Significance

• Young offshoots are removed in the late spring or early summer from the parent bird of paradise plant. Offshoots should have a stem with four to five shoots. Reproducing by offshoots has a lower success rate than when sown from seeds. Root more than one shoot at a time to ensure that at least one offshoot roots.
  
  

Considerations

• Bird of paradise offshoots are placed in the soil at the same depth that the parent plant it was growing. Do not plant it deeper, as this may cause stem rot. Keep the soil moist around the planted offshoots.
  
  

Time Frame

• Bird of paradise offshoots require at least three months to develop new roots. Once new growth appears, begin fertilizing the offshoots the same as the parent plant. Rooted offshoots take one to two years to produce flowers.