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title: "Hi Planta friends! I have a Bird of Paradise that has two stalks…"
description: "Hi Planta friends! I have a Bird of Paradise that has two stalks (please forgive if that’s not the right terminology 😬) from the same root ball. They were…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "April Neufeld"
published: "2025-03-15T20:07:11.616607Z"
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# Hi Planta friends! I have a Bird of Paradise that has two stalks…

_April Neufeld님이 2025-03-15에 게시함_

Hi Planta friends! I have a Bird of Paradise that has two stalks (please forgive if that’s not the right terminology 😬) from the same root ball. They were both doing well for a couple years, but now I’m noticing one is doing significantly better than the other. They both put out new leaves at the same time, while the good side opened perfectly and is now shooting out another, the struggling side never really properly opened - it took months and even ripped in the process. It also had another leaf the randomly went brown and crispy on one edge with no good reason that I can tell - its care and location has always been the same. This side is progressively getting droopier too, while the good side is fine. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! Thank you! ☺️

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## 8개의 댓글

### Colleen님이 2025-03-16에 댓글을 남겼어요.

The pot it’s in looks small for the size of the plant. I would try repotting - it could be root bound.

#### April Neufeld님이 2025-03-16에 답변했습니다.

Thank you so much for the advice! I’ll try a bigger pot and see if that helps ☺️

### Ava님이 2025-03-16에 댓글을 남겼어요.

as the other person said the pot is definitely really small i have a baby bird of paradise and ive already had to go from 4 to 8 in because her roots were taking up so much room the 6 in was too small! so go up about 3 in especially because there’s two!

#### April Neufeld님이 2025-03-16에 답변했습니다.

Thank you so much for your help! ☺️Would you recommend amputating the struggling one, or any of its leaves? or just see how they both do in the bigger pot?

#### Ava님이 2025-03-17에 답변했습니다.

see how they do! and then i would see how it goes from there! if you do decide to chop it obviously would grow back in no time!

#### April Neufeld님이 2025-03-17에 답변했습니다.

I’ve repotted into a much bigger pot now, you were absolutely right it was root BOUND lol. Kept all the bits so will see how they do now, thanks again ☺️

#### Colleen님이 2025-03-22에 답변했습니다.

Can’t wait!!

#### Ava님이 2025-03-22에 답변했습니다.

of course!! i hope that she gets better!!

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