- Name: Giant Bird Of Paradise - Other Common Names: Wild Banana / White Bird Of Paradise / Bird Of Paradise Tree / Giant White Bird Of Paradise / Crane Flower - Scientific Name: Strelitzia Nicolai - Color: Dark Blue, Bluish Purple, & White - Plant Seeds: Outdoors After Frost / Indoors Weeks Before Last Frost - Plant Height: 15 - 20' - Plant Spacing: 4' - Bloom Time: Late Winter - Early Spring / Year Round - Hardiness Zone: (8) 9 - 11 (Tender Perennial) / Houseplant - Light Requirements: Sun - Soil & Water Preferences: Average – Moist - Quantity: 5 Seeds - Other: Bird Of Paradise Has The Most Stunning Blooms I Have Ever Seen! The Blooms Of The Giant Bird Of Paradise Can Measure Up To 20” Long! The Very Long Lasting Flowers Are Shaped Like A Bird’s Head & Rest Atop 3’ Long Graceful Stalks. Birds Of Paradise Actually Bloom Best When They Are Grown In Pots, So They Make An Excellent Houseplant.