Wordless Wednesday – Strelitzia

Posted on February 22, 2022 by Eliza Waters
Strelitzia reginae

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55 Responses to Wordless Wednesday – Strelitzia

  1. Anne says:
    February 23, 2022 at 12:00 am

    Ah, from my part of the world 🙂 🙂 🙂

  2. carolinestreetblog says:
    February 23, 2022 at 12:05 am

    A nice abstract! Nature has the best of these!

  3. Su says:
    February 23, 2022 at 12:24 am

    So many colors to see if you actually look!

  4. Karen Lang says:
    February 23, 2022 at 1:38 am

    Natures architecture 👏

  5. Isha says:
    February 23, 2022 at 3:56 am

    What a blend of colours!

  6. Steve Gingold says:
    February 23, 2022 at 5:51 am

    Wonderful lines and color, ELiza.

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  8. Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread says:
    February 23, 2022 at 6:52 am

    You made me think and look! 🙂

  9. Dale says:
    February 23, 2022 at 7:22 am

    Beautiful abstract, Eilza!

  10. shoreacres says:
    February 23, 2022 at 7:26 am

    I had no idea what this plant could be. Once I looked it up, I saw a bird’s ‘beak’ pointing downward in the middle of the image.

  11. Barbara Rodgers says:
    February 23, 2022 at 7:42 am

    My first guess was rhubarb, but I looked up strelitzia reginae. Is yours an exotic houseplant or in your garden?

  12. Alice says:
    February 23, 2022 at 8:10 am

    Pretty, strong leaves. (….needed to look up…I do know the plant). Does yours bloom in the winter, inside? Goes outside during the warmer months? How long do the flowers last?

    • Eliza Waters says:
      February 23, 2022 at 10:36 am

      It becomes a huge tropical plant and sadly, it never bloomed for me, but sent out ever-taller, huge leaves. When it reached the ceiling last fall, I had to re-home it. It now lives with a neighbor. 🙂

  13. Laurie Graves says:
    February 23, 2022 at 8:54 am

    Wonderful color, pattern, and texture! Love those closer looks.

  15. spanishwoods says:
    February 23, 2022 at 11:25 am

    I love this image. I love when “real” things mirror abstract art. Beautiful.

  16. Kris P says:
    February 23, 2022 at 1:59 pm

    It’s not outside in the snow is it?!

    • Eliza Waters says:
      February 23, 2022 at 5:45 pm

      No, it’s a tropical that doesn’t take temps below 60º… it was a cast off from my SIL, which I took care of until it hit the ceiling and had to be re-homed. 🙂

  17. Debbie says:
    February 23, 2022 at 3:34 pm

    Such amazing detail! Thanks for sharing a view many of us have never noticed.

  18. Murtagh's Meadow says:
    February 23, 2022 at 4:05 pm

    Love this Eliza

  19. Steve Schwartzman says:
    February 23, 2022 at 7:47 pm

    I see from Wikipedia that the species name reginae, which means ‘of the queen,’ commemorates the British queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of George III.

  20. bayphotosbydonna says:
    February 23, 2022 at 8:27 pm

    I love the edging of reds on these plants 🙂

  21. belindagroverphotography says:
    February 23, 2022 at 9:26 pm

    Lovely colours and texture.

  23. dianaed14 says:
    February 24, 2022 at 3:01 pm

    Always something to see – possibly in your garden.

  24. Widdershins says:
    February 24, 2022 at 8:31 pm

    ‘Strelitzia reginae’ – sounds like it ought to be a Viennese Waltz 😀

  25. Jane Lurie says:
    February 28, 2022 at 5:24 pm

    Excellent detail shot, Eliza. 😍

  26. naturebackin says:
    March 12, 2022 at 2:36 pm

    Lovely abstract Eliza. Btw, here in SA the Strelizia reginae is a shrubby plant that grows in large clumps up to about 1.5 m high so I was amazed to hear that your plant indoors grew up to the ceiling! The tall tree-like Strelizia that I am familiar with is S. nicolai.

    • Eliza Waters says:
      March 12, 2022 at 3:03 pm

      Thank you, Carol. I think the lack of strong light here led to its elongation. Either that or it was mislabeled, which is always a possibility!

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