Re: Red Bird of Paridise??
- Subject: Re: Red Bird of Paridise??
- From: E* H* <h*@Oswego.EDU>
- Date: Tue, 3 Dec 1996 22:52:21 -0500 (EST)
On Tue, 3 Dec 1996, Robert Anspach wrote:
> Has anyone heard of a red "Bird of Paridise". If so what is the
> botanical name? I fond a plant labeled :Red Bird of Paradise" The only
> botanical label was Strelitzia. The price is high ao I want to confire
> such a plant exist since I have a S. reginae about 6ft in diameter and
> don't need any more. Thanks for your help
> --
I don't know about a red variant, but I notice that Silverhill
Seeds (P.O Box 53108, Kenilworth, 7745 Cape Town, South Africa - list
$2 in bills), in their 1996 catalog, offers a Strelitizia reginae
`Kirstenbosch Gold' for $1 per seed (the plain species is $2 per packet
or $3.25 per hundred). This selection is described as having yellow
and blue, rather than orange and blue, flowers.
Ellen Hornig
