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Strelitzia caudata

Common names: mountain wild banana, Transvaal wild banana (Eng.); bergwildepiesang, Transvaal wildepiesang (Afr.); isigude saseMpumalanga (Nguni)

Family: Strelitziaceae

... Xaba Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden April 2011 Strelitzia caudata is unbranched and multi-stemmed, growing ... be established for this species. The role of sunbirds in Strelitzia pollination needs to be investigated as they have ... by taking nectar and by-passing the pollination mechanism. Strelitzia Strelitzia caudata is propagated easily from seed. ...

25 / 04 / 2011 | Phakamani Xaba | Kirstenbosch NBG

Common names: white-flowered wild banana, Cape wild banana (Eng.); Kaapse witwildepiesang (Afr.); Isigude esimbalimhlophe (Nguni)

Family: Strelitziaceae

... Xaba Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden November 2010 Strelitzia alba is unbranched, multi-stemmed and can grow up ... are round, black to brown with a yellow aril (appendage). Strelitzia alba has a very limited distribution and occurs in ... this has not been proven in this particular species. Strelitzia At Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden we have ...

15 / 11 / 2010 | Phakamani Xaba | Kirstenbosch NBG

Common names: Mzimvubu craneflower

Family: Strelitziaceae

... seeds are pea-sized, black and have a woolly orange aril. Strelitzia reginae subsp. mzimvubuensis , apart from its ... in surface texture which is minutely corrugated. The genus Strelitzia consists of five species endemic to southern ... distinguish when not in flower. Best known among them is Strelitzia nicolai , a coastal sand dune species prominent ...

24 / 03 / 2008 | Ernst van Jaarsveld | Kirstenbosch NBG

Common names: rush-leaf crane flower, rush-leaf strelitzia (Eng.); rietkraanvoëlblom, riet-strelitzia (Afr.)

Family: Strelitziaceae

... flowers. Pollinators are rarely seen in habitat. Strelitzia A well-drained soil is essential for the ... hole with a dam above for the first year to catch water. Strelitzia reginae was introduced in England in 1733 and was ... a princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, hence the genus name Strelitzia. The specific name juncea is derived from the ...

27 / 09 / 2004 | John Winter | Kirstenbosch NBG

Common names: Mandela's Gold strelitzia, yellow strelitzia, yellow crane flower, yellow bird of paradise, geelkraanvoel blom, geel piesang

Family: Strelitziaceae

... flower in fine-mesh chicken wire keeps the squirrels out. Strelitzia Strelitzia reginae 'Mandela's Gold' is an easy plant to grow ... been built up enough to enable us to introduce the yellow strelitzia to horticulture. It was released and traded under ...

26 / 08 / 2002 | Alice Notten | Kirstenbosch NBG

Common names: Natal wild banana, (E); Natalse wildepiesang (A); isigude, igceba, inkamanga (Z); ikhamanga, isigude, isigceba (X).

Family: Strelitziaceae

... often shelter in the clumps along rivers for protection. Strelitzia The Natal wild banana is fairly drought tolerant, ... it a good feature plant or screen for coastal gardens. Strelitzia nicolai is an eyecatching evergreen, effective ... of water, composted soil and space to spread. The name Strelitzia was given to honour Queen Charlotte, the wife of ...

01 / 07 / 2002 | Samson Moeketsi Letsela | Walter Sisulu NBG

Common names: crane flower, bird of paradise, orange strelitzia (Eng.); isigude (Nguni); kraanvoëlblom (Afr.)

Family: Strelitziaceae

... to brown in colour with a yellow aril (a tuft of hairs). Strelitzia reginae occurs naturally only in South Africa ... but this has still to be proven. The role of sunbirds in Strelitzia pollination needs to be investigated, as they have ... in due course as was previously done with Mandela's Gold. Strelitzia Strelitiza reginae can be propagated from seed and ...

26 / 02 / 2001 | Liesl Van der Walt | Kirstenbosch NBG

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Search results for "Strelitzia" (displaying 7 of 7 on page 1)

Strelitzia caudata

Strelitzia alba

Strelitzia reginae subsp. mzimvubuensis

Strelitzia juncea

Strelitzia reginae 'Mandela's Gold'

Strelitzia nicolai

Strelitzia reginae