Cultivar · genus Strelitzia
Kirstenbosch Gold
Strelitzia reginae · ‘Kirstenbosch Gold’
Guide
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No cultivar-specific guide yet
Until someone writes one, this cultivar follows the Strelitzia reginae care below. If you grow ‘Kirstenbosch Gold’, a few honest paragraphs would give it its own voice.
Care recipe
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Care notes reviewed by Horta
- Light
- ai:claude-code
- Soil
- ai:claude-code
Direct sun
≈ every 14 days
Medium
13–27 °C
peat-free, loam-based compost in a large container
Division of mature clumps
balanced liquid fertiliser monthly during growth
Moderate
yellow and purple flowers emerge in succession from a beak-like spathe in winter and spring
Toxic to cats & dogs
Bird of paradise — toxic seeds/pods; mild nausea, drowsiness, vomiting. This is where toxicity lives: every cultivar inherits it and none can override it.
Reference images
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PrimarySources: ai:claude-code · ASPCA
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