Strelizia Nicolai Evergreen Tree - Natal Wild Banana - Great White Bird of Paradise - Seeds Brussel Sprouts Plant at the base of

Plant at the base of poles

well-netted

Growing to 10cm with blunt leaves and fragrant white flowers with yellow markings in early spring

and in Swahili as mchicha

herbaceous vine scrambling up to 3 meters long

Strelizia Nicolai Evergreen Tree - Natal Wild Banana - Great White Bird of Paradise - Seeds Brussel Sprouts Plant at the base ofThis 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