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HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM SAN DIEGO, CA (Strelitzia reginae (Bird of paradise))

My Bird-of-Paradise (Strelitzia reginae) is the perfect Halloween flower. Photo taken Oct. 31, 2012.



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Gorgeous.....Where's your carved pumpkin?

1 Nov, 2012

 

Thanks! No pumpkins this year.

1 Nov, 2012

 

Any candy?

1 Nov, 2012

 

No candy, either. I'm on a diet. lol! :>)

2 Nov, 2012

 

Geee, no pumkin, no candies.... hopefully you didn't eat this beautiful strelitzia :)

3 Nov, 2012

 

No flower eating here. lol! :>)

3 Nov, 2012

 

lol

4 Nov, 2012

 

Lovely!

Mine is loving the heat of my woodburner in the living room and putting out another flower stem.

4 Nov, 2012

 

Meanie:

Thanks!

You know how funny that sounds to me? Crazy! lol! :>)

5 Nov, 2012

 

Ha ha Mine is doing the same as Meanie's but not by the woodburner.....its sitting next to the heater in the greenhouse......

5 Nov, 2012

 

Milky:

That's great! They like full sun and heat. My plant has about 3 dozen flowers on it right now (it in too much shade). The millions of large ones around town, in full sun have 60 or more flowers.

5 Nov, 2012

 

And I was feeling so chuffed!!!

5 Nov, 2012

 

So, so sorry! I didn't mean to rain on your parade.

6 Nov, 2012

 

No probs - I'll be done sulking in a couple of days!!!!

6 Nov, 2012

 

aawwww! LOL! :>)

At least your Bird-of-Paradise is blooming. I know it can be a challenge to get one to bloom in your climate.

8 Nov, 2012

 

Second flower spike emerged (or I noticed it) yesterday! Going to be good. I'll soon be up to 36!!!!!!!!

13 Nov, 2012

 

36 what, flowers?

13 Nov, 2012

 

Absolutely! I'm on a roll now and will soon have three dozen on mine too!

13 Nov, 2012

 

Well, since I posted this pics many more flowers have come up. lol! I'll have to get a photo of the whole plant soon.

The area of my plant where I removed several dozen leaves, the leaves all grew back this summer and there's many flower in the same spot. I need to cut them back out again. I took a pics of the many flower in the area back on Halloween.

You're plant sounds like it's on a roll.

13 Nov, 2012

 

Hope springs eternal! Odds are though that two or three spikes are the best that I can realistically hope for.

13 Nov, 2012

 

I figured! lol! :>)

Plants in pots tend to bloom less than the ones in the ground. It doesn't grow as big in a pot, either.

14 Nov, 2012



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