BIRD OF PARADISE Crane Flower Orange Bloom Tropical Plant Unusual Strelitzia reginae Starter Size Plant 4 Inch Pot Emerald R

Strelitzias, commonly called, Birds of Paradise, are one of the most favorite and popular tropical flowers. The unique and usual bird shaped flowers have become a hallmark synonymous with all things exotic and tropical. The most recognizable and widely grown flower is orange, with bright purplish blue accents. It is also commonly known as the Crane Flower.

Orange Bird of Paradise produces incredibly unique, beautiful blooms. These large growing perennials provide a tropical feel to any landscape and catch the eyes of onlookers when flowering. Feeding this plant with a high quality bloom boosting fertilizer through early Spring can encourage multitudes of exotic blooms to appear during Summer.

This variety produces large golden orange petals with vivid blue and purple spathes and accent petals. The plant has broad banana like leaves in deep gray green, and reach a mature height of about 3' .
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