Comments on: Freeze Damaged Bird of Paradise and Crepe Myrtle Pruning

By: MONTE

MONTE — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 01:35:06 +0000

I have a giant white bird of paradise and it froze back, now growing well, but…i waited about 7 years for it
to first bloom, will I have to wait again???

By: Katina Maski

Katina Maski — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 07:39:55 +0000

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By: Dorothy Trakshel

Dorothy Trakshel — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:10:30 +0000

We have a bird of paradise that is several years old and it has grown to about 5ft.
Would like to know if it can be cut back, and how much should be cut without damaging it?
We live in Florida, and the plant is in a sunny location facing east, so it does get the morning sun!
Any other information you can give, will be greatly appreciated.
Thank You

By: Jen

Jen — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:39:26 +0000

its coming around the corner if you know what i mean

By: Daniela

Daniela — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:20:02 +0000

Thank you for the tips! This is very helpful, I was going to wait until the spring to prune, but I’ll get it done now!