Giant White Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia nicolai)

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Plant Habit:	Tree
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:	Zone 11
Plant Height:	20 to 30 feet (6-9m)
Plant Spread:	6 to 10 feet (1.8-3m)
Leaves:	Unusual foliage color Evergreen Other: 6 to 8 feet (1.8-2.4m)
Fruit:	Showy Other: Black with a tuft of bright orange
Fruiting Time:	Spring Late spring or early summer Summer
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	White
Bloom Size:	Over 12"
Flower Time:	Summer Late summer or early fall Fall
Underground structures:	Taproot
Uses:	Flowering Tree
Wildlife Attractant:	Birds
Resistances:	Humidity tolerant Drought tolerant Salt tolerant
Propagation: Other methods:	Division Offsets
Pollinators:	Birds
Containers:	Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous:	With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

Common names

Giant White Bird of Paradise
Natal Strelitzia
Wild Banana

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Location: Kwajalein, Marshall Islands in the Public Garden
Date: 2002

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Location: Sumatera Indonesia
Date: 2018-02-04

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Location: Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2013-05-13
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Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2014-10-09

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Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2020-10-29
Growing in my atrium where it has sparse growth due to insufficie

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Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2020-10-29
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Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2020-10-29

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Location: Botanical garden of Madeira
Date: 2023-04-11

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Location: Botanical garden of Barcelona (Spain)
Date: 2022-04-16

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Location: Epcot Center, Orlando, FL
Date: Jul 15, 2005 1:48 PM
The plant in question is the one I'm leaning against

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Location: Madrid, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-02

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Location: Barcelona, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-02

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Location: San Diego, California
Date: July 8, 2010
Infloresence (Bloom)

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Location: Canoga Park, California
Date: 2012-06-04

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Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2017-07-25

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Location: San Diego, California
Date: 2015-01-09

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Location: Chula Vista, CA
Date: 2017-05-06 - Spring
A very tall and blooming Bird of Paradise

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Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2013-07-05

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Location: Washington Oaks State Park, Palm Coast, Florida
Date: 2012-10-22
Strelitzia nicolai with Strelitzia reginae at bottom right.

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Location: Santa Barbara CA
Date: July 2017
acorn woodpeckers, hummingbirds, & other birds flocked to these f

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Location: Centennial Park Conservatory, Toronto, ON, Canada
Date: 2013-03-16

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Location: San Clemente
Date: 2019-04-17
Beautiful blue in the sun.

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Location: Moody Gardens, Galveston, TX
Date: 2011-11-17

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Location: Coronado Island, San Diego, California
Date: 2015-01-12

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Location: My living room
Date: Spring
My Queenie

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Location: Canoga Park, California
Date: 2011-06-30

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Location: Austin ,TX
Date: February
Budding out in the hoop house

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Location: San Diego, California
Date: July 8, 2010
Giant White Bird of Paradise

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Posted by plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Sep 8, 2011 7:18 PM concerning plant:

The Giant White Bird of Paradise tree is native to subtropical Africa and is a close cousin of Strelitzia regina but is much larger, forming huge clumps up to 30', and leaves of 6-8' in length that are arranged in fans atop the trunk. With optimal conditions the trunk can grow to 18' in width. The infloresence has a dark blue bract, white sepals and a bluish-purple tongue. This plant needs a sheltered location in the landscape, away from high winds which will shred the foliage.

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