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The razzing of paradise ( Strelitzia reginae ) is an herbaceous , repeated , flowering plant . It is easily recognized by its unusual blossom , which resemble the bright coloured plumage of the bird it is nominate after – the bird of paradise . The plant usually grows between 3 to 5 foot tall , look on its location . It is a native plant of South Africa , and is stalwart in the U.S. Department of Agriculture geographical zone 9 to 11 . Planting bird of paradise in a flock can be done at any time during the class , just ensure you employ a planting pot that has more than one drain hole .
Step 1
Fill up a big pot , such as a bath , with a good tone , sphagnum moss - establish potting mix until it is approximately one third or one-half full , if you are planting a container - grow razzing of paradise . For planting bird of paradise from a rhizome , fill up the pot to within 4 inches from the top of the flange .
Step 2
Place the container that is currently throw the bird of paradise plant into a bucket , or drainage basin of body of water to soak for 30 minute . This will help alleviate the removal of the flora from the pot .
Step 3
Remove the container grown bird of paradise from the bucket , or river basin of water supply . Once the excess weewee has drained off , cut down along the sides of the pot , starting at a waste pipe - trap , all the way up to the rim , using a duet of multipurpose snips . Do this all around the pile until you may peel back the charge plate to remove the bird of paradise .
Step 4
Spray off approximately 1 inch of ground from around the root ball of the wench of paradise . If there are any matted or surrounded tooth root , relax them using your fingers .
Step 5
Place the fowl of paradise into the tub or planting mass . verify the plant is not sit down too deeply in the tummy , the top of its root system should be engraft at the same level in the soil as it is currently grow at . If planting bird of paradise from a rhizome , place the rootstalk in on top of the stain in the pot .
Step 6
Scoop in potting mix in and around the root system until the planting pot is full to within 2 inches from the top of its brim . If you are planting a bird of paradise from a rhizome , scoop in approximately 2 in of soil over the rootstock .
Step 7
dress the can into a location that will provide indirect light , such as near a south front window . Place a lachrymation discus underneath the planting pot , to catch any excess piddle . Water the bird of paradise with between 2 and 3 gallons of water , until the soil in the pot is visibly well dampened .
Tip
Bird of paradise favour temperatures of between 65 and 70 degrees Fahrenheit . during the twenty-four hour period and nighttime temperature of between 55 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit , harmonise to Chuck Burgess , Horticulture Specialist at Clemson University . Water the bird of paradise weekly or when the stain feels teetotal to the touch , at a deepness of between 2 and 2 1/2 in . Let the dirt in the pot wry out in before watering again .
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