Strelitzia reginae Banks ex Dryand. var. juncea (Ker-Gawl.) H.E.Moore
See Strelitzia reginae Banks ex Dryand. for a description of the species. Juncea is a form with rush-like leaves without leaf-blades, green spathes and flowers with orange calyces and blue corollas from winter to spring. To 1.5m. [RHSE, Hortus].
Horticultural & Botanical History
Introduced to Britain in 1796. [RHSD]. ‘In the last edition of the Hortus Kewensis we find six species of this splendid genus, characterized by the late excellent Mr. Dryander with his usual ingenuity and precision. They are all natives of the Cape of Good Hope. Our plant will appear at once to differ from parvifolia, by the footstalks being without any leaf at all; yet they are said to be now and then furnished with one like that of parvifolia, even while cultivated in the collections of this country; where however the plant is very rare and scarcely ever seen in blossom. We have not separated it from parvifolia, not being aware of any difference beyond what we have stated. The drawing was made in Sir Abraham Hume’s hot-house at Wormleybury, in September last. The footstalks, we understand, were about three feet high, all without any leaf; the flower-stalk shorter than these.’ [BR f.516/1821].
History at Camden Park
Listed only in the 1850 and 1857 catalogues [B.420/1850].
Notes
Published Jan 20, 2009 - 03:52 PM | Last updated Jul 31, 2010 - 04:37 PM
Strelitzia reginae var. juncea (Ker-Gawl.) H.E.Moore | BR f.516/1821 | BHL
| Family | Strelitziaceae |
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| Category | |
| Region of origin | South Africa |
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| Common Name | Bird of paradise flower |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Strelitzia juncea |
| Confidence level | high |