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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 ...
Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin shares advice with area gardeners about bird of paradise plants, sun, soil, fertilizer, camellia shrubs, leaf miners, spinosad, key lime trees, trimming, fruit ...
Young bird-of-paradise plants benefit greatly from regular feedings to ensure they remain healthy and develop lush foliage.
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 ...
The Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin shares advice about caring for bird of paradise, warns of toxic balsam pear plants and suggests treatment for a droopy camellia bush.
Whether you're growing your bird of paradise as a houseplant or in your yard, this advice will help it look its best ...
Orange Bird of Paradise are native to South Africa. It is used to long periods of drought and can grow in small crevices in the wild.
If pruning is done in late fall, winter or early spring, bird of paradise plants can handle it. (Bob Morris) My best guess, based on its size, is that this is an improved Meyer lemon.