Planting a Bird of Paradise outside?

Question

I have two bird of paridise plants, that are 3 ft tall and I want to plant them outsite somewhere. Should I plant them in full sun or shade? They do better in shade because when I place them in full sun the leaves curl up. What about soil and feeding requirerment? I live in zone 8b

Answer 1

Bird of Paradise is a hardy plant, loves the heat, doesn't take much water, needs no special feeding and handles light frost with no problem.

50 yr. old Bird of Paradise

Answer 2

we also have birds of paradise plants and they are tricky things to grow. we were told by a lady up the road from us whos 82 and has been growing them for 14years that they like full morning and evening sun but shelter them from the afternoon sun as they hate extreem heat between 10am and 4pm (e.s.t) and they love to be flooded for 15 minutes every day with cool water. as for the soil nothing too acidic or claybased as they do well with good drainaige and a twice yearly feed of seasol liquid fertiliser. but shelter them under green shade cloth for 24hrs after or they will burn. and have a removable makeshift green shadecloth cover to cover them when its hot. we used tomato stakes and nailed ours in the ground and removed them when it was cool enough... ours were 30cms in 2005 they are now 9ft in 2007. it was good advice and it works..... p.s cover them in the frost.....
happy gardening..............

Answer 3

Already answered correctly. Just roll out those pots. Planting them outside is not really an option as they will not survive a cold spell.

Answer 4

If they are doing well in the pots, use the same soil for planting them outside. I would say a shady area.

My Husbands office courtyard has them in a shady area, and they are HUGE.

Good Luck.

Answer 5

relies upon on the place you reside and the climate there. in case you're in a tropical zone like Florida, you could desire to do it in case you're interior the south or in case you're in Hawaii yet maximum different places you could desire to be careful as they're an fairly heat loving plant. No frost or chilly climate would be tolerated as they're going to die. they like a stable moist heat climate. in case you have that, there is not any reason you could desire to no longer plant them outdoors.