clwilcox
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staking bird of paradise - 2008/09/15 14:52
I was recently given a spectacular bird of paradise. The stems are about 5 feet long, and there are about 20 of them. It is in a pot that looks pretty small given the size of the plant. I plan to repot it into something much bigger, but in the meantime, the stems were mostly horizontal. I decided to tie some of them to a bamboo stake using tomato ties (like nylon stockings). These did not damage the stems, but many of the stems bent over above the tie, creating a sharp crease in the stem. I tied them very high on the stem, but the weight of the leaf seems to pull them down.
So, is it wrong to stake a bird of paradise, or are these stems weak for some reason? I need to contain the plant somehow, because once i take it inside, I don't have a 10-foot area for it to live in. Also, do I need to cut the stems that have bent? I think more than half of the approx 20 stems are bent now.
Thanks in advance for your suggestions.
CW
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Hi CW, welcome.
so to speak) of these bending stems.
but I really hate to do it, because the plant blooms SO much more heavily when it looks painfully potbound. 
