Whatās the deal with this Birds of Paradise boy?
I know a lot of people have suggested not completely to Greg and yeah I experienced that a lot where I didnāt. But Iām just confused cus first thereās the sun tip where one is as much sun as you can get and the other says itāll get it burnt so use shade š§. I had a grow light for a while. Fine. Now heās was supposed to be (temporary) spot to make room and to remember what pot Iām using when I pot up. Looks huge but only 2ā wider I swear. But I kept putting it off ngl but itās by a north facing window and is all of a sudden growing new leaves. It must be one of those that likes a snug pot, but now Iām scared to pot up. Maybe itās too tall? But Greg marked it as a hard to take care of plants and itās been all around inside and never cares. Who knows what the actual deal is, meaning like how to best take care of it, like basically the categories on Greg. Esp what kind of pot style does it like? Like size and material? #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PlantTherapy #NewPlantMom #GrowLights #PlantCorner #HappyPlants
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bOP are canopy plants in their natural habitat so they get dappled sun with some shade. I think Greg is suggesting mimicing that environment, although itās not quite clear. I have one of my white BOP plants facing a south window in indirect sun with supplemental grow lights and the other which is much larger is located in a West/NW window with indirect sun and supplemental grow lights. I water every 7 to 8 days. My soil mix is a combination of FoxFarm Ocean Forest mix, perlite, orchid bark and worm castings. Mine are 2 years old. It can take baby or immature plants up to 5 years to flower. Iām hoping my Tom and Tamara make it because I really would love to see it bloom after all my efforts. Mine are in 8 inch pots. If you are seeing roots out of the bottom or top of the plant pot or if itās been more than 2 years since the soil had been changed then itās definitely time to pot up. Mine were 4 inch when I got them and now they are huge.
@SageSolidGoldd and BOP are not particular about pot type. Both of mine are in plastic. Key thing is drainage, humidity and bright light