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Flowering Plants
Bird of Paradise (Orange)
Strelitzia reginae
Strelitzia reginae produces the flower everyone recognises — a hard beaked bract from which orange sepals and a vivid blue petal emerge in sequence, looking convincingly like the head of a bird. Each bloom lasts weeks, and a mature clump throws several at once.
It takes patience. Plants flower from about the fourth or fifth year, and they flower best when slightly pot-bound and in strong light. Our plants ship at three years or more, so you are not starting from zero.
- Ships at 3+ years — closer to flowering than nursery seedlings
- Individual blooms last several weeks
- Flowers best slightly pot-bound and in strong light
Rs 3,750for the 18 inch pot
Inclusive of pot and mix. Delivery Rs 350, free over Rs 5,000.
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Replaced or refunded if damaged
Grown by us
Never bought in and resold
At a glance
- Mature size
- 1.2–1.5 m
- Growth rate
- Slow to moderate
- Difficulty
- Moderate to keep
- Around pets
- Keep away from cats, dogs and small children
Full sunBright lightCourtyardLarge pot
How to look after your Bird of Paradise (Orange)
Written for Pakistani conditions — long hot summers, dry winter air, and hard tap water. Follow this rather than advice written for a temperate climate.
- Light
- Bright light with several hours of direct sun. Indoors, the brightest window in the house.
- Water
- Weekly in summer, every 2–3 weeks in winter. Likes moisture but not standing water.
- Humidity
- Moderate to high. Leaf splitting is normal and structural — not a fault.
- Soil
- Rich, well-draining loam.
- Feeding
- Balanced feed fortnightly in spring and summer; a high-phosphorus feed encourages flowering in mature plants.
- Temperature
- 18–35°C. Protect below 10°C.
If something goes wrong
Leaves splitting along the ribs
Why it happens: Natural adaptation to wind, not damage.
What to do: Nothing to fix. Reduce airflow if you prefer whole leaves.
No flowers on a plant several years old
Why it happens: Insufficient light, or a pot that is too large.
What to do: These flower best slightly root-bound and in strong light. Give it more sun before a bigger pot.
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