I never saw such a huge clump of BOP get so tall, I think they said it was 12 ft tall ?
It was on a program where they choose from 3 landscape designers to do their yard over.
I was so happy they chose the guy that only wanted to just move the monster ....... not dispose of it like the other 2 had planned.
DH just shook his head while watching me get so worked up about a 'plant'.............
He is not a plant-ophile and has no idea what he is missing .... lol
Huge BOP on HGTV
too funny Scoot
Was it the Strelitzia nicolai “Giant Bird of Paradise” that can grow 15’-18’ with the banana like leaves? The blooms blooms can be as large as 18” long & 7” tall and are a greyish blue. I saw huge clumps of them in Universal Studios in So. CA.
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/2466/index.html
Correct on the banana type leaves.
The lady said they planted it as a 4 ft. tall plant years ago.
I would have loved to see a bloom on it.
It grew so huge that it blocked the view to their pool.
awwwwwwwwwwwww ;-)
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What a beautiful yard that they had! In northern Virginia, the land is so dear, that a doghouse on a half acre is close to a million.
I loved the stone/tile they choose for the decking. I wasn't impressed with the BOD because it wasn't blooming.
Mine is easily 20 feet tall....they have the white and blue blooms...the shorter variety (the normal reddish orange bloom) is a smaller variety, not going more the 2-5 feet.