From the Uncarina seed’s fashionable coat to the flowing orange locks of the Bird of Paradise seed, we present this year’s seed superlatives. Credit: Roger Culos/Wikimedia/CC-BY-SA. Image courtesy ...

Question: I have a front yard without a fence or wall. I’d like to line it with bird of paradise bushes. Can I use a cutting to start them growing or do I have to use seed? And if so, when would be ...

More than 40 years ago, my parents went to Hawaii and returned with what looked like three coffee beans, each sporting a little orange mustache. They were bird of paradise seeds, brought back to ...

Q. I planted Mexican bird of paradise seed in pots. Several sprouted but bowed over, then died. I got more seeds, but should I plant them now or wait until spring? How deep should I plant them? M.M., ...

Question. I have an older orange bird of paradise plant in a container that gets some sun and shade that has not bloomed in recent years. What can I do to help it bloom? Answer. Maybe your plant would ...