Mazhar Botanic Garden

Strelitzia nicolai Regel & Korn

Wild banana or giant White Bird of paradise

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000185
English name: Wild banana or giant White Bird of paradise
Native: South Africa
Country: South Africa
(PGR): Common

Evergreen perennial, forming a clump of long-stalked, fan-shaped crown, 6-8 m high, stem woody up to 05 wide leaves 2 m long, banana-like, long petioles tightly packed The flower consists of white and blue tepals, dark blue to reddish-brown boat-shaped bract

•ornamental flowers, ornamental foliage

Strelitzia alba subsp nicolai (Regel & Korn) Maire & Weiller

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Texture: Moist
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Water Sources: Well water
Propagation: Seeds , division of clumps, offsets
Flowering time: Year-round
Zone: 8b : 10a

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