Young bird-of-paradise plants benefit greatly from regular feedings to ensure they remain healthy and develop lush foliage.

See About archive blog posts. Longtime SoCal gardeners who have seen it all, indulge me: I freaked out when I saw this enormous blue and white bird of paradise while walking in my neighborhood.

Types of Bird of Paradise There are five Strelitzia species, but only two are commonly grown as indoor plants: S. reginae (orange bird of paradise) and S. nicolai (white bird of paradise).

It's a common mistake because unlike more common bird-of-paradise, the white bird towers up to 30 feet.

It's a common mistake because unlike more common bird-of-paradise, the white bird towers up to 30 feet.

Birds-of-paradise are even colorful in the dark, with feathers and body parts that glow a brilliant yellow-green under ultraviolet (UV) light, a new study found.

Study finds that birds-of-paradise are biofluorescent, suggesting that this "hidden" phenomenon provides enhanced signaling for hierarchy and courtship.

Nicknamed the “desert banana” in South Africa and white bird of paradise in garden centers, this is a tree with 4-foot-long, banana-like leaves and white flowers.

QUESTION: I have a white bird of paradise tree (approximately 15 feet tall), which was damaged by the freeze. There is some new growth at the bottom, but the tall trunks appear to be dead.

Here's how to care for bird-of-paradise plants correctly with tips from a gardening expert.