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title: "My Bird of Paradise has more than doubled in size over the past 6-8…"
description: "My Bird of Paradise has more than doubled in size over the past 6-8 months. I’m wondering if I need to repot it? Grow lights above. It’s doing so well…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "CJ"
published: "2025-04-26T20:18:31.312015Z"
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# My Bird of Paradise has more than doubled in size over the past 6-8…

_Posted by CJ on 2025-04-26_

My Bird of Paradise has more than doubled in size over the past 6-8 months. I’m wondering if I need to repot it? Grow lights above. It’s doing so well…

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## 2 comments

### emmaa commented on 2025-04-26

You should probably consider repotting, especially if the soil dries up quickly, but then again it looks like it’s doing great so maybe not?

### Michelle’s Hobby commented on 2025-04-26

Looks happy where it was growing!

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