What’s Wrong With Your Bird of Paradise? | BOP Care Tips and Guide

Let’s talk about Bird of Paradise (BOP)! BOP is such a beautiful tropical plant. Like other houseplants, they will get sick if they don’t receive proper care. Today, I’m going to share some common issues with BOP and ways to avoid them.

Btw, Costco currently (March, 2020) has a lot of BOP and other tropical plants for $27.99

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[chicachew]

I’ve watched 10 videos on this plant and you have the best one! Thank you for touching on all the experiences you have had as well very helpful! ❤️

[jacquelines]

HI!! I got my Bird of Paradise right at the Beginning of the Pandemic at Home Depot. It was damaged and very small but plants at that time were very far & few to find and I bought it anyway. I put it in my South facing window…but a few feet back so it gets filtered bright light. It has flourished! I also at the suggestion of my sister put it in LECA. It has no dirt in the pot…just LECA. This plant Grew so much in the LECA BALLS. I get so many compliments on this plant. It’s one of my favorite plants.

[sydneythompson]

This was sooo helpful! I had mine about 5 feet from a west facing window and my leaves had been curling and I was getting some sunburn so I came here for some help. I do however have a flower as of today! Excited to take some better care of my BOP.

[ishaw]

Thank you. I’ve had my baby since March and I’m excited to see how she goes through the British winter

[restingplantface]

This was SO helpful! I just bought one and put it on my patio and the sunburn happened. Good to know it will acclimate with the new leaves. For now, I put it more in the shade with indirect sunlight mixed with small amounts of direct sunlight. Thanks for all the tips!

[TheDangermouse]

Just Awesome, you did great and you stayed on point, super interesting and kept my attention the whole time because you delivered exactly what I needed to know without all the extra cutesy talk that wears me out. Upbeat positive and great voice!

[Athaeus]

The splits in the leaves on plants of this size is usually to help them withstand strong wind. Otherwise the leaves would act as a sail and risk snapping the stem, or tipping the plant over.

[anirtak]

One of the most helpful plant videos I've ever seen. You touched on every question I had. Thank you!

[mechelleburk]

Full sun where we live is different from where they originate. ALWAYS slowly adjust your plant to more light unless it’s already grown outside

[daleandrews]

Hi Nicole, I'm both a "liker" and subscriber from Lake Charles, LA. We have a subtropical climate here, which means our climate borders on a tropical zone and we do have an occasional light freeze, at which time I bring my tropical plants inside for the night.
I have a B-O-P, the smaller variety (Strelitzia reginae) that has 3 clumps, or separate plants in one pot. I do have a large plant that looks similar to the large (S. nicolai) "bird" called a "Traveler's Palm" or Ravanala Madagascarienis. Many unfamiliar with it mistake it for a large "bird", but eventually they get a LOT larger and more magnificent. Google it! I think it must have been grown under a shade cloth because it burns easily and the leaves curl if put it direct sunlight. In the wild, they do, so I'm introducing it slowly in about 30 min. per day increments. Eventually, it'll get too tall for my porch so I told my sister she can have it where they can put it in a glassed-in atrium of her church. The ceiling there is about 20' so it can grow there many years, as long as we could appoint someone to water it on a schedule. Thanks for posting and happy gardening! 🪴🌴

[lizlambert]

Thank you for the acclimation point, I couldn't figure out why my leaves were burning!

[MsChamakchalo]

I like the way you explain so much in details. Please mention where you live so it can help

[tash]

Thank you for your help ❤️ I got my first birds of paradise two months ago, it's almost spring time where
I live, and I am looking forward to seeing its new growth 🌿

[tamekahill]

Hey luv, I got my BIP today she is huge got her from Kroger for 6 dollars. I hope you have a blessed Christmas. Happy Growing and stay safe.

[barrie]

greetings from sunny UK, have had the BOP for 8 years and finally this week have a flower stalk . Waiting for it to open, its a deep purple. The pot lives outside in the summer, but is moved inside the cold green house before the first frost. Biggest problem, is the wind damage on the leaves .

[skaa]

Thank you very much for your video. Yesterday I purchased a bird of paradise plant from a person Who lives not far from me here in Henderson, Nevada and I am thrilled and want it to grow successfully. The plant is about four years old and it never flowered, but I’m fine if it doesn’t. Like you, I love the tropical feel it gives to my home. I know that I need to buy some plant food today and I will see how my plant thrives throughout the next few days. Thank you once again for your help.

[ItsWTNY]

Very helpful video. My bird of paradise has two spears and I’ve been waiting for a long time to see them unfurl. It’s very reassuring knowing that it may take some time.

[reneeritenour]

Alot of times we can mistake sunburn as fertilizer burn just fyi. Once of my leaves died off completely a couple of days after i fertilized. I made the mistake of pouring the fertilizer into the soil and watering separately. Instead of mixing the fertilizer with the water

[iamzazel]

EXTREMELY HELPFUL VIDEO! Thank you for all the incite. Definitely a must watch for first time plant Moms!

[markeisharobinson]

Is it best to keep the plant inside? I bought it as an outside plant on my covered Patio. But as soon as I brought it home the leaves started to curl. It seems that it’s too hot for it 🤷🏽‍♀️(Texas)