We have owned this "Bird of Paradise" plant for a few years and always wondered if it would ever produce a bloom!" About August 15, 2007 we noticed the formation of a growth that has turned out to be the bloom we were hoping for. Each day I have taken a few pictures to document the progress of the "Bird" emerging from the bloom. Eventually, there should be three "Birds" making up the total blossom! http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite2/187108556_KMmEk-Ti.jpg http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/gallery/3355178_XPwP5/ 2007-08-23T05:06:53Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com">Bill-Haycock</a><br />First indication that a bloom is forming to eventually produce a "Bird of Paradise!"</p><p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/3355178_XPwP5#187108556_KMmEk" title="First indication that a bloom is forming to eventually produce a "Bird of Paradise!""><img src="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite2/187108556_KMmEk-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="First indication that a bloom is forming to eventually produce a "Bird of Paradise!"" title="First indication that a bloom is forming to eventually produce a "Bird of Paradise!"" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-09T23:07:06Z Bill-Haycock http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite2/187108556_KMmEk-Th.jpg 2007-08-16 17:19:00 <p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com">Bill-Haycock</a><br />The bloom begins to move horizontal and the top seam begins to separate.</p><p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/3355178_XPwP5#187108566_vNThC" title="The bloom begins to move horizontal and the top seam begins to separate."><img src="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite1/187108566_vNThC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="112" alt="The bloom begins to move horizontal and the top seam begins to separate." title="The bloom begins to move horizontal and the top seam begins to separate." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T14:45:55Z Bill-Haycock http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite1/187108566_vNThC-Th.jpg 2007-08-16 17:21:25 <p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com">Bill-Haycock</a><br />The first set of "Wings" forms and the blue "body" of the bird appears.</p><p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/3355178_XPwP5#187108538_nJVSZ" title="The first set of "Wings" forms and the blue "body" of the bird appears."><img src="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite3/187108538_nJVSZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="115" alt="The first set of "Wings" forms and the blue "body" of the bird appears." title="The first set of "Wings" forms and the blue "body" of the bird appears." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T14:47:59Z Bill-Haycock http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite3/187108538_nJVSZ-Th.jpg 2007-08-19 10:01:18 <p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com">Bill-Haycock</a><br />The first bird matures making room for the second set of wings to start breaking through the bloom.</p><p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/3355178_XPwP5#187108516_e6xB3" title="The first bird matures making room for the second set of wings to start breaking through the bloom."><img src="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite4/187108516_e6xB3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The first bird matures making room for the second set of wings to start breaking through the bloom." title="The first bird matures making room for the second set of wings to start breaking through the bloom." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T14:48:17Z Bill-Haycock http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite4/187108516_e6xB3-Th.jpg 2007-08-21 10:07:24 <p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com">Bill-Haycock</a><br />The second "Bird" is emerging here - the third set of wings is just becoming visible.</p><p><a href="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/3355178_XPwP5#187108496_nRDKt" title="The second "Bird" is emerging here - the third set of wings is just becoming visible."><img src="http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite5/187108496_nRDKt-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The second "Bird" is emerging here - the third set of wings is just becoming visible." title="The second "Bird" is emerging here - the third set of wings is just becoming visible." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-24T14:46:57Z Bill-Haycock http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com http://bill-haycock.smugmug.com/Flowers/Bird-of-Paradise/bird-of-paradiseedite5/187108496_nRDKt-Th.jpg 2007-08-23 10:27:21