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            Bird of Paradise Flower Story & Origins
The bird of paradise flower meaning includes joy and paradise, as it is the quintessential tropical flower. It originates from South Africa, where it is also nicknamed the Crane Flower. This flower has been grown at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, South Africa since 1773. The scientific name for the bird of paradise is Strelitzia reginae, which was named by Sir Joseph Banks, who was the director of the royal gardens. He named genus, Strelitzia, after Queen Charlotte who was the Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

The bird of paradise gets its name from the fact that its flower is made of three bright orange petals and three blue petals which are fused together into a single bud. As the flower blooms, each petal makes its debut and the resulting shape mirrors that of a tropical bird in flight.
   

Taken in: United States / New York / New York / Belmont (show map)

Taken on: October 31, 2017

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Camera: Fujifilm X-T20, f/3.6, 1/250 sec, 34.3mm (=51mm), ISO 640 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm X-T20
Lens:	XF18-55mmF2.8-4 R LM OIS
Aperture:	f/3.6
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	34.3mm (35mm equivalent: 51mm)
ISO:	640
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Daylight
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 7.0 (Windows)
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