Red Bird of Paradise??

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• Subject: Red Bird of Paradise??
• From: A*@aol.com
• Date: Wed, 4 Dec 1996 10:32:35 -0500

 In a message dated 96-12-04 05:11:23 EST, you write:

 << Ellen Hornig wrote:
   > 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>>

  Robert Anspach wrote
 <<Thanks for the response.  At least that says that there are CV out
  there.  I think I will take a chance on it.  I will let the list know
  what happens.>>

 I'll bet that the so-called red bird-of-paradise is Caesalpinia (Poinciana)
 pulcherrima, described in the Sunset Western Garden Book as a "tropical
 deciduous shrub" to 10 ft x 10 ft.

 The Strelitzia reginae form with yellow and blue flowers is in the LA Co.
 Arboretum's African Section.  It is interesting but not as striking as the
 "typical" form with orange and blue flowers.

 Jim Bauml

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