Saturday, April 28, 2012

What's Blooming in April? Bird of Paradise


Bird of Paradise.  Strelitzia reginae.  This plant is one of those that's easy to care for.  You can assume that plants in commercial plantings are easy and this is one of them.  They need full sun and can take splashing from a pool.  They do like lots of water, but they don't need  a lot of fertilizer.  You do need to dig them up now and then to divide the clumps.  That's a good time to share with your friends!

The flowers last a long time.  I've seen some very dramatic flower arrangements made with these flowers.

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