Species · genus Strelitzia · Strelitziaceae

Bird Of Paradise

Strelitzia reginae Banks

Also known as: Common Bird-of-paradise Flower · Craneflower

Growth habit

perennial

Native range

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal

Reference · S. reginae

Cultivars of S. reginae

The named forms growers keep — each with its own page, each honest about how much we know.

No named cultivars catalogued under S. reginae yet. When growers document a stable, named form, it earns its own page here.

Guide

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Strelitzia reginae is a robust perennial from the warm, seasonally dry coastal regions of South Africa's Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, accustomed to strong sun and well-drained ground. Give it the brightest spot you can, ideally several hours of direct light, in a gritty, free-draining mix. Water when the top inch or two of soil has dried out, allowing it to approach dryness between waterings rather than staying constantly wet.

Care recipe

The species record — the baseline every cultivar inherits unless it says otherwise.

Care notes are early — not yet verified

Light: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Water: ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-14d)
Humidity: ai:claude-opus-4-8
Soil: ai:claude-fable-5
Care: ai:claude-fable-5

Light

Direct sun

Water

≈ every 14 days

Humidity

Medium

Temperature

13–27 °C

Soil mix

Rich, loamy, well-draining mix

Propagation

Division of mature clumps

Fertilizing

Balanced feed every two weeks in spring and summer

Growth rate

Moderate

Flowering

Iconic orange crane flowers on mature plants given very bright light

ToxicityAuthoritative · species

Toxic to cats & dogs

Bird of paradise — toxic seeds/pods; mild nausea, drowsiness, vomiting. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar of this species inherits it and none can override it.

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Sources: ai:claude-opus-4-8 · ai:claude-opus-4-8 (range 7-14d) · ai:claude-fable-5 · ASPCA

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