Bird of Paradise Plant

@velvet53 (24417)
Palisade, Colorado
July 24, 2016 5:41pm CST
I am pretty good with house plants, in fact I have a small house plant business, but my sons Bird of Paradise has me stumped. About a year ago we took it to where he bought it cause there was something wrong. The found the problem and we got that taken care of. Now it is going down hill fast and no one knows what is wrong with it. I have been taking care of it for over 3 years and I am devastated. I am keeping my fingers crossed but I think I am losing the battle of keeping it alive.
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (56378)
• Canada
24 Jul 16
That's too bad, they are such intriguing looking plants.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
24 Jul 16
Yes, they are. I never had one before so this has been a challenge.
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Kristen Howe
@KristenH (33591)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
25 Jul 16
Those are beautiful plants. Sorry to hear it's not thriving out there.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
25 Jul 16
Thanks. I have a Plameria (spelling?) plant that belongs to my oldest son and I am keeping it alive so far.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
25 Jul 16
@KristenH I think the heat is taking a toll on a lot of things this year. I hope your sunflower makes it.
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Kristen Howe
@KristenH (33591)
• Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
25 Jul 16
@velvet53 Plumeria. You're close. Good for you! My sunflower isn't doing so well in this heat.
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Amber
@AmbiePam (121114)
• United States
25 Jul 16
I feel sad for you. I'm so sorry.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
25 Jul 16
Thank you. I hope some miracle happens and it lives. They are pretty expensive plants and there is no way I can replace it.
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
25 Jul 16
oh dear :( i fear i've ne'er tried to grow one, but @DaddyEvil seems to be purty good with plants so i'm givin' him a shout-out. perhaps he can help ya figure how to revive this plant. i tend to steer clear'f those 'tropicals' coz 'f the dry heat here. i've my fingers crossed fer ya!
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
25 Jul 16
Thank you so much. All help is appreciated.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
25 Jul 16
@crazyhorseladycx Ok, I will let you know if I hear from him.
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
25 Jul 16
@velvet53 yer welcome :) hopefully he'll pop'n to lend his assistance. he's been a tad busy 's 'f late...so he claims ;)
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Jul 16
Maybe some plant fertilizer would be the answer, but I'm sure you've thought of that.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
25 Jul 16
i bought some expensive stuff from the place that it was bought and it worked this past year and now it isn't.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
25 Jul 16
@velvet53 Okay, this is a dumb idea probably, but have you thought about getting something not expensive? I've heard about things that are cheap that work miracles. Talk to your friends who are into plants and see what they use. Personally I use Miracle Gro. It works great.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
26 Jul 16
@just4him I think my son has some Miracle Gro and I can get some and try it.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382483)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jul 16
They are usually tough plants. It's a shame it is dying.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
25 Jul 16
I won't give up on it. Hopefully a miracle will happen.
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Teep11
@Teep11 (7673)
• United States
25 Jul 16
Perhaps some online research can help resolve the issues with bring the plant back to the state the plant needs to be. Hopefully the plant will be revived.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
25 Jul 16
Good idea. I need to start looking and see if I can find help. Thanks.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
25 Jul 16
Do you know how long they normally last for? Perhaps it's come to the end of it's life.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
25 Jul 16
It is suppose to last for years. They told me that it wouldn't flower until about 7 or 8 years. He has had it less than 4 years.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
25 Jul 16
@jaboUK No and that is disheartening.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
25 Jul 16
@velvet53 Oh my, so you haven't even had any flowers from it yet.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174703)
• United States
29 Jul 16
I apologize for taking so long to respond to Crazy's summons, velvet, but I really have been busy lately.... I have been editing a manuscript for someone... Actually, I finished editing his manuscript and have just started on another one.... (shrug!) Gotta pay the bills, you know... What kind of problem are you having with the Bird of Paradise plant?
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
29 Jul 16
Hi. Thanks for responding. I understand. Those bills have to come first. The leaves and turning brown and shriveling up. I thought maybe it got over watered when I wasn't here so I backed of on watering for a few extra days. What used to be a plant that had many leaves is now down to six.
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Sandy
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
30 Jul 16
@DaddyEvil Ok, thanks. I did cut it back and moved it to a different area. As soon as I figure out my phone I will take a picture of it and get it posted.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174703)
• United States
30 Jul 16
@velvet53 Have you taken a picture of your plant that you can upload here to myLot? It helps if I can see exactly what you are talking about, although it is pretty clear what turning brown and shriveling up means... Let me check. BRB.
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