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Strelitzia reginae, commonly known as the crane flower, bird of paradise, or isigude in Nguni, [3] is a species of flowering plant native to the Cape Provinces and KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. An evergreen perennial, it is widely cultivated for its dramatic flowers. In temperate areas it is a popular houseplant.
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Change in Leaves. Neimann notes that the sign of a healthy bird-of-paradise is that the leaves are large and a dark shade of green. If you notice brown, yellow, or wilting leaves, that's usually a ...
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A complete guide to the bird-of-paradise plant, from growing indoors and outdoors to encouraging blooms. How to Grow Stunning Bird-of-Paradise Plants That Bloom Year After Year Skip to main content
Birds-of-paradise range in size from the king bird-of-paradise at 50 g (1.8 oz) and 15 cm (5.9 in) to the curl-crested manucode at 44 cm (17 in) and 430 g (15 oz). The male black sicklebill , with its long tail, is the longest species at 110 cm (43 in).
Male Carola's parotia specimen for reference. Note the golden face of this species that is a major factor that sets it and the bronze parotia apart. Arguably one of the more drab members of its family, the male bronze parotia has a blackish body in general with a conspicuous oily bronze sheen, more greenish in the neck area, that gives the bird its common name.
The leaves are bipinnate, 10–15 cm (4–6 in) long, bearing 3–10 pairs of pinnae, each with 6–10 pairs of leaflets 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) long and 2–4 mm (0.079–0.157 in) broad. The flowers are borne in racemes up to 20 cm (8 in) long, each flower with five yellow petals with 10 long conspicuous red stamens. The pods are densely ...