A Flower is Born . . . FINALLY!!!!

moment of adoration!!!!

Finally  our long awaited Strelizia has come out in full and beautiful grandure. Does it look like I'm  holding on to her for dear life?  Probably. Subconsciously I probably was afraid she would disappear.
To think that there are places in the world where these plants grow like weeds (California) and are actually pulled up and thrown away!!!!

this is the ribbon put on our door announcing the"arrival"