


It grows wild in the Eastern Cape along riverbeds and coastal bush, an area of mild temperatures and frequent rains. There are five species of bird of paradise ( Strelitzia reginae), named for Queen Charlotte, George III’s wife. If you’ve managed to get it to bloom you’ve been successful with its care, but what about transplanting bird of paradise? Does a bird of paradise like to be root bound? Keep reading to learn when (or if) to repot bird of paradise. Slow growing and thus blooming, this beauty is nonetheless well worth the wait. Bird of paradise is a dramatic, subtropical plant native to South Africa.
