Bird of Paradise
South Africa
By science in the late 1700s
Virtually scentless
Freedom, joy & magnificence
Named for its likeness to a tropical bird in flight, Strelitzia reginae was carried from the South African coast to Kew in the late 1700s and dedicated to Queen Charlotte. Its orange crest and blue tongue give any arrangement an architectural lift, holding their shape long after softer blooms have faded.
