Strelitzia Nicolai
Giant White Bird of Paradise
If you're visiting the Keys, stop by the Hurricane Monument in Islamorada. Behind the monument is this beautiful Bird of Paradise. It is native to South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana and Zimbabwe. It was discovered that this plant actually contains bilirubin pigment that is usually found in animals. It was named for Queen Charlotte who was from the house of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and also for Grand duke Nikolai Niolaievich, son of Czar Nicholas I.
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