Strelitzia reginae
Native range: Southeast Africa
Known names: Bird of Paradise
Hardiness: USDA Zones 10a-12b (can take light, short frost.)
Mature Size: ~6' Tall, ~8' Wide (Much smaller indoors)
Light: 5 hours - full day sun 
Water: Keep soil moist, can handle drought if grown outdoors.
Soil: Standard potting soil
Dormancy Period: Winter
Pet-Safe: No
Plant Size: grown in 4" pot, shipped semi bare root
 
Banana leaf-shaped glossy leaves on sturdy herbaceous stem. Orange, blueish purple flowers resembling a bird in-flight (or a bird's head...whichever...) . Won't flower unless the plant recieves at least 6 hours of direct sunlight. If not, you will have yourself a nice potentially-large flowerless plant
(Make sure you transition plant to full sun slowly if you wish to grow this in full sun)