Indoors
Bird of paradise
Strelitzia reginae
- Cat: mildly toxic
- Dog: mildly toxic
- Light: full sun
About the plant
The bird of paradise comes from South Africa and is the official flower of Los Angeles. Its orange and blue flowers look like a bird's head, but indoors they come only after a few years and only in strong sun. The big banana-like leaves split along the veins, which is natural.
Bird of paradise and pets
- Cat
- mildly toxic
- Dog
- mildly toxic
- Signs
- fruit and seeds: nausea, vomiting, drowsiness
If a cat or a dog ate this plant and shows signs, contact a vet straight away.
Instead: safe for cats and dogs
Care
- Watering
- about every 6 days in summer (April to September), every 12 in winter
- Light
- full sun
- Air humidity
- normal
- Temperature
- 12–30 °C
- Feeding
- April to September, every 2 weeks
- Repotting
- every 2 years, in spring
- Grown
- in a pot
It flowers only after a few years and only in strong light. The big leaves split along the veins, which is normal.
This is a rough guide for a flat in Poland. In flowers every plant also has its own watering interval, which learns from how the soil was.