Tropical/Orange Bird of Paradise

(Strelitzia reginae) This must be one of the best known plants in the world, so why not try one in your garden! It is an evergreen, clump-forming perennial with long stalked, tough, leathery, blue-green leaves that grows up to 5'. The large beak-like flowers have three brilliant orange sepals and three vivid purple-blue petals in boat-shaped red-edged bracts from winter to spring. For the rest of the year it is a glorious and very tropical looking foliage plant. Noted for its hardiness and easy care. Zone: USDA: 9, 10 & 11 Frost Tolerance: to 40 °F (5 °C). Sun Exposure: Full sun or partial shade Origin: South Africa