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(First upload on February 26 2021. Last on March 8 2022) [ 日本語 | English ]

[APG: Strelitziaceae (ゴクラクチョウカ科)]

Strelitzia Aiton (ゴクラクチョウカ), bird of paradise flower or plant

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Distribution: native to South Africa S. alba (L. f.) H. C. Skeels (オウギバショウモドキ, 扇芭蕉擬/シロゴクラクチョウカ), white-flowered wild banana

S. nicolai Regel et Koern. (瑠璃極楽鳥花, ルリゴクラクチョウカ), giant white bird of paradise

S. reginae Banks ex Aiton (ゴクラクチョウカ)

Strelitzia reginae in a greenhouse

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Gokurakuchouka (ゴクラクチョウカ, 極楽鳥花), bird of paradise, crane flower, orange strelitzia Life form: evergreen, perennial herb ranging becoming ≈ 1 m tall Origin: easten Cape - Port Elizabeth (South Africa)

Use: gardening (in particular, in tropical regions), ornamental Synonyms: Heliconia bihai J. F. Mill., illeg. Varieties: discarded mostly Cultivars: Humilis, Kirstenbosch gold, Mandela's gold, etc.

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[1/2] at a greenhouse in Yurigahara Park, Sapporo, on January 24 2021. [3-5] var. taki Hort in Tomakomai Sun Garden glasshouse on January 10 2022.