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This fast-growing plant gives a tropical look to the indoor garden.  Once mature, plants will provide intermittent, colorful blooms throughout the year.

Cultivation Requirements:  Full sun.  Rich, well-draining soil.  Water when soil surface dries.  Fertilize every 2 months.

 

Bearing an unmistakable resemblance to a brightly colored bird in flight, bird of paradise are native to south Africa and represent joyfulness and (not surprisingly) paradise itself.  Also known as Crane flowers, they are distinctive and striking, spectacularly shaped like a bird’s beak and plumage.  Bird of Paradise are the 9th wedding anniversary flower. 

Bird of Paradise Pictures