Question: I would like to grow several orange-flowered bird of paradise plants in a yard where they would receive full sun all day. Would this be a good spot and what would the plants need to flower?

An easy tropical plant for the central Ohio home (during the cold of winter) and outdoors (during the warmth of summer) is bird of paradise (Strelitzia reginae). A relative of the banana, the plant ...

There’s a reason the bird of paradise is one of the most popular tropical houseplants, and it’s not because it’s gorgeous (though that helps). For all its dramatic beauty, this tropical plant is ...

The striking blooms of a bird of paradise plant (Strelitzia spp) make an impact whether cultivated indoors or outdoors. Native to South Africa, their flowers resemble tropical birds, coming in shades ...

The Strelitzia reginae or bird of paradise is a dramatic plant with a very distinctive appearance. In South Africa, bird of paradise is also known as the crane flower, because it resembles a brightly ...

Q: We have three bird of paradise plants in our backyard. They were in bloom when we planted them five or six years ago, and they bloomed the following year as well. They look beautiful and healthy, ...

Orange Bird of Paradise are rarely sold outside of the tropics. Make no mistake, they’re incredibly common in climates where they grow well (think Florida and California). They don’t have the instant ...

Paradise is associated with the sort of ideal life Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden — prior to eating from the Tree of Knowledge — when the phenomenon of death did not yet exist. How ...

Q: We planted some bird of paradise plants about two years ago. They had a few flowers when we bought them but they never made any more flowers. What do we need to do to get them to flower? A: I can ...