Blooms late June, Sanibel FL, zone 10
by sunkissed Jul 9, 2013 12:39 PM
Family: Musaceae
by Ulrich Jul 1, 2002 11:36 PM
Giant enough?
by Ulrich Aug 16, 2002 7:16 PM
Image from Lanzarote. Sorry for the bad quality! Thanks too Baa for the ID:)
by Aug 28, 2002 6:12 PM
Burst Seedpods 3-21-03 Florida
by Floridian Mar 23, 2003 8:14 AM
Botanicals Stelitzia
by Mitjo May 17, 2003 1:39 AM
Í got this from my frind. Arja Vainonpaa.
by Mitjo May 17, 2003 1:40 AM
Here's an example of an older tree just growing out front of an apartment... Nice specimen
by palmbob Jul 6, 2003 8:37 PM
Not normal for zone 9b, haven't seen it bloom yet but I've only been here 10 months. Tips?
by Scarlete Jul 30, 2004 8:46 AM
Base of plant. Height just over 4 feet.
by Scarlete Jul 31, 2004 9:07 AM
Nicely pruned older plant in Huntington Beach, California
by palmbob Aug 27, 2004 9:46 AM
exceptionally old and large clump los angeles arboretum, California
by palmbob Oct 29, 2004 10:39 AM
giant bird of paradise
by giancarlo Jan 27, 2005 10:31 AM
The first flower to open on a 4-year old Strelitzia nicolai - Sebring, FL, April 12, 2005
by xyris Apr 13, 2005 12:32 PM
giant bird of paradise
by giancarlo Apr 16, 2005 2:35 PM
Very substantial trunk for a non-woody plant
by Kelli May 19, 2005 9:49 PM
Seeds, Strelitzia nicolai, Venice, Florida, August, 2005
by IslandJim Aug 12, 2005 10:36 PM
Plant from Itatiaia, west of Rio de Janeiro. Mid winter.
by Monocromatico Sep 25, 2005 11:40 PM
Found your page while trying to ID this bloom. Orginally thought this plant was heliconia due to the large size (about 15ft tall). Took this from a ladder. What a suprize to discover its a B of P.
by Iko Jun 3, 2006 10:04 PM
Young bird of paradise partially shaded by a queen palm. This is not as tender as posted. Other specimens survived our 20 degree freeze of Jan 07. z9b/10a CA
by jdiaz Nov 18, 2007 6:01 AM
Strelitzia nicolai - Hungary
by goldenpalm Jan 31, 2008 12:24 PM
Pre-frost...Rancho Mirage, CA -2007-
by GoLonnyCA Feb 28, 2008 6:40 AM
Post-frost...Rancho Mirage, CA -2007-
by GoLonnyCA Feb 28, 2008 6:42 AM
About 5 months after frost...Rancho Mirage, CA -2007-
by GoLonnyCA Feb 28, 2008 6:45 AM
Sicily, San Leone di Agrigento seafront, tens of marvelous Strelitzias nicolai.
by CristianaMS May 25, 2008 8:20 PM
Sicily, San Leone di Agrigento seafront, Strelitzia nicolai flower
by CristianaMS May 25, 2008 8:20 PM
Sicily, San Leone di Agrigento's seafront, Strelitzia nicolai flower close up
by CristianaMS May 25, 2008 9:01 PM
Sicily, San Leone di Agrigento's seafront, Strelitzia nicolai blooming
by CristianaMS May 25, 2008 9:01 PM
Sicily, San Leone di Agrigento's seafront, Strelitzias nicolai opening bud
by CristianaMS May 25, 2008 9:01 PM
typical look of unpruned young plant (s) in Los Angeles
by palmbob Nov 18, 2008 6:25 AM
Heavily pruned old plants Los Angeles
by palmbob Jan 5, 2009 6:31 AM
trunks with leaf bases recently removed, Los Angeles
by palmbob Jan 5, 2009 6:32 AM
another trunk with recently removed leaf bases
by palmbob Jan 5, 2009 6:33 AM
suckers around mature plant
by palmbob Apr 1, 2009 9:55 PM
Huge clumps,Hayward CA. Photo taken only four months after the big freeze of 07
by BayAreaTropics Apr 14, 2009 1:31 AM
Approx. 25 feet tall - southern California
by Kelli May 12, 2009 6:24 PM
First Bloom. It weighs almost 2 pounds!!
by jomoncon May 18, 2009 5:11 AM
flower of the giant bird of paradise
by alhutch99 Jun 20, 2009 5:41 AM
Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
by DaylilySLP Nov 13, 2010 5:36 PM
Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
by DaylilySLP Nov 13, 2010 5:36 PM
Farmer Johns Greenhouse, Farmington Hills, MI
by DaylilySLP Nov 13, 2010 5:36 PM
Growng in a Shaded area at a Sheraton Entrance - Phoenix, AZ Zone 9b
by a_griebel Jan 4, 2011 5:20 PM
Los Angeles arboretum
by palmbob Jan 4, 2011 8:39 PM
La Jolla, California - July 2010
by plantladylin Feb 16, 2011 6:43 AM
A nicely trimmed plant shows the beauty of the stalks, zone 10 Sanibel, FL
by sunkissed Jul 9, 2013 12:39 PM
After freeze into upper teens with a couple other nights well into the 20's (deg F).
by opal92nwf May 17, 2015 1:41 PM
Leisure Bay, South Africa.. Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com/
by Kell Dec 12, 2015 11:31 AM
Copyright David Feix, of David Feix Landscape Design in the East Bay and San Francisco Peninsula.
by Kell May 3, 2016 10:18 PM
Copyright David Feix, of David Feix Landscape Design in the East Bay and San Francisco Peninsula.
by Kell May 3, 2016 10:31 PM
Copyright David Feix, of David Feix Landscape Design in the East Bay and San Francisco Peninsula.
by Kell Jul 18, 2017 7:31 PM
Copyright David Feix, of David Feix Landscape Design in the East Bay and San Francisco Peninsula.
by Kell Jul 18, 2017 7:33 PM
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by Kell May 17, 2018 7:41 PM
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by Kell May 17, 2018 7:42 PM
In the Tropical Garden with Jo at Te Puna Quarry Park, Tauranga, NZ
by RosinaBloom Oct 3, 2018 6:41 PM
Jo & her husband started the Te Puna Quarry Park - Now 21 years later many volunteers maintain this Garden of Eden - can YOU help?
by RosinaBloom Oct 3, 2018 6:52 PM
Jo showing the large spent flower
by RosinaBloom Oct 3, 2018 6:53 PM
Looking out over the surrounding countryside from Te Puna Quarry Park, Tauranga, NZ
by RosinaBloom Oct 3, 2018 6:56 PM
Te Puna Quarry Park, Tauranga, NZ
by RosinaBloom Jan 19, 2019 3:45 PM
Photo courtesy of, copyright of Jim Bishop, a Landscape Designer, from San Diego, California.
by Kell May 5, 2020 11:51 AM
