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Description

The listing, Giant White Bird of Paradise has ended.

This is a gorgeous plant that get VERY large! Also known as The Travelers palm. The flowers are over a foot long and a beautiful blue and white in color. These can be started indoors and then moved outside once they have outgrown their containers. They need a sandy well-drained soil and should not be planted too close to the house or you will be pruning constantly. They are a tropical plant and wont grown in colder climates. Bidder will receive 10 seeds from my backyard plant. Thanks for bidding!

Questions & Comments

They grow real slow from seed. And take about five years to become blooming maturity. The interior landscape company I work for in Washington DC has one at the Howard Hughes medical center that is huge and bloomed after being there for over 8 years but if you grow it outside it will bloom sooner.

Jan 10th, 2014 at 7:24:26 AM PST by

Can you tell me what zones they will live in, tks

Jan 9th, 2014 at 8:03:41 PM PST by

I don't know exact zones, but they can't take snow at all. They like heat and humidity. Like I said you can have it as a house plant in front of a nice window, however eventually they get very large. Check out the second pic. They like full sun too.

Jan 10th, 2014 at 6:28:11 AM PST by

southern states. they dont like cold weather

Jan 9th, 2014 at 8:08:34 PM PST by

You're right. They can take some minor frost but that's about it.

Jan 10th, 2014 at 6:25:39 AM PST by

I'm in south Mississippi so it should do great here huh? How long does it usually take for it to grow from seed

Jan 9th, 2014 at 8:55:52 PM PST by

They soul do fine in Mississippi... You have the same warm humid weather that we do here in south Florida. I insult don't know how fast they grow from seed because my plant was well established when I moved into this house. The seeds are very hard so best to score them and soak before planting.

Jan 10th, 2014 at 6:24:52 AM PST by

Yes What zone do the plants best growing. in

Jan 9th, 2014 at 10:05:08 PM PST by

They are a tropical plant so no snow zones. They can take some minor frost but they really prefer the warm humid weather.

Jan 10th, 2014 at 6:22:02 AM PST by

F&W!!

Jan 10th, 2014 at 7:26:07 AM PST by

Giant White Bird of Paradise is in the Home & Garden | Gardening | Gardening Seeds & Bulbs category