Canadian Gardening: Finally, after 8 months, 1 by MG99

MG99 wrote:
My bird of paradise has bloomed.

I didn't realise that when it opened, it opened all at once. It was a real surprise to come back from a day trip to Vancouver, seeing it closed this morning, and then coming home to find this! It's on the south facing deck, and I see that I really need to clean the windows! There is another bloom spike coming, about 1/2 the size of the one that bloomed. Now the question is how long does the flower last??? Anyone know?

Linda