tropical trifecta - the black bird of paradise

Strelitzia reginae - scientific name - named to Honor Queen Charlotte, an exotic plant, the black variety is less common than the orange variety but just as decorative and drought resistant plant. Birds of paradise look very much like a bird emerging horizontally , from the top of a thick stalk. From South Africa.

FUTHER READING:

https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/plants/bird-paradise-0

https://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/aboutflowers/exoticflowers/birds-of-paradise