Strelitzia juncea

Sowing method: In a warm spot in a mixture of 3/4 coco peat and 1/4 clean sand. First, remove the plume, soak the seeds in warm water for 24 hours, and then sow them. 50% of the seeds germinate between 30-60 days, and then another 30% can germinate later over the course of a whole year. Patience is key!

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Sowing/planting time:

• All year

Harvesting time:

• All year

Soil type:

• All soil types

Cultivation location:

• Indoors
• Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

• Sun
• Partial shade

• Flower colour: Crimson and blue flowers in the shape of a crane
• Origin: South Africa
• Average growth height: 60 to 90 cm
• Annual or perennial: Perennial
• Attractive to insects: N/A
• Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
• Ease of cultivation: Advanced

• Latin: Strelitzia juncea
• Dutch: Bird of paradise flower
• Also known as: Not applicable / Not known
• English: Rush-Leaved Strelitzia, Narrow-Leaved Bird of Paradise

• All year round