Good morning from Way too warm Montana! I had a friend recently pass away. Before she passed she gave me all her plants. The problem is she was from New Orleans, and so are all her plants. I need help caring for them to insure they survive. I have many, many questions, but right now the most urgent question regards the plant she called a false bird of paradise. It is an old, big beautiful plant, but the leaves are dropping off and it looks like it has a fungus or mold on them. How do I care for this plant? Thank you for any suggestions you may have!

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Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

Rug Lady,
Hello and Welcome to The Garden Helpers' Forum,
and we are very glad you found us...
*sorry I missed this post *
but I will move it into the HOUSE PLANT SECTION..

I hope we catch your plant in time..

Also, in the meantime, while some of the gardeners' come thru... you may want to type in the word Bird of Paradise in a FORUM SEARCH and see what info you come up with too...

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Weezie

Don't forget to be kind to strangers. For some who have
done this have entertained angels without realizing it.
- Bible - Hebrews 13:2





http://photobucket.com/albums/y250/weezie13/

If it looks like the pics on these sites, its a heliconia. The second site has an "all about heliconias" link that might be helpful.

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hindorff/graphics/Heliconia.1.049.jpg
http://andromeda.cavehill.uwi.edu/heliconia_photos.htm

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may God bless the WHOLE world!