The bird of paradise, with its showy orange, blue, and purple blooms ... and where it’s called a crane flower, the bloom is depicted on the country’s 50-cent coin. It’s also the “floral ...

Birds-of-paradise are a stunning example of naturally occurring bright colors, and we’re not talking about the flowers.

Most are distinguished by striking colors and bright plumage of yellow, blue, scarlet ... also lend their name to a colorful flower. South Africa's bird-of-paradise (Strelitzia reginae) is ...