Jasdip, Birds need sun. One of my plant books has a section that describe 'x' problems, disease/sunburn/insects) and includes pictures of leaves or entire plant, after attack of 'x' problems. The leaves on your Bird do not look sunburned. One section of the book says: Plants are more susceptible to sunburn when they are allowed to dry out because the normal cooling effect that results when water evaporates from leaves is reduced. Did the brown start on leaf edges spreading to the center? There are many possilities including, deficiency diseases, salt damage, bacteria and disease, frost and gas damage. Who knows what was used on your Birds' leaves and soil..Too many/various chemicals cause damage..One reason I stick with home-made insecticide remedies.. :) For the time, remove marred leaves. Keep your Bird in sun. Since you got it at Sam's, who knows how long they had it sitting under artificial light..Then, to bring it home, and place in a south window. Even though Birds are sun-loving plants, like any other, it needs to acclimate to higher light conditions. Even Cactus burn! Both my birds are now in the green house..meaning, they get as much natural sun as possible. But both Birds lived in the house prior to getting a green house. South windows. Once they halted growth, in fall, neither were fertilized and water was decreased. In summer, they're placed outdoors in full/direct sun..no sunburn..When they lived in the house, once they were taken outdoors, both were placed under a tree, then gradually into brighter light. I'd remove the leaves, or at least trim, but let's say there is a bacterial disease..ridding the entire leaf will lessen chances of spreading.. Have you sprayed any chemicals since bringing home? Toni

Hi, I also have the exact same problem. Would love to know if either of you figured this out! I did find some spider mites on my plant and have been treating it for them, but I'm not sure if that's just another problem or the reason why. I also did worry that mine was getting burned in the sun, but from everything I read, they are supposed to be very tolerant of direct sunlight. Thank you!

Nice looking plant Matt. What size pot are you growing it in? The one I had was a mistake. For Xmas one year, I saw some nice looking Dieffenbachia plants at Home Depot and my youngest daughter wanted to know what I wanted that year. I told her the big dumb canes from HD would be nice. She picked up a white BOP instead and I was kind of stuck for a few years until I was through trucking it into the greenhouse for winter and back outdoors for summer. Has anyone gotten a giant BOP to bloom as a houseplant? https://www.ourhouseplants.com/plants/strelitzia Here is a modest sized clump of giant BOP at Discovery Cove, Orlando in bloom (there is another tropical plant with similar looking blooms but much bigger - Travelers Palm - Ravenala madagascariensis but when you see it you will know immediately due to its fan like shape) And Hawaii Travelers Palm in Belize close up of spent blooms of tree above.

Hey, I’m also new to owning a bird of paradise but did quite a bit of research to give it the best environment! If you’re certain it’s getting enough water from it’s roots system, it may be a lack of humidity? They’re quite thirsty plants I find, that do best with high humidity or a regular mist, so the radiator behind it (if this is it’s usual spot?) could be drying the air around it too much. As I said, also pretty new to this so may be wrong but clocking the radiator was my first thought.