PlantLady, you are definitely correct! It is the Yellow Bird of Paradise cultivar, 'Mandela's Gold'. In my excitement to see them actually bloom, I forgot the typical colors are orange and blue not, yellow and blue. I got them in HD a few years ago, they were tiny. Had no idea that they grew so fast..., I even thought they were S. nicolai (Giant White Birds) for a while. I have giant birds as well. Purple, they are outside from April into November in FULL SUN, UNOBSTRUCTED, HOT, southern exposure. In the Winter, they go into a minimally heated garage in NJ/Zone 7b in which I also overwinter tons of subtropicals (mostly Citrus, some Giant Birds, and lots of palms and cycads). Can't help but notice those blue and yellow in resemblance to these.
