Well, that is in gentlemen. I have officially moved this behemoth. Holy cow bad girl she has gotten just absolutely huge. I’m running out of ceiling.😂😂😂😂 what now guys no worries. The new house will be finished soon and she’ll have vaulted ceilings and floor ceiling windows. Whooo!!
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I have 3 BOPs in one pot. I want it to look lush and full so I kind of want to keep all of them. Although I'm worried that it would look too chaotic when it gets matured. I'm quite hesitant to repot now. I've only got her 3 days ago. The stems are too closed to each other, I'm worried that it would get bruising if I don't repot soon?
PS. Could you guys show me photos of your BOPs with multiple plants in one pot? Just so I know what I'm signing up for!
my beautiful bop is having trouble pushing out her leaf, it’s been growing very very slowly for the past maybe 6 months. i know i need to repot her but its winter here in NZ and i dont want to shock her. should i bite the bullet and repot her or wait for warmer weather? spring starts next month but it’ll still be cold for a few more months.
i got her when she was only 15cm tall so she’s my baby and i don’t want to harm her
I have had it for a month (so most of this beautiful growth is not thanks to me).
I love its full look, but I am afraid it could also be overcrowded. Would you guys repot it now or wait more?
Overall the plant looks well.
Location: indoors in the Netherlands, summer is ending
Watering: once a week
Feeding: every two weeks with organic fertilizer
Thanks!
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!
Hello!
Anyone know what this is on my BoP? Plant has been had for under a year. the leaves were sticky/waxy so I sprayed them with neem oil, water, peppermint Castile soap, then this popped up
Thanks!!
Got this White Bird of Paradise plant a couple weeks ago. Noticed today that the leaves are turning inward. The plant gets about 6-7 hours of direct light a day , south facing window. Not sure what to do!
Hiii 🪐.
İ just had a few questions about care. İ had two BOPs for five years and last year, they had a nasty thrips infection. İ was actually able to functionally cure them after a big chop and systemics. They were slowly growing back, one pushing two leaves. One has died now. İ am not sure what happened, but now the alive one is not creating any new leaves? 🌱
They are under a grow light for ~ten hours a day, watered as needed, soil aerated, and have a humidifier. The soil composition is Fox Farms ocean forest, some orchid bark, and some other soil blend with pearlite and stuff. İ also fertilize a few times a year. My only concern is that the air conditioner faces them and might hit them? İ just want to make sure İ am providing the best care; İ do not want to lose my other BOP and İ just bought a new one to have two again. 🌸
Attached is a picture, for reference (featuring my monsteras). The huge one, third in from the left, is the one İ just got. The fourth from the left (first from the right) is my surviving BOP, who has not pushed a new leaf in ~four months. The pot below is the remains of my dead BOP.
İ would appreciate any and all advice to help them flourish. ☁️
Thanks so much! 🫧
This is my first BOP. Should I spilt them and put in separate pots? I do this with my monsteras so they don’t compete. Didn’t know if this also applied to BOP. Super pumped since I got it for 15 bucks!
Any advice is welcomed!
UPDATE: Thank you all for sharing! After all the responses, I decided to leave them as is. I just want to make sure I am giving them the best chance and care. I have been wanting one for a while and so appreciate all the feedback and guidance! Can’t wait for her to get nice and tall ♥️
Hey everyone, I got this Bird of Paradise from the clearance section about two months ago. No pest damage, just cause of some sunburned spots.
It’s in this Chicago south facing window 100% of the time and indoors only, so it’s been getting about 500-600 PPFD for 2-3 hours of the day and slightly lower amounts in the morning and evening.
Watering-wise I put a wooden skewer in the soil and water when the soil is around 80% dry, but as you can see in the last picture it’s currently putting out two leaves at the same time so maybe I need to water it more.
My main question is do you think the leaf curling is due to too much sun, or possible underwatering? When I first bought it all the leaves were curled up a bit and when I watered they all straightened out.
It’s been fine in this sunny spot and put out a leaf before these two as well, so I would be surprised if it was too much sun. No fertilizer ever by the way, and I’m thinking of repotting soon since the IKEA soil is terrible and I can see the roots circling the bottom of the nursery pot/some are poking through the drainage holes. Thanks!
YALL!!! I was at my local Home Depot when I found this beauty! I’m going to repot her after hosing her off because she is in with other plants!! Super excited!!
What is this down the middle of the vein of the leaf?
This is my dearest BOP. She’s been very healthy until recently when I noted some leaves are yellowing. Not all the leaves though and it does seem to be worsening. She sits near an east facing and south facing window so she gets ton of sun. There is an AC vent nearby. My biggest suspicion is overwatering because she doesn’t have any drainage but I am careful to only water when the soil is very dry. Other possibility I was considering was root bound but I haven’t checked. Any ideas on what’s causing this or how I can figure out the “root” cause?