Follow this simple care guide to ensure your bird of paradise plant continues to soar and thrive for years to come ...

Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin shares advice with area gardeners about bird of paradise plants, sun, soil, fertilizer, camellia shrubs, leaf miners, spinosad, key lime trees, trimming, fruit ...

Bird-of-paradise plants can grow upwards of 6 feet tall and 5 feet wide when given the proper care. Because of this, it's important to monitor whether or not it may be time to repot your plant ...

A complete guide to the bird-of-paradise plant, from growing indoors and outdoors to encouraging blooms. How to Grow Stunning Bird-of-Paradise Plants That Bloom Year After Year Skip to main content ...

An easy tropical plant for the central Ohio home (during the cold of winter) and outdoors (during the warmth of summer) is bird of paradise (Strelitzia reginae). A relative of the banana, the ...

The Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin shares advice about caring for bird of paradise, warns of toxic balsam pear plants and suggests treatment for a droopy camellia bush.

While walking by a Bird of Paradise plant, the lyrics from Jimmy Dickens song came to mind: “May the Bird of Paradise fly up your nose, May an elephant crush your mother toes, ...

Q: My Mexican bird of paradise was gorgeous this year, the best ever. The flowers are now going to seed pods. Should I cut it back? What is the proper way to care for this plant as it moves into fa ...

At first glance, casual gardeners almost always mistake the white bird-of-paradise for a banana plant. That’s understandable. Unlike the more common bird-of-paradise, which grows only about six ...

Q: We have three bird of paradise plants in our backyard. They were in bloom when we planted them five or six years ago, and they bloomed the following year as well.

Bird-of-paradise plants are prone to pests like aphids, scales, and whiteflies both indoors and outdoors. For outdoor plants, it's best to use natural insecticides such as neem oil regularly to ...