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Helpful articles
How to choose a new fence. Five important tips on how to choose a fence.
Green walls (or Vertical Garden). Learn how to create an amazing vertical garden wall using a variety of plants including herbs.
Bulletproof landscape plants. Not all plants are equal. Many require the soil and climate (amongst other things) to be 'just right'. The plants described in this article are the ones that deserve the title of 'bulletproof' and are a good starting point for an easy-care garden.
Bio Pools. Bio pools or Natural Swimmming Pools are an attractive & environmentally-friendly alternative to traditional swimming pools.
Plant description
Strelitzia juncea is a rush leafed (narrow) version of the popular and hardy Bird of Paradise plant. It has the same spectacular purple and orange bird's head flower, but is more frost resistant. A great easy care plant that is waterwise and is rarely troubled by pests or diseases. Good for massed plantings, as a specimen plant or for large containers. Good for sun or part shade, and for temperate to subtropical areas. The flowers are long lasting as cut flowers.
Additional plant information
Flowers
Flower colour: purple and orange
Flowering season: spring summer autumn
Plant size
Maximum height: 1.8 metres
Minimum height: 1.5 metres
Maximum width: 1 metres
Minimum width: 0.5 metres
Sunlight, frost & salt tolerance
This plant will tolerate full or partial sunlight.
Medium frost tolerance.
Plant is salt tolerant.
Fauna attracting?
Not specified.
Climate
This plant species will grow in the following climates: temperate, subtropical.
Soil types & conditions
Loam: dry, moist, well-drained.
Clay: dry, moist, well-drained.
Sand: moist, well-drained.
Miscellaneous information
Planting season: Any.
Types of fertiliser: Good general purpose fertiliser applied in spring.
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