate
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