Q: I have a bird of paradise, Strelitzia reginae, in a pot in my living room. It's getting a bit too big for the space and ...

If your bird of paradise is looking a bit too much like a bird's nest with messy stalks, overcrowded flowers, and dried-out greenery, it's probably time for a trim. While these tropical plants are ...

Question. There is lots of freeze damage to our white bird of paradise foliage. Do I cut off the dead portions of leaves that will make the plants look awful? Answer. Regretfully there is not much ...

Q: Should bird of paradise bushes be trimmed to the ground in the winter? A: Look at the plant. If it suckers from the base (I can’t think of any birds of paradise that don’t), then it will grow again ...

Q: Is it necessary to cut back our red bird-of-paradise bushes in the late winter (here in Sierra Vista)? Some folks in town don’t and their red birds seem to bloom OK. Is it also necessary to cut ...