Dwarf Bird of Paradise
Taxonomy
Strelitzia reginae 'Dwarf'
Strelitzia
Strelitziaceae
Zingiberales
How to care for Dwarf Bird of Paradise
How often to water your Dwarf Bird of Paradise
every 9
Dwarf Bird of Paradise needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Dwarf Bird of Paradise in your home
a window
Dwarf Bird of Paradise may have difficulty thriving, and will drop leaves 🍃, without ample sunlight.
Place it less than 3 feet from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
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How to fertilize Dwarf Bird of Paradise
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Dwarf Bird of Paradise after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Hello, I am a new parent to Pebbles and her leaves are curling in and turning brown. She was bought online and shipped to me as a gift 1.5 weeks ago. Can someone please give me tips on what to do? TIA #WhiteBirdOfParadise
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My White Bird of Paradise is slowly dying and I’m not sure what’s causing it. The new leaves turned brown and fallen off even before they even unravel. We repotted the plant about a year ago, and since then it hasn’t really shown any new growth either. Could this be root rot? Any ideas on how to save it? This was our first plant that we bought 2 years ago 😔
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Leaf Stuck/ Unfurling too soon! Please help! My BoP was growing a nice strong leaf, but now it looks like it’s going to unfurl too soon and get stuck! What can I do? It happened to another BoP of mine and I am really worried!
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The latest stalk grew beautifully and the new leaf bloomed just fine. Suddenly today it slumped completely over. It will not stand back up :( What's going on? #WhiteBirdOfParadise
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My lovely seems to be doing well. I mean there is new growth of big stems/leaves but there is one little leaf at the bottom that has died. Is this normal? #WhiteBirdOfParadise
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What fertilizer and how to give to birds of paradise #WhiteBirdOfParadise
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Bird of Paradise help I can’t seem to keep my bird of paradise happy. It’s in a pot that drains the water to the bottom and the soil stops at 3/4. It has a chunky soil mix and it gets good sunlight. But the leafs keep turning yellow and brown, and even the top ones are curled up and turning brown. I checked the soil and it’s still a little bit wet so I don’t think it’s thirsty. Is the pot too big? #BirdOfParadise #yellowing #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PlantAddict #helpneeded
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Hi , my bird of paradise have some yellow-brown dropping leaves . Any advise ? #BirdOfParadise #WhiteBirdOfParadise
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Can I move my white bird of Paradise outside in the Spring? #WhiteBirdOfParadise
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I was away for three weeks bc I got stuck in storm. Two of the leaves have yellowed, how do I revive my poor plant ? #WhiteBirdOfParadise
Care Summary for Dwarf Bird of Paradise
Dwarf Bird of Paradise
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 3ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.