Giant Bird of Paradise - Strelitzia nicolai - 10L / 25cm / XL Medium Plant

Giant Bird of Paradise - Strelitzia nicolai - 10L / 25cm / XL Medium PlantIdeal for intermediate plant keepers or beyond. Available only in urban Auckland & Whangarei Light Requirements: Bright Indirect Light is ideal, handles part day direct sun. Moisture & Soil Requirements: Must have evenly moist soil with good drainage in warm seasons never soggy soil. Dial back watering frequency in winter unless you have dry air inside. Let this plant partly dry out between watering, the top 5cm or so can be dry before requiring

Growth & Nutrients: Grows up to 1m tall and wide as a multi-stemmed clump

All potting mixes are bagged in biodegradable paper bags which won't last forever like plastic bags do but

Making a mega flower spike is a massive effort for these little guys so your orchid must go through a selection of seasonal changes in order to replicate the tropical dry & wet seasons of their natural habitat

this plant has developed an incredible chemical defence system to ward off attacks from fungus

They are also very fast growers so this characteristic won’t have any long term effect on the plant

Philodendron Pink Princess can become more patterned as well as less and back to highly splashed with pink again

lower variegated

Size: similar to first photo

so avoid overwatering

nearly black foliage and bold architectural form

Growth & Nutrients: Semi-vining when young

Phaelanopsis Orchid Flowering: