I mean, you could just cut off the tallest leaf? You don’t have to get rid of a perfectly good plant. Just cut the tallest leaves and let it grow again.
totes_muhh_goats
Snip snip
NoSoulsINC
Plants can be pruned. In this case if you cut the stem of the tallest leaf and the plant will focus growth into the remaining leaves/grow new ones. It’s not necessary to get rid of this one just to get a new one and run into the same issue in a few years, but if you enjoy doing that feel free
Plukkert
I’ve seen this before, the solution is far more simple than you’d think! Hole in the ceiling
MasterpieceMinimum42
BoP love full sun, aren’t they?
Mayflame15
“will trade for more manageable houseplant”
MomsSpecialFriend
Sell it and get an orange bird of paradise instead. You have graduated.
greyblue2285
I am really impressed at the height of your BOP has gotten in four years! Awesome job!
Wild-Salary4925
What a gorgeous plant!! I need one.
elchamperdamper
Having the same problem with mine… we’re looking for a new, taller place to live lol
gr33nstone
FWIW, I used to have an outside Bird when I lived in Florida and trimmed it out regularly (fast growing outdoors in that climate). It just kept sending up new growth. I get why you’d be hesitant to do this as your Bird is so incredibly aesthetic presently. Well done!
ailish
I agree with pruning! You can get it to grow more bushy rather than tall!
Souto09
That’s a beauty my man
Consistent-Way-5228
Put it in a shorter yet wider pot?
1blkbutterfly
Raise the roof
LordTachankaMain
Somebody in my city is selling one that large for 800€…
ThePissShiver
get a bigger place. ours is the same. bought it when it was a foot tall. it was an “accent plant” yup, rivals the xmas tree
I had the same problem. I had to get rid of mine. My apartment wasn’t big enough. This plant was sexy in my living room before it got too tall.
knockonwoodpb
Cut a hole in the floor and then setup a floating platform on pulleys and maybe install a wench so you can lower the pot down as the plant continues to grow, really the only solution imo
shawshank1969
Cut off the top leaf that hits the ceiling.
kreatorofchaos
Put it outside
GordCampbell
My elderly Mom had the same issue with a BoP that she was given. Her green thumb made that thing thrive and it was turning her living room into a jungle. She gave it away.
Chispachapis
I had to get rid of mine. Not only did mine get really tall but it was pretty wide, probably because I didn’t have it in a tall pot.
RonteDonteDenne
You can try to trade it. You can get a pretty cool plant for a strelitzia this size.
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Raise the ceiling
I mean, you could just cut off the tallest leaf? You don’t have to get rid of a perfectly good plant. Just cut the tallest leaves and let it grow again.
Snip snip
Plants can be pruned. In this case if you cut the stem of the tallest leaf and the plant will focus growth into the remaining leaves/grow new ones. It’s not necessary to get rid of this one just to get a new one and run into the same issue in a few years, but if you enjoy doing that feel free
I’ve seen this before, the solution is far more simple than you’d think! Hole in the ceiling
BoP love full sun, aren’t they?
“will trade for more manageable houseplant”
Sell it and get an orange bird of paradise instead. You have graduated.
I am really impressed at the height of your BOP has gotten in four years! Awesome job!
What a gorgeous plant!! I need one.
Having the same problem with mine… we’re looking for a new, taller place to live lol
FWIW, I used to have an outside Bird when I lived in Florida and trimmed it out regularly (fast growing outdoors in that climate). It just kept sending up new growth. I get why you’d be hesitant to do this as your Bird is so incredibly aesthetic presently. Well done!
I agree with pruning! You can get it to grow more bushy rather than tall!
That’s a beauty my man
Put it in a shorter yet wider pot?
Raise the roof
Somebody in my city is selling one that large for 800€…
get a bigger place. ours is the same. bought it when it was a foot tall. it was an “accent plant” yup, rivals the xmas tree
There are two variants.
White grow up to 5m-10m tall.
Orange grow up to 1m-2m tall
What does ‘OP’ mean?
Get rid of the ceiling /s
[how to prune it](https://youtube.com/shorts/DA_BYV60b8Y?si=CcaNm0mnJ28aTJ86) if you want to keep it!
I had the same problem. I had to get rid of mine. My apartment wasn’t big enough. This plant was sexy in my living room before it got too tall.
Cut a hole in the floor and then setup a floating platform on pulleys and maybe install a wench so you can lower the pot down as the plant continues to grow, really the only solution imo
Cut off the top leaf that hits the ceiling.
Put it outside
My elderly Mom had the same issue with a BoP that she was given. Her green thumb made that thing thrive and it was turning her living room into a jungle. She gave it away.
I had to get rid of mine. Not only did mine get really tall but it was pretty wide, probably because I didn’t have it in a tall pot.
You can try to trade it. You can get a pretty cool plant for a strelitzia this size.