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The Sterlizia plant, or Bird of Paradise, is a symbol of loyalty, love and concern. This makes it a much appreciated romantic gift. If the Strelitzia, a plant well known and admired for its exotic beauty, has that difficult name, it is entirely the fault of Joseph Banks, who wanted to dedicate it - out of genuine gratitude but perhaps also with a hint of political calculation - to his native queen of a small German duchy with a name bristling with consonants. The flower of Sterlitzia reginae is composed of three orange petals and three blue petals, which blend together into a single bud; as the flower blooms, each petal opens and takes on a shape similar to that of a tropical bird in flight.