Q: We have three bird of paradise plants in our backyard. They were in bloom when we planted them five or six years ago, and they bloomed the following year as well. They look beautiful and healthy, ...

Would you believe that an exotic Bird of Paradise, Strelitzia reginae, could be brought to bloom here in Staten Island in the middle of winter? Last August, Jeanne Keefe Hogan of Sunnyside, received a ...

Question. I have an older orange bird of paradise plant in a container that gets some sun and shade that has not bloomed in recent years. What can I do to help it bloom? Answer. Maybe your plant would ...

Q. I have a big-leaf bird of paradise, 8 to 10 feet tall, planted in the ground. I have had it about eight years, and it has never bloomed. What can I do to encourage flowers? The foliage is nice. -- ...

Bird-of-paradise (Strelitzia reginae) with orange and blue flowers and the tree-sized giant bird-of-paradise (Strelitzia nicolai) with white and blue flowers are both popular in New Orleans gardens.