bird of paradise flower

What to do with the flower after blooming is complete and drying up?

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#1 Comment By Alisma On 09/12/2016 @ 12:33 pm

You can remove the faded flower as described in the following article. This will improve the appearance of the plant and may prevent plant diseases.

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The only reason to leave the dried flower on would be if you wanted to propagate the plant by collecting seeds for planting.

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