Pflanze Strelitzia Nicolai

Unlike strelitzia alba the inflorescence of strelitzia nicolai is compound.

Pflanze strelitzia nicolai.

There has been some confusion over which nicholas the specific epiphet honours but original description in garden flora states that the name nicolai is in honour of grand duke nikolai nikolaievich the elder third son of czar nicholas i of russia and not for the czar. From the five species of strelitzia two are popular houseplants these are strelitzia reginae and strelitzia nicolai here are more descriptions of these unusually looking flowering plants. White bird of paradise strelitzia alba this tropical flowering plant has large foliage and white flowers crane lily strelitzia reginae the most elegant of the strelitzia varieties hence the name. Strelitzia nicolai commonly known as the giant white bird of paradise or wild banana is a species of banana like plants with erect woody stems reaching a height of 6 m 20 ft and the clumps formed can spread as far as 3 5 m 11 ft.

Strelitzia nicolai på dansk hvid paradisfugl er opkaldt efter nikolaj 1. It is made up of not 1 but up to 5 spathes a spathe is a bract a modified specialised leaf that appears different from the calyx or corolla. Af rusland 1796 1855 der var russisk zar og konge af polen den danske betegnelse er kommet af samme årsag som ved artssøsteren strelitzia reginae på denne plante er blomsterne dog hvide. Strelitzia nicolai is an erect evergreen banana like plant up to 20 feet 6 m tall and up to 11 feet 3 3 m wide with erect woody stems.

Reginae is very well known and arguably the most common species picture above. Da wären ihre bananenartigen blätter zu nennen ihre beachtliche wuchshöhe von bis zu 12 m und ihre außergewöhnlichen blüten die an die köpfe von paradiesvögeln erinnern. It is a trunk forming clustering tree to 6m high with banana like shiny green leathery leaves having an obtuse base arranged in two ranks. Die strelitzia nicolai kommt im tropen look daher.

The inflorescence is composed of a dark blue bract white sepals and a bluish purple tongue. If the pot is big enough it can grow to 2 m 6 6 ft tall with large tough banana like leaves 25 70cm 9 8 28in long. Strelitzia nicolai giant white bird of paradise is an ornamental house plant. Giant bird of paradise strelitzia nicolai a crown of banana like leaves atop a palm tree trunk combined with huge uniquely beautiful flowers is deserving of the name bird of paradise tree related to the bird of paradise flower strelitzia regina this close cousin is a much larger plant forming huge clumps of stems to 30 feet in.