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Best strelitzia plant

Updated: 22 October 2026

You want one live bird of paradise from these six amazon.co.uk listings for a bright room, and a straight answer if the orange flower has to appear this year. The best strelitzia plant in this set is a conditional pick, not a national ranking. On 20 October 2026 the rows ran from about £14.99 to about £23.99. The full table is the [Strelitzia plant comparison](/hub/ornamental-plants/strelitzia-plant). This page gives one job and one skip inside that table only. Peter F. grew none of these plants. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You want one live bird of paradise from these six amazon.co.uk listings for a bright room, and a straight answer if the orange flower has to appear this year.

Our top picks

Carbeth Plants Carbeth 30–40 cm Strelitzia, 12 cm pot

Best overall

Carbeth Plants Carbeth 30–40 cm Strelitzia, 12 cm pot
8.6/10about £16.99
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Perfect Plants Perfect Plants Strelitzia reginae, 12 cm pot

Rank 2

Perfect Plants Perfect Plants Strelitzia reginae, 12 cm pot
8.2/10about £17.95
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Carbeth Plants Carbeth Strelitzia in a 9 cm pot, 2 m claim

Alternative

Carbeth Plants Carbeth Strelitzia in a 9 cm pot, 2 m claim
7.8/10about £14.99
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On this page
  1. 1.The job and the skip
  2. 2.Named species and stated height
  3. 3.The £14.99 pots and the £23.99 pot
  4. 4.One job, one skip

The job and the skip

The job is a live plant for a bright room or a conservatory that stays warm at night. The Royal Horticultural Society treats Strelitzia reginae as the usual houseplant, hardy only to H1B. Nights need to stay at or above about 10–12°C. A north-facing flat should skip every pot here. The skip is any bloom this year. The RHS says Strelitzia reginae usually has to be large and about five to ten years old before it flowers. Three sellers put the wait at about four to six years and post a plastic stem for that reason. If the photo is why you are buying, read the strelitzia plant buying guide before you treat the orange shape as part of the plant.

Named species and stated height

Perfect Plants, at about £17.95, is the only title that names Strelitzia reginae: one plant in a 12 cm pot. The height attribute repeats 12 cm, so that is the pot, not a measured leaf height. A bullet says PLANT SEED, while reviews describe a live plant. Where you want the species on the title, this is the top pick. The Carbeth listing at about £16.99 states a 30–40 cm plant in a 12 cm pot. The species is unnamed and a free artificial stem is included. If you want the height on arrival, this is the best value. A second £16.99 row says x2 in the title and one plant in the bullet. Orange against white is on the Strelitzia reginae vs nicolai page.
Carbeth Plants Carbeth 30–40 cm Strelitzia, 12 cm pot

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Carbeth Plants Carbeth 30–40 cm Strelitzia, 12 cm pot
8.6/10about £16.99
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The £14.99 pots and the £23.99 pot

Both pots at about £14.99 are an unnamed Carbeth plant in a 9 cm pot, with no arrival height. One, 3.8 from 9 and no review texts, claims about 7–10 m. The RHS ceiling for Strelitzia reginae is about 1–1.5 m, not a measurement of these listings. The other 9 cm plant, 3.8 from 11, says it grows to 2 m. That is still a seller claim, not the species name. The listing at about £23.99 claims a white pot and a free artificial stem. Species, pot size and arrival height are unstated, and the title spells the plant Stelitzia. The star line is 3.2 from 11. One review says the white pot was missing. The extra money is the pot claim, not a larger strelitzia.

One job, one skip

The top pick when you want Strelitzia reginae named is the £17.95 pot. The best value when you want a stated arrival height is the £16.99 plant, with the plastic stem included. Skip the x2 clash, the 7–10 m claim and the £23.99 pot claim. Skip every pot if you need an orange flower this year. Winter water is on the how to grow a strelitzia page.

Common questions

Which listing states an arrival height in centimetres?
The Carbeth listing at about £16.99 states a 30–40 cm plant in a 12 cm pot, star line 4.2 from 44, and it adds a free artificial flowering stem. The species is unnamed. A second listing at the same price repeats that height and then conflicts on quantity, so it is a weak substitute. The 9 cm pots at about £14.99 do not state how tall the plant is on the day it arrives.
What should I skip if I need an orange flower this year?
Skip all six. The RHS says a Strelitzia reginae usually has to be large and about five to ten years old. The seller’s four-to-six-year line is why three listings include a plastic stem. A pot at about £23.99 does not flower sooner than a pot at about £14.99. Star lines describe arrival and leaves in the reviews we have, not a bloom test.
Why are there two plants at £14.99?
Both are an unnamed Carbeth strelitzia in a 9 cm pot, with no arrival height. One adds a 7–10 m claim and a 3.5 m spread, at 3.8 from 9, with no review texts. The other says the plant grows to 2 m, at 3.8 from 11. Neither figure is the height in the box, and neither identifies reginae or nicolai.
Does a higher star line mean the plant will flower sooner?
No. The 4.2 from 44 on the 30–40 cm listing is the fullest star line in the set, and that listing still includes a plastic stem because the seller expects a wait of about four to six years. The RHS wait for a real Strelitzia reginae flower is about five to ten years and a substantial plant. Ratings here are amazon.co.uk review scores, not a trial of flowering age.
Are plants outside this set part of this pick?
YouGarden, Thompson & Morgan, The Palm Centre and other nurseries sit beside these listings on a UK search, and they are not extra rows in this pick. A Palm Centre note that Strelitzia reginae can reach about 1.5 m indoors is a species ceiling, not a measurement of these listings. Choose inside the six, or leave the set, using the species name and the arrival centimetres as the test.

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Sources

Public sources from the research digest, last checked on 20 October 2026. Shelf prices and star lines are the amazon.co.uk figures in the display file. The price band is this set, not a market average. Scores apply to these six listings only.

  1. RHS: how to grow strelitzia (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  2. RHS: Strelitzia reginae (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  3. RHS: hardiness ratings (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  4. BBC Gardeners' World: Strelitzia nicolai (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  5. GOV.UK: plant passports in Great Britain (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  6. Dogs Trust / VPIS poisonous substances factsheet (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  7. Consumer Rights Act 2015 (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  8. Grow Tropicals: Strelitzia nicolai (retrieved 20 October 2026)