Hey, this is my white bird of paradise, i got him a few months back and he’s thriving, got a new leaf coming aswell, I’ve never had a bop not too sure what im doing but my question is making it look less messy around the bottom, all the small leaves, do I just chop them? everyone else’s i see seem to look so neat and tidy, im going to repot him soon aswell as the roots are coming out the bottom, should i sort it out then?
They will naturally die off as the plant grows. It will most likely grow a lot this summer. When they are this size, they can grow out of a pot rather quickly. BOPs do like to be a little snug so I usually repot when I notice I have to water more often. I would leave the leaves alone until they naturally start to die off. Be prepared, this plant will double in size fairly quickly.
2 likeswow thank you, since i bought it it’s produced two whole new leaves since it’s come home with me in about two months, ill be sure to repot come this summer
0 likesAlso, bops do not prop via leaves. You have to divide the plant when it’s larger or wait for pups.
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Hi. No experience with BOPs but wanted to say I am jealous of your window view :).
0 likeshahah thank you! it’s lush here, either way rather jealous of your massive plant collection, quite impressive :)
0 likes I don’t know how impressive since I got all of those plants in the last 2 months. I think I have a problem 🤣 😳
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don’t remove them. all plants look different and they’ll likely go as bigger leaves grow in. good luck!
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don’t remove them, they provide valuable resources and allow the plant to absorb more sunlight. there is no point in maiming a healthy plant because “someone else’s looks different”.
1 likeMine BOP is similar with the smaller leaves at the bottom. I removed a few of the stems with smaller leaves to give it a cleaner look but I still left most of them.
This is gorgeous! I have one that was thriving like this when I got it and I didn’t even try. 5 years later and I’m having to go through Intensive care to get it back 😅
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