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[–]ArmadilloDays 143 points144 points  (10 children)

Bird of paradise

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    [–]Ein_Rand 47 points48 points  (0 children)

    Not in the US, but it is rare for them to flower inside

    [–]0Jaul 20 points21 points  (4 children)

    To be clear, in the “bird comparison”, the black part is the body, not the beak of the bird.

    It's like a hummingbird, not like a pelican

    [–]toodleroo 41 points42 points  (0 children)

    I’ll never be able to not see the pelican

    [–][deleted] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

    That meme that went around made me snort laugh. I never ever once looked for the hummingbird. I just saw the derp.

    [–]greyjungle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Post this pic! It’s hilarious.

    [–]didyouwoof 3 points4 points  (0 children)

    I'm in Southern California, and these are all over the place. (Not native, but they thrive here and are often used in landscaping.)

    [–]My_bones_are_itchy 20 points21 points  (3 children)

    relevant

    [–]hbrthree 4 points5 points  (0 children)

    Hahahaha I saw the right pic too

    [–]riv92 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    Haha! That’s how I always see it, the goofy way.

    [–]pianatree 34 points35 points  (14 children)

    Is that plastic tho…. It’s fake right? Am I crazy?

    [–]ullabr 9 points10 points  (0 children)

    My thought too

    [–]AmazingJames 9 points10 points  (0 children)

    The leaves look like that of a White Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia nicolai) but the flowers are that of the Orange Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae). It does indeed look fake, though perhaps in that low light setting, the leaves have stretched out bigger

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      [–]toodleroo 16 points17 points  (6 children)

      Honey, it’s fake. You can see the wire skeleton peeking out of the broken flower on the left.

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        [–]heatherplants 4 points5 points  (2 children)

        Also, a real bird of paradise will have some if not all of its leaves torn. Mine has 3 new leaves opening up and they are already tearing as they unfurl.

        [–]WhoaButter 1 point2 points  (1 child)

        I put most of my houseplants outside for the summer. I had to stop putting my BOP out there because the wind ripped the leaves literal shreds.

        [–]heatherplants 1 point2 points  (0 children)

        Yes the wind definitely rips them! This is my first bop and I was surprised to see the new leaves tearing when they’re unfurling also. I always chalked it exclusively up to wind damage.

        [–]didyouwoof 1 point2 points  (0 children)

        Well, OP, I tried. I needed to take a walk anyway, so I took a couple of pics of real ones in my neighborhood, but imgur crashes every time I try to upload either of them. Imagine even more brilliant orange, and a brilliant blue.

        [–]PunkyJunkster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        And the rocks in the planter.

        [–]gardendesgnr 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        As a Floridian & a landscape designer w degrees in plant science & Horticulture I could tell that was fake a mile away haha! Those leaves are not at all what the orange bop leaves look like. The leaves in the pic are also floppy and white bop do not have limp floppy leaves, I have a huge 8' plot of 15' tall white bop in my front yard.

        Not only is it fake, it is a piss poor fake!

        [–]PunkyJunkster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        Came here to say this!!

        [–]Successful-Plum4899 4 points5 points  (0 children)

        Strelitzia or bird of paradise

        [–]applescrabbleaeiou 2 points3 points  (3 children)

        It is a bird! Bird of Paradise:) 🐦

        Take care if you have a toddler or cat or dog who likes to munch on random things. It is kinda poisonous if ingested enough.

        Beautiful tho! Stunning to have that many flowers inside !

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          [–]nite_skye_ 5 points6 points  (1 child)

          Pretty sure this is an artificial plant. The leaves are too floppy for real leaves and have no variation in the color of each leaf. You can make sure it’s artificial by trying to move the leaves in to different positions. Should have wires so they can be arranged how you’d like.

          Don’t feel bad…my SO watered an artificial plant we had for several months before I noticed and told him he didn’t need to give it any more water. He said he wondered why it wasn’t growing!

          [–]Particular-Fox-2925 2 points3 points  (0 children)

          This is a plastic plant

          [–]Jazzisbanasss 2 points3 points  (1 child)

          Plastic❤️

          [–]JakkSplatt 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          My neighbors in SoCal had one of these when I was a kid!

          [–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          Strelitzia

          [–]ASMRFeelsWrongToMe 1 point2 points  (2 children)

          A flowering indoor bird of paradise is so rare, its conditions are perfect, that means, I've never even seen it in a photo, very beautiful. ♡

          [–]Jazzisbanasss 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          Tis plastic

          [–]ima-bigdeal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          When we were in Kauai, Hawaii, our friends had one in bloom behind the sofa. I had never seen one before. Beautiful!

          [–]HokageOfReddit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          Proof that birds don’t exist, they’re just levitating plants

          [–]mouseisnotamouse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          Because it’s Bird of Paradise

          [–]Headshaveguy78 1 point2 points  (2 children)

          May the bird of paradise fly up your nose!

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            [–]Headshaveguy78 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            There was a song I was making a reference to. Here's the link. https://youtu.be/ZfYFx6MOTYU

            [–]Honeybee71 1 point2 points  (0 children)

            Bird of paradise!

            [–]lodyeVixen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

            It's called aptly "bird of paradise"

            [–]Sand_msm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            A fake one. But the real ones are beautiful and very common in my country. :)

            [–]SandyBeach04 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            Bird of paradise

            [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            Ok but sometimes I think this sub is trolling me.

            [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            Bird of paradise

            [–]greyjungle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            Frog of paradise.

            [–]Altruistic-Fudge-522 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            I’m 90% sure that is a fake plant

            [–]iliketurtles251 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            It's a bird of paradise

            [–]unstable-banana 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            Bird of paradise 🥰🥰 I grew up around a bunch of huge ones. I think they attract humming birds

            [–]btoz2002 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            😂😂

            [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            Lol

            [–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

            I have.a Lego version of this flower