Banana!? by cfulton
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Description
Strelitzia nicolai, commonly known as the Giant White Bird of Paradise or Wild Banana are banana-like plants with erect woody stems reaching a height of 6 m (20 ft) and the clumps formed can spread as far as 3.5 m (12 ft)
This species is one of two tree-like Strelitzia species. S. nicolai is restricted to evergreen coastal forest and thicket of eastern South Africa from the Great Fish River northwards to Richards Bay. The other species is found further north.
(Wikipedia)
I took this shot at the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens in Cape Town.
Find it a-peeling??
Clive
Comments (16)
Blush
I thought it looked close to Bird of Paradise Not used to seeing this color of one though.... Neat looking plant... Great image and thanks for sharing it with us I got up a new one too....hope you drop by Hugs Susan~
awjay
super shot.....
durleybeachbum
What a shot!! It never occured to me they were the same family as bananas but now you say..of course!!
Meisiekind
Very a-peeling Clive!!! These plants do not usually survive our winters here on the Highveld but if you plant them on the Northern side in a protected corner and cover them over for the harshest part of winter, we can grow them here! Great plant!
marybelgium
excellent !
tofi
Wow! This is certainly different and wonderful to admire! I love the colours, that soft pink and green is just beautiful, and can just imagine what the full look would produce for the eye! A most interesting species here as well! Thank you so much for the info... from the thumbnail, I thought they were fishies :) Great subject and presentation indeed!
kgb224
Stunning capture Clive. I presume the Bird Of Paradise and the Banana tree are family as their flowers looks similar.There is just a difference in the color of the flowers.
MrsRatbag
Wonderful! I had never seen this colour before, nature is amazing!
debbielove
lol at Carin's comment!! :-) Great shot, extremely detailed.. I saw bananas being grown (and eat them straight from the plantation) in the Caribbean.. Beautifully shot.. Rob
lucindawind
great shot of the banana plant !
beachzz
Amazing plant--and yes they do look lots like the banana plant!!
flora-crassella
really beautiful!
MrsLubner
This is amazing. I've never seen this type before and I really love the blue. Excellent information.
bmac62
Live and learn on Rendo Clive. Thanks for the interesting background... Well done:)
auntietk
Fascinating information, and a wonderful shot! Carin's comment reminded me again that we're at opposite ends of the earth. Here, the sunny protected side of the house is always the south wall.
Hubert
A beautiful shot!!