All perfect praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger. Allah, ...

Paradise Flowers, located at 415 Concord Ave. in Belmont Center since 1987, has moved to 454 Common St. in Cushing Square. Owner Christine Haverty, who has lived in Belmont her whole life, said moving ...

The Strelitzia reginae or bird of paradise is a dramatic plant with a very distinctive appearance. In South Africa, bird of paradise is also known as the crane flower, because it resembles a brightly ...

Would you believe that an exotic Bird of Paradise, Strelitzia reginae, could be brought to bloom here in Staten Island in the middle of winter? Last August, Jeanne Keefe Hogan of Sunnyside, received a ...

Researchers have identified bilirubin in the popular Bird of Paradise plant. The breakthrough study provides new insights into color production in this iconic tropical plant. A research team led by ...

When I was small and Christmas trees tall, I used to work while others played. My father was the “parish florist” in a tiny neighborhood in Philadelphia called Paradise. My father was devoted to his ...

OOTY: The ‘Bird of Paradise’, a differently shaped attractive flower, brings charm to the gardens and steady revenue to flower growers. This is a flower of South African origin and fetches a good ...

Q. I have a big-leaf bird of paradise, 8 to 10 feet tall, planted in the ground. I have had it about eight years, and it has never bloomed. What can I do to encourage flowers? The foliage is nice. -- ...

Bird of paradise arrangement in living room scene with writer Jason Parham's family photo. In our household, beauty wore different names. This was back in 1995, when we lived on 58th Place, in the ...