LEGO set: Bird of Paradise (10289)

Botanical LEGO Bird of Paradise potted plant set, on a wooden surface in front of a light gray background.

The bird of paradise isn’t one of my favorite plants, so I was a little surprised at how much I love the botanical LEGO set version! (Not to mention nice part usage like the dark purple fencing foils in the flowers.)The potted brick-built plant has an architectural elegance I find beautiful, and the scale is much smaller than an actual plant.

Botanical LEGO Bird of Paradise and Orchid potted plant sets, on a wooden surface in front of a light gray background.

Here it is with the Orchid set, for scale. I like how the color palettes look together, and although they’re built at different scales, I think they make a lovely display.

Three LEGO flowers and two large leaves from the Bird of Paradise set lie on a light wood surface.

Before I bought it, I wondered if I could use the flowers and leaves from the Bird of Paradise with my Flower Bouquet set, as “cut flowers”?

The leaves and flowers from the botanical LEGO Bird of Paradise set in a white LEGO 2x4 brick shaped vase, on a wooden surface in front of a light gray background, with the dark pink LEGO gerbera daisy from the Wildflowers set for scale.

Here they are without any modifications in the white brick vase I use for my Flower Bouquet and Wildflower Bouquet sets, with a gerbera daisy from the Wildflower Bouquet for scale. I’d probably make a few modifications to the bird of paradise stems if I wanted to display them this way, adding some straight sections and taking out some curved ones, or building a different vase. But yes, it should be possible!

Here’s a few more photos of mine. If you’re intrigued by the Bird of Paradise set, you might want to pick it up soon — it’s rumored to retire in December 2023.

A LEGO flower and large leaf from the Bird of Paradise set lie on a light wood surface.

The black pot and small leaves from the botanical LEGO Bird of Paradise set sit on a wooden surface in front of a light gray background, next to a white LEGO 2x4 brick shaped vase filled with large leaves and flowers from the set.

Happy flower building!

Botanical LEGO Bird of Paradise and Orchid potted plant sets with a potted MOC of the Succulents set, on a wooden surface in front of a light gray background.

(My Succulents set is built in Ss3nse’s Succulents in a Pot MOC, from the instructions on Rebrickable.)

See more LEGO sets I’ve built here, and more LEGO plants here!