From Plants vs. Zombies Wiki
Bird of Paradise is a triassic legendary plant card in Plants vs. Zombies Heroes and a member of the 
Smarty class. She costs 5
to play and has 4
/5
. She has the Amphibious trait, and her ability Conjures a superpower, including signature superpowers, at the start of every turn. This ability stacks with each Bird of Paradise on the field and persists until all Birds of Paradise are removed from the field.
Origins
She is based on the bird of paradise flower, specifically the strelitzia (Strelitzia reginae), a perennial plant native to South Africa named for its resemblance to birds-of-paradise; and the bird-of-paradise, a member of the family Paradisaeidae known for its fancy and elaborate plumage for the males.
Her description is a reference to Dino-Roar abilities, and how they activate after a card is drawn or Conjured (the latter in Bird of Paradise's case). It may also be a reference to birds being evolutionarily related to dinosaurs.
One of her beta designs is based on the "bird of paradise" meme.
Statistics
- Class: Smarty
- Tribes: Flower Animal Plant
- Trait: Amphibious
- Ability: Start of turn: Conjure a Superpower.
- Set - Rarity: Triassic - Legendary
Card description
Her beautiful melodies are echoed by the roars of dinosaurs.
Update history
Update 1.24.6
Strategies
With
With decent stats of 4/5, the Amphibious trait, and the ability to Conjure superpowers of any kind, Bird of Paradise is a legendary card able to fit in most, if not all Smarty decks. The Conjured superpowers vary in utility - They can be weak ones like Whirlwind, Embiggen or More Spore to game-changing cards like Uncrackable, Devour or Precision Blast. While they should not be actively relied on, Bird of Paradise still serves as a powerful threat, especially when several are in play.
Bird of Paradise synergizes well with Dino-Roar plants like Bananasaurus Rex due to her ability, as each time she Conjures a superpower, it'll add a card to your hand, which activates their abilities. A handful of superpowers like Holo-Flora and Big Chill can also draw at least one additional card on play, allowing it to yield even more value.
Each Smarty hero has different ways to put this plant to good use.
- Green Shadow's
Mega-Grow class synergizes with Bird of Paradise very well. It provides stat boosts, bonus attacks, and the 
Untrickable trait via Umbrella Leaf that all improve her survivability, and Captain Cucumber's ability makes the Conjured superpowers free, not to mention Captain Cucumber can also Conjure her. She can also use Bird of Paradise's superpowers (unless she Conjures Ensign Uproot or Lieutenant Carrotron, which are not tricks) in tandem with Re-Peat Moss, allowing it to wreak even more havoc than before, especially if the superpower benefits Re-Peat Moss, like Embiggen or Blazing Bark. Since all superpowers cost only 1, they won't be a burden to her sun counter either.
- Because Bird of Paradise is a flower, Rose can pair her with Power Flower to heal herself a bit more, or use Briar Rose to prevent her opponent from carelessly hurting Bird of Paradise. She can also make extra sun to play Bird of Paradise earlier.
- Nightcap can play damaging cards to remove any zombie threatening to destroy Bird of Paradise, He can also use Imitater or Pair Pearadise to make more Birds of Paradise for a cheaper cost. However, this strategy is weak to Extinction Event and Supernova Gargantuar, although Extinction Event is a bit weak at destroying her and Supernova Gargantuar can be destroyed by two Birds of Paradise on a single lane.
- Citron and Beta-Carrotina can increase Bird of Paradise's health by playing Photosynthesizer or Grape Responsibility. They can also protect her with high-health Team-Up plants like Water Chestnut. As she is an Amphibious plant, she can be used to boost Marine Bean, or benefit from Navy Bean/Bog of Enlightenment's abilities.
For your information, here are the superpowers that can be Conjured by Bird of Paradise:
Against
Bird of Paradise is a dangerous card due to her ability to Conjure superpowers and activate Dino-Roar. Given the impact of superpowers, it is best to remove her early on.
A single Rocket Science or a few damaging/stat-degrading tricks may be enough at destroying her, but it gets more complicated if you don't have them, or if she is given Untrickable. Since your opponent will most likely play her on the aquatic lane, your only options are moving cards and Amphibious zombies. Moving Bird of Paradise and destroying her on either the ground or the heights is simple, but if you want to use Amphibious zombies, they will need to either be boosted or given 
Deadly, as few zombies will be able to destroy her with raw stats alone (excluding Toxic Waste Imp).
You can also Bounce her so she can't Conjure a superpower. While your opponent can replay it later, they won't have the opportunity to play her safely if you pressure their defenses, so do that too.
When facing Green Shadow, be sure to remove any Captain Cucumbers on the field if you can't get rid of Bird of Paradise. Otherwise, she could play any Conjured Superpowers for free.
Quickdraw Con Man is a good counter to this plant as he does 1 damage at the start of every turn, per Bird of Paradise. However, Quickdraw Con Man may not be able to make much of an impact by the time Bird of Paradise comes into play.
Gallery
Bird of Paradise's statistics
Bird of Paradise unlocked
Bird of Paradise's grayed out card
Bird of Paradise's card image
Bird of Paradise's textures
Bird of Paradise being played
Bird of Paradise activating her ability
Bird of Paradise attacking
Bird of Paradise destroyed
Bird of Paradise shielded
Concept art of Bird of Paradise
In other languages
Please note that only official translations are used.
| Language |
Name |
Description
|
 English
|
Bird of Paradise
|
Name refers to members of both the bird family Paradisaeidae and the plant genus Strelitzia
|
 Simplified Chinese
|
极乐草
|
"Grass of Paradise"
Portmanteau of "极乐鸟" (bird of paradise) and "草" (grass).
|
| Traditional Chinese
|
天堂鳥
|
"Bird of Paradise"
|
 French
|
Oiseau de paradis
|
"Bird of Paradise", wordplay is retained
|
 German
|
Paradiesvogelblume
|
|
 Italian
|
Uccello del paradiso
|
|
 Japanese
|
極楽鳥
|
"Bird of Paradise"
|
 Korean
|
새의 천국
|
|
 Brazilian Portuguese
|
Ave do Paraíso
|
"Bird of Paradise"
|
 Russian
|
Райская птица
|
|
 Spanish
|
Ave del paraíso
|
"Bird of paradise"
|
Strikethrough trait
Kabloom
Mega-Grow
Smarty
Solar