Bird of paradise is a rapidly growing plant that needs to reach a certain size before it blooms. A bird of paradise that is 3 to 4 feet tall grows well in a 10-inch pot.

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.

Fertilizer Mexican bird of paradise have nitrogen-fixing roots, which means that the plant’s roots play host to beneficial bacteria that convert atmospheric nitrogen into a suitable form for the ...

Below, we explain further how to care for bird-of-paradise plants correctly with tips from Neimann. There are even tricks on how to repot and move your plant outside to create a lush backyard oasis.

At first glance, casual gardeners almost always mistake the white bird-of-paradise for a banana plant. That’s understandable. Unlike the more common bird-of-paradise, which grows only about six ...

Q I have a bird of paradise plant that I started from seed last spring. During the summer it grew rapidly in its eight-inch pot and is now 24 inches high. I keep it in a sunny location in the ...

The leaves are handsome, large, and paddle-shaped, like those of a banana tree. Joe and Donna brought a 5-inch-tall bird of paradise specimen home from a plant shop in Kailua Kona almost 30 years ago.