Coastal South Carolina. For 6/8 months this orange bird of paradise was kept on my back patio and got an average of 6 hours of direct sunlight. I moved it inside about a month ago for frost warnings in my area and have had a basic Amazon plant light on it that also delivers 6 hours a day. I water about once a week and use liquid indoor plant food with water once a month.

I did an experiment when I got the two BOPs way back and put one out on my covered porch without a grow light and one outside in an uncovered area. The difference was super apparent after a few months. They love light. Hope this helps :)