How To Divide Bird Of Paradise Plant 🔪🌱 Strelitzia Nicolai, by My City Plants on YouTube. 14 min 12 s.
- Video length
- 14 min 12 s
- Time to do it
- Varies
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- See video
What this tutorial covers
- Dividing Bird of Paradise plants of different sizes, including using a knife to separate stems.
- How much root pruning is OK to cut back and how to choose the right pot size for divided stems.
- Creating multiple arrangements from divided stems, with aftercare tips: fresh soil, more frequent watering for the first 3 months, and bright light with regular rotation.
Prerequisites
- The best time to divide the plant is early spring to early summer.
- Use fresh soil for repotting the divided stems.
Limits and exclusions
- The technique is demonstrated on Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia nicolai) and is not presented as a general method for all houseplants.
- Divided and potted plants need more frequent watering for the first 3 months and should not be allowed to dry out completely.
