I’m in Johannesburg South Africa and I think my indoor Strelitzia Reginae is about to flower. I am freaking out 🥳🤪 it’s currently early spring here and it’s a bit root bound. I am so happy 😀
Blue Aquatics thank you so much! I just checked out your channel, and I love your videos! Your 200 gallon reef is looking amazing! Mine looks like garbage bc I put scotch radions on it (many years ago) and they are constantly a nightmare to keep running, always shutting off and needing to be cleaned out. Looking forward to watching more of your vids! 😊
My hubby bought me a 4 and a half foot from the nursery. Which cost us bout $60 plus taxes is bout 65.! My BOP came with 2 of the 4 and a half in one flower planter, with root bound now. I got 2 bird of paradise in one planter from the nursery. My bird of paradise is swollen. I am still waiting for my very first flower.! My hubby saids i am so worth the $65 total. He bought this for me for my wedding anniversary.! I have been fertilizer weekly, and still waiting for my very first flower.! I give my bird of paradise lots of water and one gallon of bud and bloom fertilizer weekly. Your video is helpful to me. Thank u. I just got a new leaf in. I can hardly wait to get my very first flower soon.
I bought a 3 "clump" BOP l(Strelitzia reginae) last summer where the leaves are appox. 21/2' in height , about 20-25 exposed leaves total. I think I got a decent deal for $35.95. I know from past experience with these plants that it will probably be another couple of years before it flowers. For now, I'm super satisfied with the nice leaves, which look like little green paddles! One thing about "Birds, they never fail to satisfy the owner. Their eye catching foliage is striking and unique among flowers, even though they're not blooming.
Well I come from the area in the world that these plants are indigenous to. I will tell about the environment and climate that they grow in. Summers are hot and humid the temperature peaking at 100 degrees in summer and a minimum of 70 degrees. There is not much rain however there is frequently evening mist. The winters are dry and there are night frosts in the area, the extreme minimum would be between 15 and 18 degrees however the average is about 33 degrees. The story about Strelitzia Reginae being chilled in winter is true and not an old wives tale. They bloom more prolifically after colder dryer winters and usually just after the spring rain. This year has been tough though because there were no spring rains and what rain has fallen has been in the late summer. However the Strelitzia Reginae did bloom even under the harsh dry conditions. It is a hardy plant suited for the arid South African climate thus I suspect that it will surprise you.
The most important thing about getting them to bloom is simply the passage of time. I've heard the story about wanting them to be pot bound to flower, never seen that to be the case here in southern California. Strelitzia comes from a dry area of South Africa. They don't need a lot of water. They do quite well under rather dry conditions here. I'm also growing Strelitzia juncea (no leaves), S parvifolia (spoon like leaves on the tips) and "Mandelas Gold" a yellow flower variety.
My dad marveled at how I was able to get his Orange flower Bird to get 20 feet tall from a non-rooted cutting in Southern California.. My strategy is to let the plant focus on the main stalk and prune the outer. You'll get it to bloom much easier by not allowing it to compete with itself.
Beautiful!! Thank you! I’m in Canada, BC and my bop is like 6 ft. Tall and I’m trying hard to get it to bloom! I’m going to try the cold shock. Thanks!
Bought a four foot just a couple days ago, and kept it outside. We had one cold spell, and boom, blooms! I’ve got a couple flowers coming now not just one. Root bound pot from nursery, fed them the first day and now we’ve got flowers. 7,000 feet up in the North AZ mountains.
I just picked up 5 of the white BOPs, smaller ones, at Walmart for $5.84 each. Could not pass that up. Really small nursery pots but really, shockingly, healthy. I still want to find some Reginaes. I have to have them in morning to early afternoon sun, because…Texas. 🤠
Okay, so I know I am like a whole 3 years late, but....i definitely bought my plants before I even knew that they flower. I just love the big giant beautiful leaves. I do however live Northern Ohio, am I going to be better off to put them under an LED grow light? Do they like Osmocote to help them grow?
I'm now growing a potted BOP in my greenhouse, and so far so good. It HAS been potted into a larger pot than it came in. I'm just hoping that it will be happy enough during winter to do fine next year, and possibly flower. Mine has about 3 leaves on it, and a "trunk" of about 3- 4 inch girth, IF I have to use those words to describe it, I know it has no real trunk like a tree, but, I'm just trying to describe how thick the main stem is. Mine seems to be a different type of BOP than in the pics on the video above at the 3:30 mark. But, it most likely has to do with amount of sun, and age. Okay, I am commenting as I watch the video so I remember what I'm talking about, and at the 6:07 mark, TPP guy mentions why one plant is more "husky" than the other, my words, not his. And, so THAT is why my BOP seems to be more thicker in the main stems growth. Mine is huskier than both of the ones in the video, BUT, closer to the one he put the nursery looking pot into the bigger blue pot. So, full sun is why. It seems that mine will NOT be flowering until at least 2 more years, I bought mine small last summer. I have to put mine in the greenhouse until warm weather sticks around outside because our house is dark and we have many cats. It's all good, the GH has more light, and stays at about 45F at the coldest, usually it's 52F or warmer. Nice video, great to see help about growing the BOP.
Your plants look great. I had this plant for a few years I got it from someone, but never knew what it was until recently. I love birds of paradise flowers and was ecstatic when I found out I had one. However, I have never had a bloom and recently repotted it thinking it needed more space. Mine is indoor and just read that it needed sun so I placed it in front of a window that really don't get sun. I am in zone 7 so you see why I am having such a time with it. The sets lean and the leaves have been turning brown lately. Thanks for the video.
Hi! They are beautiful plants! I am zone 6b so I know what you mean with the struggle! lol. Browning leaves can mean low humidity or lack of water, but they also brown out their leaves before shedding them as they age. An occasional repotting never hurts, they will fill up a new pot rather quickly. When the day lengths get longer hopefully it will respond better to it's new position. :)
I will definitely get some tips from you. Ive got S reginae as small bloom last 2016, it flowered only once in 2018, snd not flowered since. I live in UK and we rarely have a good hot temperature . But during lockdown in summer i managed to leave her outside for few days in the sun. So im hoping for a bloom this year. BTW she flowered during winter months in 2018. 🤞🏻for this year. I love your videos.
So i have areas where its hot direct sunlight from 11:00 am to 3:00 sometimes 4:00 pm. And it gets HOT im woried that it would bake my plants. Summers in oregon can become suffocatingly hot.
Hi. Thank you for the video. The orange bop on the right side of your video, do you still remember how tall was iy when first flowered? And how tall is it now too?
@@TropicalPlantPartythanks for your reply... also, did you cut the bottom part of the nursery pot of your orange bird of paradise so that the roots will continue to grow to that larger decorative pot?
Thanks for the video, I've had a hard time myself finding info online other than the very basics. My leaves have been curled up and I was just about to repot it and now I'm definitely not thanks to this info. This morning tho I've noticed they are open so I'm thinking they curl as a protective behavior. It also rained alot the last few days so maybe another reason they opened. So again thank you.
Hi julie! The curling leaves is common. They tend to do that when they are getting too much sun or need more water. .. or any combination of that. If it gets to a point where it's hard to keep the plant hydrated you can repot it. The idea is just to make sure the new pot isn't drastically larger than the prior one.
Hi. Sorry i have another question, if the strelitzia reginae is 5 & 1/2 yrs. old and has flowered/bloomed for the last 3 years in a row. Will the myth of repotting that could reset to 2 years to flower will still apply? I mean Does it happen to old/matured strelitzia reginae too? I am asking because i am planning to repot in the coming summer.
They do like to have some confinement around their roots when in containers. It's likely that moving them a larger container could delay flowering for a season or two. Generally, if you bump it up by less than two inches larger and try not to disturb their roots, they could still flower for you within several months of the repot.
I just got the biggest pot at Home Depot and it has two flowers but it’s not in the beat condition I’m leaving it outside for now because it’s so big I don’t think I will be moving it on the daily What can I do with the brown leaves. Do I prune those and how do I prune them?
I was surprised to find out that the bird of paradise is actually in the banana family. To get my banana to set bananas I put wood ash on it periodically, I'm trying that with my Bp and hopefully will see more blooms
On new plants introduced into your environment you never know if it will bloom the first year or not. Keep it root bound tight. I have had my birds take 3 to 5 years to bloom and even then not every year. Be patient; it eventually will bloom. I grow all my birds outside because I live in a tropical area.
I have a 4 foot of bird of paradise growing with no flowers yet. What does it mean when my bird of Paradise leaves has reddish color in the middle of the leaf? This is so new to me. I have a couple of bird of paradise leaves that has red color in the middle of the leaf. Not sure what that means by the red color in the middle of the leaf.
My potted Bird of Paradise bloom like crazy, I even get doubles, but the Giant Bird of Paradise, usually take their time. It took years for them to bloom!!!
Yes, the white bird of paradise takes much longer to reach its maturity and bloom... I prefer the flowers on the orange anyways though... they are just beautiful!
I live in Canada, I have one in my home, it’s hard to grow them, because our summer is short and winter is very long and cold, and dry inside from heaters.
Yes they can be tricky when they need to spend so much time inside. They like so much light that if you don't big windows facing the right direction they will be fussy. Has yours bloomed for you yet?
@@JassminaVellucci You need to have at least eight hours of harsh sun during the summer. They generally don't like artificial light. Try creating a mist environment with low light for about two weeks then put the Strelitzia Reginae in direct sunlight for about eight hours a day, you should get that in summer. in winter it won't hurt to get it a little frosty you may even put some snow in the pot. Let me know how it goes.
thanks for your reply... also, did you cut the bottom part of the nursery pot of your orange bird of paradise so that the roots will continue to grow to that larger decorative pot?
I have the great big bird of paradise with the white flower I have two of them in my front yard I bought them last year and they were about 2 feet tall and this year they are as tall as I am and I am 5'4😀🌿
Hello! Orange has much more narrow leaves compared to the white. They stay smaller and the leaves generally come to more of a point at the tips. It is harder to tell them apart when they are small plants. If you're on Instagram you can send me a picture or you can email one to tropicalplantparty @ gmail . Com ... I had to space it out so RUclips doesn't flag it as spam.
Really cool Video! exactly what i was looking for :) Do you ever spray or mist the leaves when they are indoors? and if so, how often would you recommend for the summer and winter seasons? I live in a highland desert region of the country and the plant I bought recently was already pot bound and clustering rather well. Looks pretty healthy as it came out of the nursery. Thanks again!
Mine get only occasional waterings and mistings during winter time.. i keep them in cool spot where they get very little attention at all actually. I just let them rest. If they are getting a lot of light and warmth, then they will need frequent and light waterings. With the dry desert air, you could try misting it in the morning, or even spray the top of the soil so it gets just lightly wet and can evaporate for awhile, which will provide some moisture in the surrounding air as well. But in extreme dry climates, some people just put a cheap humidifier near the plants.
@@TropicalPlantParty I would suggest that you give it misting in the summer in a low light environment for about two weeks at a time this mimics the environment that they are naturally found in better.
I live in Alabama, 8b, and I've had this BoP for about 8 years, and they never get anywhere near as tall as the ones you have in your pot. They've also never bloomed, but I will try to fertilize them more. One other thing is that when I put mine in full sun, the leaves start curling up until evening. Is that normal?
Hello! The leaf curling is normal in full sun. Ideally they shouldn't be getting so much sun that the leaves are totally folded into themselves, but some curling is normal. 😊
@@TropicalPlantParty thanks for the reply. I will try to give them just a little bit of shade. I want it to bloom at least once. If I can get that to happen, my life will be complete.
8 years and no bloom, that's not right. Do you add fertilizer? These plants are pretty hardy. I'm slightly south of you in TX. Mine bloom like crazy outdoors and indoors. Only thing I can say (and I have no idea what conditions you have set for your plants). I have a well draining soil. Water well, regularly in the hot summer months. Bring the plants inside from November to March. I add fertilizer about once a year. They aren't picky, any fertilizer is fine. Just give the recommendation dosage. Hope you get flowers soon.
It’s a good idea to acclimate them to full sun from the nursery...I scorched the white and the smaller blue(rare, I was told?! (🤷🏻♂️😂 ) in one day here in Nee Orleans full sun...hopefully the stress and keeping in nursery pot will help with bloom and growth tho. Thanks for the tips!
@@nelsonfrida They finally bloomed this year. I gave them a good dose of slow release fertilizer, and about one month later it was in full bloom. What's weird is that it did so during the cold months of Alabama. They're inside but the room they're in can dip to about 50ish degrees at night.
Great information, for an indoor BOP with flowers, will you continue fertilise regularly? And would you still subject it to a pre summer chill? Many thanks in advance for your help .
If they are indoors, with lower temps(below 80-85) and lower light, I don't think i would fertilize often unless it is right around the transition time to move them outside and "wake them up" .... the problem with fertilizing indoors is that if the temps are below about 75, then fertilizer isn't likely to be used up by the plant, and then you have salts building up in your planting mix. If they are already in bloom, then I wouldn't subject them to the chill. It isn't so much the chill that helps induce blooming, but them feeling the extreme temperature shifts between a morning chill and afternoon increase. If the buds are already there, then they already think the season is right for blooming, so no need to go to the trouble or risk stressing them out. :)
Mine always push roots out of the bottom of the pot every couple years. They force me to repot them because the roots tip the pot badly. I always end up breaking a few leaves when moving them to the garage when I do this. Let me know if you have any tips for that.
unfortunately, that is just a sign of a very healthy plant. :( That is why i keep mine in cheap plastic pots, and just set those pots in nice ceramic pots during the summer, I have had them break open ceramic pots a few times also.
Is pruning gonna delay the bloom? I just bought a new plant but there are some damaged leaves that I wanted to prune, so I need to know if pruning is necessary if I want it to bloom.
Not necessary but every leaf is extra energy needed and blooming takes a lot of energy so it can be helpful if you think the leaf is no longer needed. Of course don't prune if it's the newest leaf but pruning doesn't affect the plant negatively of you prune it right and make sure the cut doesn't get infected
Hi there...., Sending love from India.... I liked your plants and the information given in here..... I would like to know why my bird of paradise plant is not flowering even when it's in full sun and root bound and it's 7+ years old... kindly suggest
I’m in Johannesburg South Africa and I think my indoor Strelitzia Reginae is about to flower. I am freaking out 🥳🤪 it’s currently early spring here and it’s a bit root bound. I am so happy 😀
The best video on bird of paradises I've watched so far! Your explanations were very detailed.
Blue Aquatics thank you so much! I just checked out your channel, and I love your videos! Your 200 gallon reef is looking amazing! Mine looks like garbage bc I put scotch radions on it (many years ago) and they are constantly a nightmare to keep running, always shutting off and needing to be cleaned out. Looking forward to watching more of your vids! 😊
Thanks! Would enjoy seeing your tank in one of your videos.
My hubby bought me a 4 and a half foot from the nursery. Which cost us bout $60 plus taxes is bout 65.! My BOP came with 2 of the 4 and a half in one flower planter, with root bound now. I got 2 bird of paradise in one planter from the nursery. My bird of paradise is swollen. I am still waiting for my very first flower.! My hubby saids i am so worth the $65 total. He bought this for me for my wedding anniversary.! I have been fertilizer weekly, and still waiting for my very first flower.! I give my bird of paradise lots of water and one gallon of bud and bloom fertilizer weekly. Your video is helpful to me. Thank u. I just got a new leaf in. I can hardly wait to get my very first flower soon.
I bought a 3 "clump" BOP l(Strelitzia reginae) last summer where the leaves are appox. 21/2' in height , about 20-25 exposed leaves total. I think I got a decent deal for $35.95. I know from past experience with these plants that it will probably be another couple of years before it flowers. For now, I'm super satisfied with the nice leaves, which look like little green paddles! One thing about "Birds, they never fail to satisfy the owner. Their eye catching foliage is striking and unique among flowers, even though they're not blooming.
Well I come from the area in the world that these plants are indigenous to. I will tell about the environment and climate that they grow in. Summers are hot and humid the temperature peaking at 100 degrees in summer and a minimum of 70 degrees. There is not much rain however there is frequently evening mist. The winters are dry and there are night frosts in the area, the extreme minimum would be between 15 and 18 degrees however the average is about 33 degrees. The story about Strelitzia Reginae being chilled in winter is true and not an old wives tale. They bloom more prolifically after colder dryer winters and usually just after the spring rain. This year has been tough though because there were no spring rains and what rain has fallen has been in the late summer. However the Strelitzia Reginae did bloom even under the harsh dry conditions. It is a hardy plant suited for the arid South African climate thus I suspect that it will surprise you.
Mark Edward Holden sounds a lot like where I live here in the panhandle Florida! I just bought my first BOP ... such a beauty..
The most important thing about getting them to bloom is simply the passage of time. I've heard the story about wanting them to be pot bound to flower, never seen that to be the case here in southern California. Strelitzia comes from a dry area of South Africa. They don't need a lot of water. They do quite well under rather dry conditions here. I'm also growing Strelitzia juncea (no leaves), S parvifolia (spoon like leaves on the tips) and "Mandelas Gold" a yellow flower variety.
My dad marveled at how I was able to get his Orange flower Bird to get 20 feet tall from a non-rooted cutting in Southern California.. My strategy is to let the plant focus on the main stalk and prune the outer. You'll get it to bloom much easier by not allowing it to compete with itself.
I love the way you pronounce foliage and portulaca. Cute.
Beautiful!! Thank you!
I’m in Canada, BC and my bop is like 6 ft. Tall and I’m trying hard to get it to bloom! I’m going to try the cold shock.
Thanks!
Bought a four foot just a couple days ago, and kept it outside. We had one cold spell, and boom, blooms! I’ve got a couple flowers coming now not just one. Root bound pot from nursery, fed them the first day and now we’ve got flowers. 7,000 feet up in the North AZ mountains.
I just picked up 5 of the white BOPs, smaller ones, at Walmart for $5.84 each. Could not pass that up. Really small nursery pots but really, shockingly, healthy. I still want to find some Reginaes. I have to have them in morning to early afternoon sun, because…Texas. 🤠
Loved all this info! I’m in Hawaii and just expecting to see what looks like 5 blooms on two plants I have in a pot. Hopefully….🌺
Okay, so I know I am like a whole 3 years late, but....i definitely bought my plants before I even knew that they flower. I just love the big giant beautiful leaves. I do however live Northern Ohio, am I going to be better off to put them under an LED grow light? Do they like Osmocote to help them grow?
I'm now growing a potted BOP in my greenhouse, and so far so good. It HAS been potted into a larger pot than it came in. I'm just hoping that it will be happy enough during winter to do fine next year, and possibly flower. Mine has about 3 leaves on it, and a "trunk" of about 3- 4 inch girth, IF I have to use those words to describe it, I know it has no real trunk like a tree, but, I'm just trying to describe how thick the main stem is. Mine seems to be a different type of BOP than in the pics on the video above at the 3:30 mark. But, it most likely has to do with amount of sun, and age. Okay, I am commenting as I watch the video so I remember what I'm talking about, and at the 6:07 mark, TPP guy mentions why one plant is more "husky" than the other, my words, not his. And, so THAT is why my BOP seems to be more thicker in the main stems growth. Mine is huskier than both of the ones in the video, BUT, closer to the one he put the nursery looking pot into the bigger blue pot. So, full sun is why.
It seems that mine will NOT be flowering until at least 2 more years, I bought mine small last summer. I have to put mine in the greenhouse until warm weather sticks around outside because our house is dark and we have many cats. It's all good, the GH has more light, and stays at about 45F at the coldest, usually it's 52F or warmer. Nice video, great to see help about growing the BOP.
Sounds like your BOP is going to very happy!
Lots of info...Thanks...Beautiful flower
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💚💚💚 thank you, Allison!
Your plants look great. I had this plant for a few years I got it from someone, but never knew what it was until recently. I love birds of paradise flowers and was ecstatic when I found out I had one. However, I have never had a bloom and recently repotted it thinking it needed more space. Mine is indoor and just read that it needed sun so I placed it in front of a window that really don't get sun. I am in zone 7 so you see why I am having such a time with it. The sets lean and the leaves have been turning brown lately. Thanks for the video.
Hi! They are beautiful plants! I am zone 6b so I know what you mean with the struggle! lol. Browning leaves can mean low humidity or lack of water, but they also brown out their leaves before shedding them as they age. An occasional repotting never hurts, they will fill up a new pot rather quickly. When the day lengths get longer hopefully it will respond better to it's new position. :)
I will definitely get some tips from you. Ive got S reginae as small bloom last 2016, it flowered only once in 2018, snd not flowered since. I live in UK and we rarely have a good hot temperature . But during lockdown in summer i managed to leave her outside for few days in the sun. So im hoping for a bloom this year. BTW she flowered during winter months in 2018. 🤞🏻for this year. I love your videos.
So i have areas where its hot direct sunlight from 11:00 am to 3:00 sometimes 4:00 pm. And it gets HOT im woried that it would bake my plants. Summers in oregon can become suffocatingly hot.
Thank you this helped me understand knowing my birdy better
What Fertilizer is recommended specifically for BOP - thanks
I'm getting one tomorrow in the mail, and I'm acting like a kid the day before christmas!
Awesome! That is so exciting! What size did you order?
loving your channel , such A lovely variety of plants, all of which I love - and of coarse your gold fish - Gorgeous garden all in all!!
Thank you so much!
Thanks a lot! Im waiting for my Strlz. Nicolai blooms after 8 years with me. Its an amzng plant. So usefull ur video!
Sus flores son extraordinarias.
Hi. Thank you for the video. The orange bop on the right side of your video, do you still remember how tall was iy when first flowered? And how tall is it now too?
Been so long it is hard to remember, id guess it was between 18 and 24 inches tall when it first flowered, it is now closer to four feet tall.
@@TropicalPlantPartythanks for your reply... also, did you cut the bottom part of the nursery pot of your orange bird of paradise so that the roots will continue to grow to that larger decorative pot?
Thanks for the video, I've had a hard time myself finding info online other than the very basics. My leaves have been curled up and I was just about to repot it and now I'm definitely not thanks to this info. This morning tho I've noticed they are open so I'm thinking they curl as a protective behavior. It also rained alot the last few days so maybe another reason they opened. So again thank you.
Hi julie! The curling leaves is common. They tend to do that when they are getting too much sun or need more water. .. or any combination of that. If it gets to a point where it's hard to keep the plant hydrated you can repot it. The idea is just to make sure the new pot isn't drastically larger than the prior one.
Hi. Sorry i have another question, if the strelitzia reginae is 5 & 1/2 yrs. old and has flowered/bloomed for the last 3 years in a row. Will the myth of repotting that could reset to 2 years to flower will still apply? I mean Does it happen to old/matured strelitzia reginae too? I am asking because i am planning to repot in the coming summer.
They do like to have some confinement around their roots when in containers. It's likely that moving them a larger container could delay flowering for a season or two. Generally, if you bump it up by less than two inches larger and try not to disturb their roots, they could still flower for you within several months of the repot.
Thanks for replying.
Can the white bird of paradise survive in zone 9a in the ground?
I just got the biggest pot at Home Depot and it has two flowers but it’s not in the beat condition
I’m leaving it outside for now because it’s so big I don’t think I will be moving it on the daily
What can I do with the brown leaves. Do I prune those and how do I prune them?
I was surprised to find out that the bird of paradise is actually in the banana family. To get my banana to set bananas I put wood ash on it periodically, I'm trying that with my Bp and hopefully will see more blooms
I jus bought one " nicolai" at Walmart yesterday, hope it blooms next summer!!!!
Very nice!
On new plants introduced into your environment you never know if it will bloom the first year or not. Keep it root bound tight. I have had my birds take 3 to 5 years to bloom and even then not every year. Be patient; it eventually will bloom. I grow all my birds outside because I live in a tropical area.
In my town I've left mine out during winter below 40F 's and never had any problem .
Thanks for your video I'm waiting for this plant to come to me love this plant never had one I'm in S.C. linda j .❤️❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Good tips and information.
I have a 4 foot of bird of paradise growing with no flowers yet. What does it mean when my bird of Paradise leaves has reddish color in the middle of the leaf? This is so new to me. I have a couple of bird of paradise leaves that has red color in the middle of the leaf. Not sure what that means by the red color in the middle of the leaf.
I bought a bird of paradise plant in a pot 4gallons at Costco and it's in coco coir type soil and I have no idea on it's care
Hi Mardel! Do you know if it is a white bird of paradise or an orange bird of paradise?
@@TropicalPlantParty I believe it's the white flower
My potted Bird of Paradise bloom like crazy, I even get doubles, but the Giant Bird of Paradise, usually take their time. It took years for them to bloom!!!
Yes, the white bird of paradise takes much longer to reach its maturity and bloom... I prefer the flowers on the orange anyways though... they are just beautiful!
so they can survive below freezing? (20-30F)
I live in Canada, I have one in my home, it’s hard to grow them, because our summer is short and winter is very long and cold, and dry inside from heaters.
Yes they can be tricky when they need to spend so much time inside. They like so much light that if you don't big windows facing the right direction they will be fussy. Has yours bloomed for you yet?
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No bloom. I’m trying to, giving them lots of lights, got a humidifier. Hopefully one day they will bloom.
@@JassminaVellucci You need to have at least eight hours of harsh sun during the summer. They generally don't like artificial light. Try creating a mist environment with low light for about two weeks then put the Strelitzia Reginae in direct sunlight for about eight hours a day, you should get that in summer. in winter it won't hurt to get it a little frosty you may even put some snow in the pot. Let me know how it goes.
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It died on me last week. It kept leaning and turning brown, then it got really soft. The roots looked dark, so I throw it out.
Love your channel!!
You are a wonderful teacher! Thank you!
Thank you!
Do you recommend a particular fertilizer?
thanks for your reply... also, did you cut the bottom part of the nursery pot of your orange bird of paradise so that the roots will continue to grow to that larger decorative pot?
Hi...?
I have the great big bird of paradise with the white flower I have two of them in my front yard I bought them last year and they were about 2 feet tall and this year they are as tall as I am and I am 5'4😀🌿
Libby's Little Garden those big ones grow soooooo fast! They are beautiful too. I love their shape and growth habit!
They will grow even bigger given the right environment. In Zululand they grow up to about 9 or 10 feet.
does each node produce a flower spike only once?
I got a bird of paradise plant and I can't tell if it's a white or orange bird of paradise? Does the leave and stem tells which color it is?
Hello! Orange has much more narrow leaves compared to the white. They stay smaller and the leaves generally come to more of a point at the tips. It is harder to tell them apart when they are small plants. If you're on Instagram you can send me a picture or you can email one to tropicalplantparty @ gmail . Com ... I had to space it out so RUclips doesn't flag it as spam.
Really cool Video! exactly what i was looking for :)
Do you ever spray or mist the leaves when they are indoors? and if so, how often would you recommend for the summer and winter seasons?
I live in a highland desert region of the country and the plant I bought recently was already pot bound and clustering rather well. Looks pretty healthy as it came out of the nursery.
Thanks again!
Mine get only occasional waterings and mistings during winter time.. i keep them in cool spot where they get very little attention at all actually. I just let them rest. If they are getting a lot of light and warmth, then they will need frequent and light waterings. With the dry desert air, you could try misting it in the morning, or even spray the top of the soil so it gets just lightly wet and can evaporate for awhile, which will provide some moisture in the surrounding air as well. But in extreme dry climates, some people just put a cheap humidifier near the plants.
Perfect! thank you for your response and advice
@@TropicalPlantParty I would suggest that you give it misting in the summer in a low light environment for about two weeks at a time this mimics the environment that they are naturally found in better.
...should they be dead headed ?
I live in Alabama, 8b, and I've had this BoP for about 8 years, and they never get anywhere near as tall as the ones you have in your pot. They've also never bloomed, but I will try to fertilize them more. One other thing is that when I put mine in full sun, the leaves start curling up until evening. Is that normal?
Hello! The leaf curling is normal in full sun. Ideally they shouldn't be getting so much sun that the leaves are totally folded into themselves, but some curling is normal. 😊
@@TropicalPlantParty thanks for the reply. I will try to give them just a little bit of shade. I want it to bloom at least once. If I can get that to happen, my life will be complete.
8 years and no bloom, that's not right. Do you add fertilizer? These plants are pretty hardy. I'm slightly south of you in TX. Mine bloom like crazy outdoors and indoors. Only thing I can say (and I have no idea what conditions you have set for your plants). I have a well draining soil. Water well, regularly in the hot summer months. Bring the plants inside from November to March. I add fertilizer about once a year. They aren't picky, any fertilizer is fine. Just give the recommendation dosage. Hope you get flowers soon.
It’s a good idea to acclimate them to full sun from the nursery...I scorched the white and the smaller blue(rare, I was told?! (🤷🏻♂️😂 ) in one day here in Nee Orleans full sun...hopefully the stress and keeping in nursery pot will help with bloom and growth tho. Thanks for the tips!
@@nelsonfrida They finally bloomed this year. I gave them a good dose of slow release fertilizer, and about one month later it was in full bloom. What's weird is that it did so during the cold months of Alabama. They're inside but the room they're in can dip to about 50ish degrees at night.
Good video and thanks for the info
Thank you, Joseph!
What type of fertilizer you use ?
You also have to stress the plant by squeezing the stem so it could bloom.
Great information, for an indoor BOP with flowers, will you continue fertilise regularly? And would you still subject it to a pre summer chill? Many thanks in advance for your help .
If they are indoors, with lower temps(below 80-85) and lower light, I don't think i would fertilize often unless it is right around the transition time to move them outside and "wake them up" .... the problem with fertilizing indoors is that if the temps are below about 75, then fertilizer isn't likely to be used up by the plant, and then you have salts building up in your planting mix.
If they are already in bloom, then I wouldn't subject them to the chill. It isn't so much the chill that helps induce blooming, but them feeling the extreme temperature shifts between a morning chill and afternoon increase. If the buds are already there, then they already think the season is right for blooming, so no need to go to the trouble or risk stressing them out. :)
Very helpful, thanks a lot x
It's also call bird of paradise because birds pollinate them amazingly enough.
Can you take clipping of these and create another plant .?
should i water my plant if its about to bloom?
Absolutely! Keep things consistent when they start budding, no drastic changes(light, temp and water) and it will be fine. 🙂
@@TropicalPlantParty thankyou seems strange i havent watered it for a few months now it has a large bud on it,
Mine always push roots out of the bottom of the pot every couple years. They force me to repot them because the roots tip the pot badly. I always end up breaking a few leaves when moving them to the garage when I do this. Let me know if you have any tips for that.
unfortunately, that is just a sign of a very healthy plant. :( That is why i keep mine in cheap plastic pots, and just set those pots in nice ceramic pots during the summer, I have had them break open ceramic pots a few times also.
What kind of soil to use for the bird of paridise plants
Is pruning gonna delay the bloom? I just bought a new plant but there are some damaged leaves that I wanted to prune, so I need to know if pruning is necessary if I want it to bloom.
Not necessary but every leaf is extra energy needed and blooming takes a lot of energy so it can be helpful if you think the leaf is no longer needed. Of course don't prune if it's the newest leaf but pruning doesn't affect the plant negatively of you prune it right and make sure the cut doesn't get infected
Interesting thanks
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We’ve those in Beacon,Ny
Good information, thanks!
Hi there...., Sending love from India.... I liked your plants and the information given in here..... I would like to know why my bird of paradise plant is not flowering even when it's in full sun and root bound and it's 7+ years old... kindly suggest
@@hellogardners9727 make sure that it gets cold winters about - 5 to 1 degree centigrade.
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What fertilizer do you use?