Strelitzia : Bird of paradise flower
Bird of Paradise flower carries a symbol of success, freedom, immortality, loyalty, love, thoughtfulness and optimism. I first heard of this flower from a movie called from prada to nada. As a teen, I thought this flower was native to America and South America as the movie set was in the barrio of Los Angeles. But apparently, it is native to South africa. In Indonesia itself, Strelitzia can be found in many places though it’s not too common but it exists. People plant this flower when they want to have a tropical look in their home.
The other day when I visited my aunt, she grew some strelitzia in her small garden. They were all growing beautifully and the sun shines a light making it even more graceful. In picture, they certainly exude optimism through its colorful color and warm green tones of the leaves. I suppose, I remember in the movie from Prada to Nada, the guy handed the bird of paradise flower to the girl to show that he was interested in the girl. It was unfortunate that I didn’t bring my camera with me and only had my phone. Lately, I didn’t bring my camera with me and most of the time, I missed out on a good object to shoot at. But just like I like to believe, flowers will look good anytime! They make great objects to shoot at.
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We also have it here in Philippines and if I'm not mistaken we call it saging-saging in our own dialect. Saging means banana, might be because of its leaves.
@jenthoughts oooh! You know, I remember my grandma telling me it has to do with banana. But apparently it's not. Maybe because like you said, its leaves look like banana.
it's a very beautiful and unique flower.
@dede85 thanks!
Hello dear friend @macchiata good day
What a beautiful plant, and what beautiful and peculiar flowers they have, they are really unique, it does not surprise me that they call it a bird of paradise
Beautiful photographs, I appreciate that you have shared with us
Have a beautiful day
@jlufer Have you seen that kind of plant around your area?
The flower has a truly tropical look. I like that. We have daffodils growing in our garden and my mom plucked some of them and brought them home. They smell really wonderful and change the atmosphere of the room.
@incublus Oh your mom grows daffodils? that's such a pretty flower. I don't think I've seen them a lot around here though. But yeah, that strelitzia has tropical touch to it and always best around the swimming pool.
Oh yes, this is common here too! They are easy to grow and take only a few months they will conquer the place 😁
really? where I live now it's pretty rare but they exist. Anyway I still have to get back to your comment about those medical insurance! that kind of thing is within my interest and I like to learn about it esp from different culture :)
I think it grows in Asian countries
Oh sure! Ah that is one I enjoyed joining hive. Quite fun to know something new
Hello @macchiata !
Great pictures. These flowers are also blooming in my new home Mexico. I have also posted the matching beach atmosphere to such beautiful nature experiences. Take a look at my blog. I would be very happy about it.
https://peakd.com/hive-184437/@missagora/escaping-from-winter
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nice post
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