天堂鳥

旅人蕉科

學名:Strelitzia reginae Banks

英名:Bird of Paradise Flower

別名:天堂鳥蕉、天堂鳥花、極樂鳥花、極樂鳥、鶴望蘭

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簡介 Description

天堂鳥屬多年生草本,原產南非。地下具有粗壯肉質根。葉片從極短的地上莖二列互生,長橢圓形,有長柄,質地堅硬。蠍尾狀花序,花序外有綠色佛焰苞片,花6~8朵;披針形橙黃色萼片3枚; 紫色箭頭狀花瓣3枚,2枚靠合成舌狀。秋冬開花,每花序觀賞期可長達2個月以上。蒴果有稜,熟後開裂。

A perennial herb in the genus Strelitzia, native to South Africa. Roots stout and fleshy. Alternate leaves emerging from short stems and forming two rows, oblong, long-stalked, and stiff-textured. Scorpioid cyme, surrounded by green spathe bracts, 6-8 flowers; 3 lanceolate orange-yellow sepals; 3 purple arrow-shaped petals, 2 of them united and forming a shape of tongue. Flowering in autumn and winter, and each inflorescence can last for over 2 months. Capsules ribbed and cracked when ripe.

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栽培 Cultivation

全日照或半日照環境,喜微酸性土壤,種植用富含腐植質的砂質土壤,排水性需良好。以分株繁殖為主。

The plant grows in a full sun or partial sun environment, prefers growing in slightly acidic, well-drained and humusy sandy soil for planting. Mainly propagated from ramets.

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應用 Application

天堂鳥有「自由、吉祥、幸福」的寓意,造型獨特美麗,是優質的切花材料。亦可作為庭園景觀植物或使用大型盆缽種植。

Highly valued for the unique and stunning look, the plant is given meanings of "freedom, auspiciousness, happiness"; an excellent cut flower material, for garden landscaping or planted in a large container.