is this a Bird of Paradise flower spike?

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 12:32 pm

Sure hope so.

John encouraged me to up-pot my Streltzia as it was in a too-tiny pot.
I had read somewhere that they'll bloom earlier if pot-bound.

But since giving the roots more room, and beefing up fertilizer with more Potash (K) (0-0-20), this has developed.
Looks different than the new leaf spike (directly below it)

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/6661628095/" title="DSC05237 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7148/6661 ... cb41_z.jpg" width="480" height="640" alt="DSC05237"></a>

Thanks John!
Good advice as always.

Barb

seedscanada · Post by **seedscanada** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 3:04 pm

Barb,
That it is.
Adam

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 7:46 pm

Thanks Adam!

Will charge the camera batteries for the big day...

Barb

PS--and thanks John for telling me to up-pot the BoP!

Cameron_z6a_N.S. · Post by **Cameron_z6a_N.S.** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 8:17 pm

Nice work, Barb! I believe Don in Kansas also has a BoP that will flower soon.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Jan 08, 2012 9:07 pm

Don in Kansas also has a BoP that will flower soon

Would love to see his too.
BTW, haven't seen him for ages.

seedscanada · Post by **seedscanada** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:21 am

There is a Strelitzia nicolai at the Gage Park greenhouse in Hamilton, ON that was flowering last month:

The thing is nearly a foot diameter at its base and it is growing right up to the top of the glasshouse, 18 feet up!
This was there too..

Albizia

Adam

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon Jan 09, 2012 7:59 am

Adam,

Beautiful BoP flower photo...

Never realized how large they grow ... John has a BoP in his garage that's scraping the ceiling; probably weighs 500 pounds in its box.

I've heard of several palm/glasshouses in Ontario.
Those folks are to be commended for their vision in constructing them for the public.

Vancouver has one that was threatened to be dismantled last year for lack of funds.
Fortunately funding was found at the 11th hour.

Nice Albizia julibrissin (sp?)

Barb

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sun Feb 12, 2012 2:24 pm

Taking its sweet time...

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/6853609933/" title="012 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6853 ... 5cd3_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="012"></a>

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Thu Feb 16, 2012 7:08 am

Ta da...drumroll

Yes it was a flower spike...

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/southslope/6886505335/" title="001 by edible_plum, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/6886 ... 388f_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="001"></a>

Barb

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is this a Bird of Paradise flower spike?

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