Hello everyone:

I recently purchased a 7 1/2 foot Bird of Paradise. The gardening expert advised me to repot the plant as it was in a small plastic contain. This service was offered at the store, so I had it repotted there by the professionals.

The pot is about 4" larger all the way around. To repot the plant, he put in about 5" of soil, the plant and then the rest of the soil.

After I took the plant home I received some advice from some friends: that you need to have gravel in the pot for drainage purposes and that the pot should have been only about 1" bigger then the previous pot.

Also, I have noticed that nearly all the leaves have split and some are curling inward. No leaves have turned either brown or yellow since I brought the plant home about one month ago.

Further, I was told to only water this type of plant every 3 1/2 weeks, but not how much.

Therefore, here are my questions:

1) Will I have to repot the plant? If so, can I still keep the same pot as it is gorgeous. I am not concerned about flowers.

2) How often do I have to water the plant and how much?

3) Is it normal for the leafs on this type of plant to split. What about the fact that the leaves curl inwards? Is this a bad sign?

4) Are there any other special measures that I should be taking to keep me plant happy.

Thanks to everyone - I appreciate your help.

Barb

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Barb M.

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