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How To Grow the Elegant, Exotic Bird-of-Paradise

By Paula Ramirez

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They don’t like frosty weather

While the bird-of-paradise can handle colder temperatures down to 24 degrees, it can’t fend off freezes. Cover outdoor bed plants during cold snaps or hard freezes and bring container plants inside. Freezing temperatures will cause severe damage; you can recognize the issue by stems that have turned black or brown and limp stems and leaves.

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