In this episode of gardening tips, I show you how to propagate bird of paradise plants and how to get bird of paradise plants to flower along with tips on bird of paradise plant care ( How to grow bird of paradise plants)
I give step-by-step instructions on how to propagate bird of paradise plants while sharing my tips on how to get the bird of paradise plants to flower or bloom.
Bird of paradise plants get their name due to the resemblance of the flowers to birds of paradise and they make a striking addition to any garden.
I have been growing bird of paradise plants ( Strelitzia reginae ) also known as crane flowers since moving to France, in the early years I made the mistake of not bringing the bird of paradise inside early enough in the Autumn and lost the plants to frost.
Birds of paradise plants will not tolerate frost and if you are lucky enough that frost does not kill the plant it will definitely stop the plant from flowering the following summer, so my top tip is do not allow the birds of paradise to be outside when frost is expected.
There are 5 species of birds of paradise and they are native to South Africa and the plants love a sunny position in your garden.
After I lost my initial bird of paradise I did go out and buy another and over the last 10 years through the propagation of the bird of paradise plants I now have 6 plants of which all flower.
The key to getting your bird of paradise to flower is to allow the plant to get pot bound - my father complains that his bird of paradise growing in the UK has split its plastic pot and roots are spilling out and I have to remind him that it's perfect - don't re-pot it and you will get more flowers!
I have heard that in Kew Gardens in the UK they have a spectacular bird of paradise plant that flowers every year profusely that is totally pot bound.
Whenever I do propagate the bird of paradise plant by division I am fully aware that the new plants will not flower the next summer because the plant has too much room in its new pot, the second summer arrives and the pot is now packed solid with a root system then that bird of paradise will flower.
In this video, I show you exactly how I have propagated the bird of paradise plants by division over the last 10 years without any failures - all the bird of paradise plants have survived the division and flourish afterward.
Here are my top tips on bird of paradise plant care:
1: Never allow the bird of paradise plant to be outside when frost is expected or through the cold winter months.
2: Locate the bird of paradise plant in full sun.
3: Water the bird of paradise frequently.
4: Bird of paradise plants thrive in rich soil so during the growing season feed once per week with liquid plant feed.
5: Bird of paradise plants enjoy being pot bound which encourages flower formation so only repot when either the pot is totally broken or as in this video the roots are bulging from the top of the pot which restricts watering.
6: Every spring when I move the bird of paradise plants from their winter home to the garden I perform a general tidy-up, removing any dead stalks and weeding the pots so the bird of paradise plant has no competition for water or feed.
I hope you enjoyed this gardening video entitled " How to Propagate Bird of Paradise Plants - How to get Bird of Paradise Plants to Flower"
We love growing bird of paradise plants in our garden and I love the idea of getting free plants through propagation by division.
The birds of paradise plants along with our Cannas, Bananas, and Cordylines really turns our garden into a sub-tropical paradise.
2022 Update: All the Bird of paradise plants that were divided ( Propagated ) in this video are flourishing and now with so many Bird of Paradise plants I will no longer propagate them and just enjoy my Bird of Paradise plants pot-bound to encourage plenty of flowers.
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30 июл 2024
