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Thanks so much for the help. I expected a long wait but it will be =
worth the work! This seed will hopefully be a long lasting memory of my =
wife and I's trip to Kauai and Oahu!
Thanks again.
Dwayne
"A. Pismo Clam" <opalockamishabob@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae) takes a long time to bloom from =
seed.
If grown in a sub-tropical climate, they take 3-5 years to bloom. If =
you
grow them as a house plant, I'd expect a minimum of five years. They =
tend
to be pretty large plants when mature enough to flower. Give it all the
light and heat you can, especially during the winter. Water when it =
gets
slightly dry; don't keep it soggy during the winter or it may rot.
Fertilize about once a month with something like Miracle-Gro at the rate =
of
1 tbsp. per gallon of water and give it a goodly amount of this water =
mix
but be sure it drains away so that the pot isn't in standing water =
anytime.
Kawika
"Dwayne Young" <dyoung244@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I actually have a Bird of Paradise growing and surviving in NC - =
albeit,
it's in doors!
It's been grown from seed beginning in April of 2005. It now is green =
and
leafy - 7-8 leaves.
What is the normal growth rate and what will encourage blooming?
Thanks for the help.
=20
Great advise...except that I would suggest an organic fertilizer.=20
Chemical fertilizers do very little except leech through the soil and =
screw up our ground water system. Try something like Dr. Earth's All =
Purpose Fertilizer or the Palm and Tropical Fertilizer.=20
Do something good for your plant, as well as the earth; those who come =
after you will thank you...
Here's their website: http://drearth.net
Alain
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks so much for the help. I =
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wrap=3D"">Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae) takes a long time to =
bloom from seed.
If grown in a sub-tropical climate, they take 3-5 years to bloom. If =
you
grow them as a house plant, I'd expect a minimum of five years. They =
tend
to be pretty large plants when mature enough to flower. Give it all the
light and heat you can, especially during the winter. Water when it =
gets
slightly dry; don't keep it soggy during the winter or it may rot.
Fertilize about once a month with something like Miracle-Gro at the rate =
of
1 tbsp. per gallon of water and give it a goodly amount of this water =
mix
but be sure it drains away so that the pot isn't in standing water =
anytime.
Kawika
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<BLOCKQUOTE type=3D"cite"><PRE wrap=3D"">I actually have a Bird of =
Paradise growing and surviving in NC - albeit,
it's in doors!
It's been grown from seed beginning in April of 2005. It now is green =
and
leafy - 7-8 leaves.
What is the normal growth rate and what will encourage blooming?
Thanks for the help.
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</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE>Great advise...except that I would suggest an=20
<B><I>organic</I></B> fertilizer. <BR><BR>Chemical fertilizers do very =
little=20
except leech through the soil and screw up our ground water system. =
Try=20
something like Dr. Earth's All Purpose Fertilizer or the Palm and =
Tropical=20
Fertilizer. <BR><BR>Do something good for your plant, as well as the =
earth;=20
those who come after you will thank you...<BR><BR>Here's their =
website: <A=20
class=3Dmoz-txt-link-freetext=20
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href=3D"http://drearth.net">http://drearth.net</A><BR><BR>Alain<BR></BLOC=
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