Bird of paradise plants can thrive in many lighting conditions but will do best in bright, indirect sunlight. When growing it indoors, place the plant in a window facing east or north.

Soil Bird-of-paradise plants grow best in well-draining soil both indoors and out, as they are prone to root rot if overwatered. Before planting in a pot, make sure it's heavy enough to withstand ...

A. Unless you know how to prepare this plant, all portions should be considered poisonous. As mentioned in the Plant Doctor column of Aug.19, cultivated selections can be prepared and consumed.

A relative of the banana, the plant has long, sturdy, blue-green leaves, 9 to 22 inches long and 4 to 12 inches wide, found on extended (12- to 30-inch-long) petioles.

Also known as giant bird-of-paradise plants, these larger types look more like trees and can reach up to 30 feet tall when grown in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 9B through 11, according to the ...

Q. I have a big-leaf bird of paradise, 8 to 10 feet tall, planted in the ground. I have had it about eight years, and it has never bloomed. What can I do to encourage flowers? The foliage is nice ...

One of my plants in a container has a lot of the spots, and it looks like it's spreading to my other bird of paradise plants. I've had these plants for five or six years and almost lost them to ...

There are two other plants which, along with bird of paradise, are presently in bloom, native to South Africa, and are apparently indestructible. I refer to cape plumbago and cape honeysuckle.

Last August, Jeanne Keefe Hogan of Sunnyside, received a Bird of Paradise plant from her friend, Gudrun, who lives northwest of Albany. The plant she gave Jeanne was separated from its mother plant.

Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin offers advice to Orlando-area gardeners about bird of paradise, buds, fertilizer, prune, azaleas, nutrients, orange tree, limbs, lawn, turf, sun, critters, holly hedge ...

The Mexican bird-of-paradise grows as a large shrub or a small tree, depending how you prune it. It can grow up to 15 feet high and about 6-10 feet wide (again, dependent on pruning).

Neimann says that bird-of-paradise plants make for a wonderful houseplants for beginners as they are "easy to care for and forgiving." It will take a little bit of prep work, though, to ensure you ...