Sir Joseph Banks named the flower “strelitzia reginae” in honor of Queen Charlotte, who was originally the Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Germany. The “reginae” part of the name denotes royalty, so the flower can be used in a tattoo design as a symbol of royalty and regality.
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Ideas for Bird of Paradise Flower Tattoos
Strelitzia Reginae is an unusual flower that comes from South Africa. Its common names are Strelitzia, Bird of Paradise and Crane flower because of the way that the flower’s shape resembles a crane. Bird of Paradise tattoos have a number of meanings, but no meaning is as important as what this exotic flower means to […]