 Birds of Paradise are called as Crane flowers and are the exotic flowers. These flowers have their origin in South Africa. Their period of blooming is from September to May. These flowers are identical to the bight colored bird in the flight and hence it has acquired this name as Birds of Paradise.
The beautiful shape as well as brilliant colors of these flowers do not represent a designer’s favorite, but is as well a prevalent symbol of paradise. These plants are exceptionally attractive and make exclusive landscape plant. The birds of paradise flowers foliage look identical to the small banana leaves having long petioles.
The leaves of this plant are waxy, thick and glossy green and this makes it very ornamental. Sending birds of paradise flowers to anyone simply as an ornamental plant also makes a great decoration.Birds of Paradise are of height 4 feet. The flower on this plant is an unusual part.
The flowers come in orange sepals and also in modified blue petals. The long blue tongue is considered to be the female parts and is away from the stamens. The pollination of this flower is mostly done by sunbirds that deposit pollens on another stigma of a new flower. The birds of paradise are staples of tropical bouquets.
They are medium-sized and evoke palm trees. They last at the most for a week. The spectacular shape of the flower resembles a beak as well as the head plumage of the bird. This belongs to Musaceae, the banana family as the leaves have the shape of a banana.
The popular species of these flowers are Strelitzia alba, Sterlitzia Caudata, Strelitzia nicolai and Strelitzia reginae. The birds of paradise plants need moistness, but also should be kept dry. Avoiding temperatures lesser than 50 degrees is recommended. However, these plants need indoor temperatures. These plants require good sunlight and also regular watering. Sending birds of paradise flowers to anyone is appreciated as they look beautiful and look attractive as embellishment. |
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