On The Ledge | Grow houseplants with the experts

Bird of paradise - the sun-loving South African that brings the drama - flowering houseplants week day four

On The Ledge | Grow houseplants with the experts

Show Notes

This flowering plant from South Africa is a real statement plant, but make sure you can give it tons of sun if you want it to thrive! For full show notes for all the plants I've picked for flowering houseplant week, visit https://www.janeperrone.com/on-the-ledge/flowering-houseplants-week Want to unlock bonus content and listen or watch ad-free? Join my Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ontheledge Check out The Atlas of Deadly Plants, Legends of the Leaf, my book on houseplants and my houseplant cards Houseplant Gardener in a Box here. Follow Jane Perrone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/j.l.perrone Follow Jane Perrone on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@j.l.perrone Join the Houseplant Fans of On The Ledge group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/houseplantfans

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