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Strelitzia is a "bird of paradise ". The flower...

Strelitzia is a"bird of paradise". The flower of a strelitzia is similar to the head of a bird of paradise with a multicolored tuft, and the green leaves are spread out like wings, hence the action that it floats in the air .
Image Strelitzia The first time British visitors visited South Africa at the end of the 18th century. The plant was so impressed by their imagination, which was given to him in the respect of the wife of King Charlotte, in the nee-girlhood of Sterlitz.

Strelitzia in nature grows according to river banks for sandy grassy soil
In wild nature this two-meter long bush grows according to the banks of drying out streamlets and small rivers, between large grasslands and shrubs that shade it through the scorching sun. The bottom in those places is corny, but at the same time it is loose and sandy. Without its own flower colors, the plant is unremarkable. The leaves are oblong-elliptical before 45 cm in length and before 20 cm in width are held for a longish petiole. The leaves are dark green, the appearance is leathery, the veins are visible to the underside.

Strelitzia looks beautiful without its own beautiful and unusual colors, but not clear
style="tex t-align: justify;"> an astonishing fraction of the plant - an unusual form of flowers. They arise just in adult plants and stay in front of several weeks. Bud-inflorescence recalls a long, impartial mouth, consonant with the horizontal. The upper part of the"beak"is evenly opened and flowers begin to appear on the side of the petiole. In one such 15-centimeter bud there are 10 - 5 plants of the brightest colors with a lot of nectar. The adult plant can be turned out in front of 7 peduncles, hence flowering lasts up to six months,

The flower of a strelitzia recollects the head of a bird of paradise with a tuft

Strelitzia has become a decoration for greenhouses, but quite ordinary in care and for the sake of room keeping. Large sizes and a long period of growth before abundant flowering make it truly exotic.

Designers are very fond of adding strelitzia to bouquets and interior compositions
Sort In nature there are 5 species of strelitzia, which differ in size: 2 before the 10-meter high with leaves 40 in front of 80 cm.