BIRD OF PARADISE FLOWER
•#■•. Strelit^ia 'regina is a comparatively little known plant, yet it is one which produces beautiful flowers of very unusual form. The flowers are produced in. early summer and established clumps -flower freely. These plants rather-: resent root disturbance, so should; be well planted iiv the -first place and allowed to remain so long as they are ■ prospering, growth of the bird of paradise flowers somewhat resembles an arum lily, but the foliage is stiffer and harder. The flowers are truly magnificent in colouring, the two horizontal petals being brilliant orange with an upright one between ,them of vivid ultramarine blue. The flowers are about six inches I 10ng,,. borne on three or four-foot stems, and follow one afiother on the same stem. This^plant is not completely hardy, Dut planted in a warm, sheltered corner it thrives in districts where hard frosts are not experienced. It does well in /a deep, sandy soil, but is 'not, very particular so long as the groi^d is well drained and the position in full sun;
the seed from the husks, store in paper bags in a dry place until required for sowing. To''get ■ the best seed the main stems should,be chosen and other blooms removed from the • plants so that all the: nourishment goes into the seed required. ,' . , ''
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 22, 27 January 1938, Page 26
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218BIRD OF PARADISE FLOWER Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 22, 27 January 1938, Page 26
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