The distinctive bird of paradise strelitzia reginae or strelizia nicolai is one of the best known of all the tropical flowers and is a cousin to the banana surprisingly the bird of paradise is easier to grow than many tropical plants and makes for a vigorous rapidly growing indoor plant.
Bird of paradise indoor plant.
There s nothing more exotic than an indoor bird of paradise but growing a bird of paradise as a houseplant requires sun quite a lot of it in order to thrive and bloom.
The bird of paradise strelitzia reginae is a tropical plant that doesn t winter well in areas where the temperature consistently falls below 50 degrees fahrenheit.
Bird of paradise houseplant care.
The bird of paradise is considered the queen of the indoor plant world.
Growing this colorful plant.
This large upright plant adds a rich tropical flair to your space as its glossy banana shaped leaves fan out.
Bird of paradise plant indoor features leaves that similarly look like a big feather or banana leaves with stalks that stretch about 18 inches in length.
Each leaf is a foot wide and a little bit thick making it evitable to drop off on the floor or ground.
Birds of paradise are large relatively easy to grow plants that lend a bold tropical flair to any indoor space.
With proper care a bird of paradise can grow to over six feet tall even indoors.
On the other hand the flower that blooms in orange sepals with a few blue petals which.
It is relatively hardy and adapts to a wide spectrum of light conditions from direct sun to low indirect light but will flourish in a sunny spot.