Bird Of Paradise Flower Buds

Sometimes a bird of paradise will fail to produce buds.

Bird of paradise flower buds. Bird of paradise grows 4 to 6 tall and wide. As the flower blooms each petal makes its debut and the resulting shape mirrors that of a tropical bird in flight. The bird of paradise gets its name from the fact that its flower is made of three bright orange petals and three blue petals which are fused together into a single bud.

Repotting too often can inhibit the flowering of bird of paradise blooms for up to two years. Image shows a colorful bud of bird of paradise strelitzia flower. If you ve planted a bird of paradise but it hasn t produced flowers yet don t worry.

Instead you should simply top dress the plant with fresh potting soil in. Native to south africa the bird of paradise flower also known as the crane flower is a tropical plant that bears bird like and very vivid flowers at the top of very sturdy stalks these plants have been known to grow more than 5 feet 1 5 m. These plants however can be temperamental and only produce flowers under certain conditions and when they re several years old.

Winter hardy in zones 10 to 12 bird of paradise adapts readily to containers. However they do require a warm and humid. In colder regions many gardeners tuck it into a pot they can shift outdoors during the summer.

A common name of the genus is bird of paradise flower plant because of a resemblance of its flowers to birds of paradise. The plant might be. However if you remove the stalks you will also remove the flower buds destroying what makes the plant striking.

If you want to limit the height of a bird of paradise you can selectively prune its taller leaves and stalks when it is dormant in the winter. White bird of paradise strelitzia alba and giant bird of paradise s. Strelitzia is a genus of five species of perennial plants native to south africa.