Bird of Paradise

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feeds@yuku.com (Saph5) — Sat, 10 May 2008 10:08:34 GMT

These are some piccies from the hotel gardens at Tenerife.

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feeds@yuku.com (Kitty58) — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:27:23 GMT

Lovely photos. I find the plant striking. I get to see them for real when I go to the glass house at RHS Wisley

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feeds@yuku.com (mammaj) — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:12:30 GMT

By the way Ray it's nice to see another european if you get my meaning

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feeds@yuku.com (mammaj) — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:11:10 GMT

No. it's not Ray! but it helps a lot. I use the hose during the hottest months (did I say hose? I meant to say mains water carefully carried about) but that is only for about 1/2 hour every other day & our water bill isn't a great deal. I worry about using mains water as we do get shortages but until the council stops watering the road & there silly b. roses I think I have the right to use it as much as they do!

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feeds@yuku.com (umkraut) — Fri, 09 May 2008 10:00:42 GMT

Ally/Scotty,

Stunning pictures of your Nicoli's and Reginae plants.

Collecting rainwater does pay off doesn't it Mammaj. I have a 200 ltr tank in the Greenhouse, 2 more outside to collect runoff from the Greenhouse roof - and 1000 lts that we collect around the house. But it's never enough is it?

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feeds@yuku.com (mammaj) — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:48:58 GMT

Water tankered in for everything or for garden use? We have mains water & I have 2 1,000 lt tanks to collect rainwater. We do get shortages in the summer & our supply is cut off for part of the day. It makes me so angry as there are a lot of new holiday places around here now & they all have swimming pools & THEY have to keep their gardens looking good but no extra provision has been made. In town they also have an automatic watering system to water roses at the traffic...

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feeds@yuku.com (bilnrobn) — Thu, 08 May 2008 14:14:50 GMT

They sure are a stiking flower and that is a fine speciman Scotty. We grew them when we lived in Peth, but haven't tried down here.

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feeds@yuku.com (Allyson) — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:26:42 GMT

They get to about 3 to 4 metres.....and they spread, as you can see from the before and after.Ours gets a chop like that twice a year, along with the rest of the garden. In the height of summer when we get temperatures up to 45oc but usually around 35 to 39 (we usually have about 5 to 6 days over 41) but this year has been terribly hot, and we have often had that high heat for days on end, we still only watered 2 days a week, for about 10 minutes. That is all we are...

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feeds@yuku.com (mammaj) — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:48:49 GMT

Mine is still a pup & has yet to bloom but by the look of it the wait is going to be well worth it.
Ally that plant looks huge! Does it need a lot of water? The flowers as you say aren't as nice but those leaves are to die for (ok so no one dies for a leaf but you get my drift)

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feeds@yuku.com (Scotty996) — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:38:57 GMT

How tall do they grow to Allyx

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feeds@yuku.com (Allyson) — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:07:50 GMT

I thought you would like to see another type of Strelitzia....the Nicoli. It is much bigger than the Reginae (the beautiful Bird of Paradise) but i think you will agree the flowers are not a patch on the smaller plant. The last picture is after my OH got the chain saw out, as it had once again taken over.

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feeds@yuku.com (MacT1) — Thu, 08 May 2008 02:48:43 GMT

Yes Scotty I have to agree ..... stunning flower and floor

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feeds@yuku.com (eileen) — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:46:42 GMT

When my greenhouse is up and running I hope to have one of those as I think they're gorgeous. I like your flooring as well.

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feeds@yuku.com (shirleyellenp) — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:53:19 GMT

How beautiful, Scotty.
We can only buy those as a cut flower at the florists here.
I agree with Laurel about your paving, stunning.

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feeds@yuku.com (Laurel360) — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:11:39 GMT

Very striking - and I like your paving, too!

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feeds@yuku.com (LynneBee) — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:47:04 GMT

Isn't that pretty, I always have to stop when I see those, when I visit my father.

Bird of Paradise

feeds@yuku.com (Scotty996) — Wed, 07 May 2008 14:34:42 GMT

The Bird of Paradise is in bloom at the moment.