Why has my bird of paradise not flowered for the last fiv years.It flowered when I first got it?
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Put it outside in a sunny spot for the summer and give it a general purpose feed. If it looks badly pot bound repot it. Bring it inside in autumn and keep it in a sunny but frost free place. Hopefully this will work, ours likes this treatment.
Sorry Steve was totally wrong. Do NOT re-pot, they like to be pot bound and will only flower when they are so. I grew one from seed 20 years ago and it didn't flower because I kept on re-potting it. Consulted an expert and he told me where I was going wrong, also don't give it too much water until it flowers. Plants deprived of moisture will often produce flowers if they think they are going to die. Sounds daft but they want to reproduce so if they think they might die they produce flowers. Also be careful putting it outside if you've kept it in the house all the time. I had to put mine out when we were decorating and I thought it might like some fresh air. The leaves got scorched by the sun and I nearly lost it! Good luck, just be patient,
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