Blooming birds August 02, 2017 3:15 PM | Paula Burch-Celentano pburch@tulane.edu View PDF A bird-of-paradise flower grows beneath the Newcomb Gate on the uptown campus. Native to South Africa where is it commonly known as a crane flower, the plant is related to the banana family. Other Related Articles Tennis, everyone? New Goldring Tennis Center opens at Tulane Class of 2029 kicks off Tulane journey with Hullabaloo Hello Flour Moon Bagels rolls onto Tulane’s campus Tulane convenes leaders for inaugural Resilient Partnership Catalyst A wave of elegance: Mignon Faget creates new Tulane jewelry line