Bird
of Paradise
Common names: Strelitzia, Crane Flower or Bird of Paradise.
Strelitzia reginae is a flowering plant indigenous to South Africa.
Common names include Strelitzia, Crane Flower or Bird of Paradise, though these
names are also collectively applied to other species of genus Strelitzia.
Named for their similarity in shape to the heads of tropical birds, these have
multicolored 6-inch flowers held inside green, pointed bracts.
Florida and California are the main areas of cultivation,
due to their warm climate.
It is a common ornamental plant in Southern California, and has been chosen as the Official Flower of Los Angeles.
Their blooms are bright orange with purple, living up to two weeks. |
Delphinium
Common names: delphinium, larkspur.
Delphinium is a genus of about 250 species of annual, biennial or perennial flowering
plants in the buttercup family Ranunculaceae, native throughout the Northern Hemisphere
and also on some high mountains of tropical Africa.
The common name, shared with its closely related genus Consolida, is Larkspur.
Many species of this flower are cultivated as garden plants, with numerous cultivars
having been selected for their denser, more prominent flowers.
Delphiniums provide some of the best cut flowers with a color range including
blue, lavender, purple, pink, salmon, rose, red, white, also some bi-colored flower types.
Flowers grow along spikes with stems that are 1 to 6 feet long.
Flowers are either single or double, foliage is medium green and leafy.
Vase life ranges from four to 12 days. |
