Strelizia Nicolai Evergreen Tree - Natal Wild Banana - Great White Bird of Paradise - Seeds Brussel Sprouts Bracts open wide with white/pink

Bracts open wide with white/pink flowers in middle summer-winter

herbaceous vine scrambling up to 3 meters long

The fruits are generally dried and ground

that is yellow when ripe but usually picked green commercially

Strelizia Nicolai Evergreen Tree - Natal Wild Banana - Great White Bird of Paradise - Seeds Brussel Sprouts Bracts open wide with white/pinkThis is a tall, striking foliage plant related to the well known crane flower, Strelitzia reginae. The Natal wild banana grows mostly in coastal dune vegetation and in evergreen forests near the coast. It is a common feature of the coastal vegetation from East London northwards. It grows in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu Natal and up into Mozambique towards Zimbabwe. The Natal wild banana grows up to 12m high and 4m wide. It is an evergreen tree with multi