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Strelitzia reginae,Bird Of Paradise, Crane Flower - Kadiyam Nursery

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Rs. 99.00
Common name:
Bird Of Paradise, Crane Flower
Regional name:
Marathi - Bop, Bird Of Paradise
Category:
Shrubs, 
Family:
Musaceae or Banana family
Light:
Sun growing
Water:
Normal, Can tolerate less, Can tolerate more
Primarily grown for:
Flowers
Flowering season:
Year-around flowering, Flowers in flushes throughout the year
Flower or Inflorescence color:
Orange, Blue
Foliage color:
Green
Plant Height or length:
1 to 2 meters
Plant Spread or Width:
50 cms to 100 cms
Plant Form:
Upright or Erect
Special Character:
  • Rare Plant or difficult to get plant
  • Good for Cut flowers
  • Good for Cut foliage
  • Good for Hedges and Borders
  • Suitable for road median planting
  • Must have for Farm house or big gardens
Generally available in India in quantities of:
Over thousands

Plant Description:

- A bold structural plant. The flowers are amongst the prittiest in the world. They look like a tropical bird in flight.
- Is a relative of the common banana.
- Large evergreen clumps of stiff leaves growing up from the base.
- The grey - green banana like leaves grow about 1.5 m in height and the flowers stand above the foliage at the tips of long stalks.
- The flower, which emerge one at a time from the spathe consist of 3 brilliant orange sepals and 2 bright blue petals.
- Flowers are long lasting - given a choice the flowers should be left on the plants - as they last much longer there.
- Clumps get bigger in time. As they get older the number of flowers and flowering months increase.

Growing tips:

- A mild climate is required. Medium humidity, not too high temperatures and not freezing.
- Plants do well in full sun to semi shade.
- Plant grow well a rich loamy soil and plenty of water throughout the year.
- Grow them in large pots that could be moved indoors when plants bloom.
- The plant slow growing. Small plants will take 2 to 4 years for first bloom.
- Young strelitzia plants must be grown is shade for the leaves tend to burn in direct sunlight.
- The soil should be well drained and fertile.
- Plants can be planted in a protected yet sunny spot in lawns.

Farming tips:

-Bird of Paradise is a commercially grown crop. It is grown for its flowers.
-The flowers are long lasting and in good demand for making flower arrangements.
-It is best to start a new plantation from seed grown plants. These are vigorous and grow quickly and evenly.
-In areas with mild summers like Bangalore, Pune, Baroda, Indore plants can be grown outside in full sunlight. In areas of harsh summer months (hot and dry) plants should be covered with 50% shade nets in summer.
-Planting can be done at a spacing of 1.5 meters in rows spaced 2.5 meters apart.
-Soil preparation should be dug by making pits of 60 x 60 x 60 cms and adding 50 kgs of farm yard manure, 250 grams super phosphate and 50 grams of Follidol dust.
-Irrigate thoroughly after planting. Drip irrigation is recommended as it saves water and labour.
-Seedlings start flowering in second to third year. Commercial yields begin after the fourth year.
-Flowers should be harvested when the first florets emerge.
-Manures and fertilizers should be added 3 to 4 times a year for sustained yields.
-The plantation should be kept clean and free of weeds.
-One of the main advantages with bird of paradise flowers is that need not be harvested every day. They can be harvested even a month after the first flowers appear. This makes the marketing easy.
-Leaves too can be cut and used for making flower arrangements