This elegant, white-flowered-bird-of-paradise can grow to 30 feet, so if you’re looking for a manageable house plant, this one may not be the best choice. Its stems grow outwards to widths between six and 10 feet and its leaves are between five and eight-feet-long. The S. nicolai is a moderate grower, meaning it will grow between 13 and 24 inches per year.
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