30-Year-Old Bird of Paradise Won't Bloom: Needs Cool Winter

Cool Temperatures Trigger Flowering

Strelitzia requires 50–55°F winter temps to set buds—difficult indoors. Keep in coolest room, reduce water in fall/winter, and keep pot-bound.

If cool temps aren't feasible, treat as a foliage plant: sunny location year-round, water when top quarter of soil dry.

Care guides at wcreed@HorticulturalHelp.com.

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