Strelitzia juncea seeds grow into the rush-leaved bird of paradise — a clumping perennial native to the subtropical biome of South Africa (Eastern Cape), growing in dry thicket and rocky habitats. The epithet juncea means 'rush-like', referring to the distinctive leafless, rush-like scapes — unlike S. reginae, this species has lost its leaf blades and produces only terete, rush-like petioles. Produces the same vivid orange and blue bird of paradise flowers. Extremely drought-tolerant. Family Strelitziaceae.Full sun; rocky or sandy soils; warm subtropical; drought-tolerant; cold-hardy to −4°C. 'Juncea' = rush-like; leafless rush-like scapes; orange and blue bird of paradise flowers Eastern Cape dry thicket; extremely drought-tolerant; cold-hardy to −4°C; more xeric than S. reginae South Africa (Eastern Cape) — subtropical biome; dry thicket and rocky habitats Genus Strelitzia ~5 species; Family Strelitziaceae Full sun; rocky dry soils; drought-tolerant; warm subtropical; Family Strelitziaceae Strelitzia juncea is the rush-leaved bird of paradise — its unique leafless, rush-like scapes making it the most architecturally distinctive and drought-tolerant Strelitzia, a remarkable Eastern Cape endemic that produces the same vivid orange-and-blue bird of paradise flowers in an entirely different, more austere growth form than its famous relative. IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
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