The white bird of paradise plant is often mistaken for a banana tree. It is immense and the flowers so high up that they may be overlooked.
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lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
Beautiful 😀
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I’ve only seen one white bird of paradise — in the San Diego Zoo, which has a wonderful collection of plant life as well as the animals! It’s a rare flower, and oh, so beautiful!
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Not a big proponent of zoos, but I love the San Diego Zoo. If I ever make it back there, I’ll come get you and we’ll visit it together.
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I’ll save one of my passes for you! They are working on some major upgrades, and have just opened several that I’ve not yet seen!
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Gorgeous photo!
My husband and I saw a lot of birds of paradise in Costa Rica. We even have a really cool photo of one with a hummingbird drinking from it.
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They’ve always been a favorite of mine. Glad to have them growing in my yard now.
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Lucky you!
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We have one of the giant strelizias in the back garden and goodness’ knows how it got there as we most certainly didn’t plant it! A seed via a bird’s bottom several years ago, I guess!
It must be around 7 or 8 metres tall by now.
This is a beautiful photo.
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They are amazing.
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I have never known its scientific name before this. Thanks for the education.
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The Botanical name is Streliza Nicolai.
Here’s a couple of photos of the one in our garden
https://attaleuntold.wordpress.com/2017/09/10/giant-strelitzia/
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