Hi all! Need some advice on a bird of paradise I recently acquired please..
My family has recently moved from the Midwest to FL. With that said, my in-laws visited from OH, and they brought a huge BOP!
It was transported via car and remained in soil protected with heavy duty tarp for a 16hr drive..
Unfortunately I was busy hosting and it spent 2 full days in our garage (dark but 70+ degrees) without water.
It has since been put back in its planter (reminding in the nursery pot) under grow lights and watered. It now looks absolutely miserable!! 😭 please help me!
Before transport vs after
by ResourceStandard9830
2 Comments
It’s an extremely high light high heat plant. Water until it drains out of the bottom and leave it get dry again before watering deeply again. Remove the sick leaves and get a real grow light. It’s growing in the streets of Mexico so house conditions are not the best for it.
They’re pretty resilient in my experience. My roommate nearly burned mine to a crisp and it took months of grow lights and deep watering but its back.