Bird of Paradise
This is general guidance. Adjust watering and care for your home's light, temperature, humidity, potting mix, container, and season.
The bird of paradise is the biggest personality in the house — huge paddle leaves that turn the sunroom corner into something genuinely tropical. It drinks in all the light the room can offer and rewards it with dramatic new growth every season. People worry when the leaves split along the edges, but that’s completely natural; it’s how the plant lets wind pass through in the wild.
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