Article: BUYING NEW PLANTS? DO HOMEWORK, THEN BUY.(Stars)(Column)

Byline: CAROL BRADFORD CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Dear Carol: I have a bird-of-paradise that has bloomed for several years. Could you give me the names of some exotic or tropical plants that might do well under the same conditions? - D.H., via e-mail

Dear D.H.: Bird-of-paradise is Strelitzia reginae, which comes from South Africa. It is a large clump-forming perennial that will bloom for much of the year outdoors in warm places, in fall, winter and spring.

It's exciting to have it bloom indoors here. You can wait a long time for the plant to get big enough to flower.

You have a world of tropical plants to grow. How much room do you have? ...

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