Red Bird of Paradise

This lovely Mexican Red Bird of Paradise was photographed in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. I am from a climate where it freezes for many days each winter... more

by Phyllis Taylor

Title

Red Bird of Paradise

Artist

Phyllis Taylor

Medium

Photograph - Photography

Description

This lovely Mexican Red Bird of Paradise was photographed in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. I am from a climate where it freezes for many days each winter so I was not familar with this lovely lacey flower. Its delicate nature appealed to me.

This flower is locally called Mexican Bird of Paradise, Red Bird of Paradise or Bird of Paradise. It's one of the few plants to bloom all through the heat of summer, even against a west facing wall! It doesn't need too much water, though more than Florida's native plants. In winters when it doesn't frost it can keep much of it's foliage which turns red. Most years it looses all it's leaves and can die back to the ground if it gets cold enough. It's often just cut down to ground level and allowed to grow fresh in mid-spring. It can be useful to keep the dormancy in mind and plant it in front of winter-showy plants.

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October 19th, 2016