The rarely45offered golden45yellow bird of paradise33 after 20 years of hand pollination and selection by the kirstenbosch botanical gardens a small quantity of seed became available in 1994 since then tampampm has tried to introduce this variety into its catalogue patience usually pays off and finally we can offer more gardeners the chance of growing and seeing these flamboyant golden45yellow and purple blooms plants can take many years to flower from seed height 124518