What are the breeding methods and precautions for birds of paradise

Bird of Paradise Breeding Method

Bird of paradise likes a sunny, warm and humid growing environment. The suitable growth temperature is between 20-28 degrees. It avoids extreme heat, drought and waterlogging. It is suitable for planting in well-drained, loose, fertile sandy loam with a pH value of 6-7.

Bird of Paradise can be divided when repotting in early spring in February or March. Pour the plant out of the pot, clean the soil at the roots, and dry it in the shade for 1-2 days. Then use sharp scissors to cut the rooted tiller seedlings from the root gaps. After drying, plant them in loose soil. They will bloom in the winter of the current year or the spring of the following year.

Watering method

The bird of paradise needs to be provided with sufficient water during its growth period. Except for keeping the soil dry in winter, the soil should be kept moist in other seasons and watered frequently. However, the plant is not tolerant to waterlogging, so the amount of watering should be controlled and no water accumulation should occur.

Fertilization method

During the peak growth period of the bird of paradise, you can water it with thin liquid fertilizer every half a month. During the flowering period, you can add 0.5% superphosphate to the fertilizer liquid to make its flowers bright. After the flowers wither, you should cut off the withered flowers in time to reduce the loss of nutrients.

Pruning methods

If the leaves of the bird of paradise turn yellow and wither, but the petiole is still green, you can cut off the leaves first and keep the petiole. After a few days, the petiole will gradually wither, and then you can cut off the petiole. When pruning, you need to pay attention to only cut off the petiole part, and do not trim from the base, because the new leaves grow from the base.

Bird of Paradise breeding precautions

The bird of paradise cannot tolerate exposure to sunlight and needs shade in summer. It is best to move it to a well-ventilated and scattered light place for maintenance. It is not cold-resistant and it is best to move it to a greenhouse for management in winter. Control watering in autumn and winter. The seedlings can be repotted once a year, and the mature plants can be repotted every two years.