Blessed with a double pod!!
I picked up this Orange Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae) from a local garden center at the beginning of July for 50% off (3rd pic is when I got it.) It had one flower stalk with slight orange coloring (you can see the now-spent stalk in the bg of the first and 2nd pics) and another stalk that was still very green. I placed it on my East-facing porch balcony here in the Midwest, zone 6b, and it gets direct morning light then bright, indirect light the rest of the day. I have watered it sparingly and just let mother nature take care of the rest.
The second flower stalk was developing extra thick, and I was hoping for double-digits birds (the first one I counted 8 birds!!) but looking closer at it this morning, it looks to actually be a DOUBLE POD!!!
I feel so fortunate to have picked up this beauty and I am so proud of her. 💚 I'm also delighted in the increase in hummingbird activity to my little city jungle!