Q: My Mexican bird of paradise was gorgeous this year, the best ever. The flowers are now going to seed pods. Should I cut it back? What is the proper way to care for this plant as it moves into fall ...

Q: Should bird of paradise bushes be trimmed to the ground in the winter? A: Look at the plant. If it suckers from the base (I can’t think of any birds of paradise that don’t), then it will grow again ...

Question. There is lots of freeze damage to our white bird of paradise foliage. Do I cut off the dead portions of leaves that will make the plants look awful? Answer. Regretfully there is not much ...

Not only is it beautiful, but pollinators love it too, and it’s a near-native, coming from Mexico. The Mexican bird-of-paradise grows as a large shrub or a small tree, depending how you prune it. It ...

Question. I have an older orange bird of paradise plant in a container that gets some sun and shade that has not bloomed in recent years. What can I do to help it bloom? Answer. Maybe your plant would ...

Paradise is associated with the sort of ideal life Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden — prior to eating from the Tree of Knowledge — when the phenomenon of death did not yet exist. How ...

Question: I have a front yard without a fence or wall. I’d like to line it with bird of paradise bushes. Can I use a cutting to start them growing or do I have to use seed? And if so, when would be ...