Flamingo Road Nursery: White Bird-of-Paradise

White Bird-of-Paradise
Stelitzia nicolai

PLANT TYPE: Shade plant

AVERAGE SIZE: 8 to 20 feet tall by 6 to12 feet wide

GROWTH RATE: Medium

LEAF: Medium green; banana-like; up to 8 feet long by 18 inches wide

FLOWER: Looks like a bird. About 8 inches long. White on the top with blue bracts. Not as showy as the Orange Bird of Paradise. Although the flower is quite attractive, this plant is grown primarily for the foliage.

GROWING CONDITIONS

LIGHT: Medium shade to full sun

WATER: Once established, low water requirements. Ideal is once a week.

CARE: Trim off any dead leaves or flowers as needed. If the plant gets too tall, trim the tallest trunk all the way to the ground. Fertilize in March, June, and October. Click here for fertilizer coupon!

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Beautiful big-leaf tropical tree that is easy care

Picture a crown of banana-like leaves atop a palm tree trunk, combine with huge, exotic flowers, and then what you have is the appropriately named bird of paradise tree.

Bird-of-paradise tree is a spectacular accent plant. Use in pairs as sentinels guarding entries and gateways. Also a great plant for large containers situated both outdoors or inside. Indeed, large populations of bird of paradise tree now inhabit shopping malls all over the country. It's size and bulk make it suitable for large-scale commercial landscapes, golf courses, parks, campuses and mall food courts.

This is an easy to grow, very non-messy, low maintenance plant that is a good choice for use near pool and patio. Plants are inexpensive, available in a range of sizes, and grow rather quickly and so are a great choice for new home landscapes in warm areas. Bird-of-paradise tree is just the ticket when you want tough, durable beauty and unique form in a large plant.