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The Royal Snow White that everyone loves The Royal Snow White that everyone loves This snow white sister of Petrea volubilis (Queen's Wreath or Sandpaper vine) that we mentioned earlier is called Petrea glandulosa Alba, or White Queen's Wreath. A Top Tropicals Garden Journal post.

The Royal Snow White that everyone loves

Petrea glandulosa Alba, White Queen's Wreath.

👑 The Royal Snow White that everyone loves
  • 👻 This snow white sister of Petrea volubilis (Queen's Wreath or Sandpaper vine) that we mentioned earlier is called Petrea glandulosa Alba, or White Queen's Wreath.
  • 👻 It is a rare variety of Petrea. Unlike its purple cousin, it boasts clusters of snow-white, pinwheel-shaped flowers that cascade gracefully, resembling a delicate white wisteria.
  • 👻 These blooms appear from late winter through spring, creating a stunning display that will captivate any onlooker. The tall clusters of flower can be reaching over 1 foot long!
  • 👻 Its lush green, sandpaper-like leaves provide a perfect backdrop, enhancing the contrast with the brilliant white flowers.
  • 👻 Thriving in warm and humid conditions, its blooms last a couple of days, but the blue calices persist much longer, and more new flowers are coming every day.
  • 👻 Attracts butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds 🦋🐝
  • 👻 This vigorous vine has woody stems and requires sturdy support, such as a fence or large trellis, to showcase its full beauty. It grows fast and can cover a large fence within just a couple of seasons.


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When you need a Bottlebrush right now When you need a Bottlebrush right now Bottlebrush Tree (Callistemon spp. A Top Tropicals Garden Journal post.

When you need a Bottlebrush right now

Bottlebrush Tree (Callistemon spp.)

💥 When you need a Bottlebrush right now
  • 💖 Bottlebrush Tree (Callistemon spp.) is in full bloom right now!
  • 💖 It is a striking, low-maintenance tree with fiery red, brush-like blooms that attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
  • 💖 Bottlebrush is a carefree dream tree: tolerates both heat and cold (hardy to zone 8), and is drought-resistant once established.
  • 💖 Its vibrant flowers and unique texture make it perfect as a focal point, hedge, or standalone specimen.
  • 💖 With varieties like the compact Little John, ideal for containers at just 4 feet tall, this tree brings year-round beauty and pollinator activity to any landscape.


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Why Azaleas are so popular Why Azaleas are so popular Everyone loves Azalea flowers. A Top Tropicals Garden Journal post.

Why Azaleas are so popular

Azalea flowering

❤️ Why Azaleas are so popular
  • 🔠 Everyone loves Azalea flowers. What is so special about them? Azalea flowers are cherished for their breathtaking clusters of vibrant blooms, their ability to transform landscapes with a burst of color, and their adaptability to gardens, hedges, and containers.
  • 🔠 The Vivid Red Cherry Miniature Azalea is a stunning, cold-hardy evergreen that blooms with vibrant cherry-red flowers in spring and fall. Very compact and easy to care for, it thrives in shady spots and offers year-round beauty with its glossy, dark green leaves. Whether used as a hedge, accent, or screen, this semi-dwarf variety adds a pop of color to any garden or home.


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What is your favorite blue tropical flower? In full bloom right now: Eranthemum pulchellum - Blue Sage, Lead Flower that we mentioned earlier. A Top Tropicals Garden Journal post.

What is your favorite blue tropical flower?

Eranthemum pulchellum - Blue Sage, Lead Flower

👏 What is your favorite blue tropical flower?
  • 💙 In full bloom right now: Eranthemum pulchellum - Blue Sage, Lead Flower that we mentioned earlier.
  • 💙 It is the brightest gentian blue flower - very unusual color in the tropics!
  • 💙 Winter heavy bloomer
  • 💙 Attracts butterflies and bees 🐝
  • 💙 Compact shrub, responds well to pruning.
  • 💙 Shade lover. Will happily bloom in the shade!


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A flowering hedge everyone wants: how big and fast does Hawaiian Sunset grow? Check out yourself: Stictocardia beraviensis - Hawaiian Sunset Bell - this dense live hedge grew from just ONE plant over the fence in one season! A Top Tropicals Garden Journal post.

A flowering hedge everyone wants: how big and fast does Hawaiian Sunset grow?

Stictocardia beraviensis - Hawaiian Sunset Bell

🔔 A flowering hedge everyone wants: how big and fast does Hawaiian Sunset grow?

❤️ Check out yourself: Stictocardia beraviensis - Hawaiian Sunset Bell - this dense live hedge grew from just ONE plant over the fence in one season! Just give it some space and Hawaiian Sunset Bell won't disappoint you.

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Everybody wants it: the breathtaking dramatic Hawaiian Sunset

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Why you need these pretty bells in your garden Why you need these pretty bells in your garden Strobilanthes cusia (flaccidifolius) - Chinese Rain Bell - Very showy, charming little shrub that will bring a touch of elegance and color to your garden. A Top Tropicals Garden Journal post.

Why you need these pretty bells in your garden

Strobilanthes cusia (flaccidifolius) - Chinese Rain Bell

🔔 Why you need these pretty bells in your garden
  • 💕 Strobilanthes cusia (flaccidifolius) - Chinese Rain Bell - Very showy, charming little shrub that will bring a touch of elegance and color to your garden.
  • 💕 Impressively statured herbaceous shrub with graceful, arching branches and lovely pink, bell-shaped flowers that bloom from fall to spring, like a natural fountain of beauty.
  • 💕 Not only is it eye-catching, but it also has a fascinating history - used to make the famous Assam Indigo dye and even for treating common ailments in traditional medicine.
  • 💕 This fast-growing, cold-hardy plant is also great for containers
  • 💕 Those delicate bells will attract butterflies. Add some charm and whimsy to your outdoor space!


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Powderpuff and a Bee Powderpuff and a Bee Calliandra haematocephala - Red Powderpuff Learn about Calliandras from previous posts: The best fast growing flowering bush for a privacy screen Baby-pink fluffy flower for butterflies - Lilian Flowering bush that everyone loves Tree Calliandra How to get a big flowering bush quickly? A Top Tropicals Garden Journal post.

Powderpuff and a Bee

Calliandra haematocephala - Red Powderpuff

🐝 Powderpuff and a Bee

🎥 Calliandra haematocephala - Red Powderpuff

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This is the bush you should plant: Pink Butterfly in no time This is the bush you should plant: Pink Butterfly in no time Pink Butterfly Bush (Clerodendrum mastacanthum, Rotheca mastacantha) is a rare and exciting new addition to the plant world, originating from South Africa. A Top Tropicals Garden Journal post.

This is the bush you should plant: Pink Butterfly in no time

Pink Butterfly Bush (Clerodendrum mastacanthum, Rotheca mastacantha)

🤩 This is the bush you should plant: Pink Butterfly in no time
  • 🎀 Pink Butterfly Bush (Clerodendrum mastacanthum, Rotheca mastacantha) is a rare and exciting new addition to the plant world, originating from South Africa.
  • 🎀 It closely resembles the more common Blue Butterfly Bush (Clerodendrum ugandense) but stands out with its stunning pink flowers.
  • 🎀 The pink blooms are arranged in tighter panicles, giving the plant a more compact appearance.
  • 🎀 While the size of the flowers is a bit smaller than its blue counterpart, the vibrant color and unique charm make it a captivating choice for your garden. Its rarity and beautiful blossoms make the Pink Butterfly Bush a standout plant for rare plant collectors.
  • 🎀 Very fast growing and vigorous bush! Perfect when you need a screen plant or a showy specimen quickly.


🎈 These two varieties of Clerodendrum must go together - Blue Butterfly and Pink Butterfly - perfect combination! The flowers and butterfly-like shape attract butterflies and other pollinators to the garden. So these plants are all about butterflies!

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What is better - Blue or Pink?

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This is the bush you should let flower for you: Chinese Hat is in bloom This is the bush you should let flower for you: Chinese Hat is in bloom The Holmskioldia sanguinea, or Chinese Hat Flower, gets its charming nickname from the shape of its blooms. A Top Tropicals Garden Journal post.

This is the bush you should let flower for you: Chinese Hat is in bloom

Holmskioldia sanguinea, Chinese Hat Flower

💋 This is the bush you should let flower for you: Chinese Hat is in bloom
  • 💋 The Holmskioldia sanguinea, or Chinese Hat Flower, gets its charming nickname from the shape of its blooms. Each flower resembles a tiny, colorful hat or parasol, with a narrow tubular structure backed by a broad, circular calyx, giving it a "hat-like" appearance!
  • 💋 It blooms from Winter to Spring, offering a spectacular view!
  • 💋 Graceful branches are densely covered with vibrant flowers before the new leaves begin to regrow after winter.


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Calliandra Tree everyone should have: how big and fast does it grow? Calliandra houstoniana - Tree Calliandra - is the only tree form of Powderpuff. A Top Tropicals Garden Journal post.

Calliandra Tree everyone should have: how big and fast does it grow?

🎈 Calliandra Tree everyone should have: how big and fast does it grow?

✅ Calliandra houstoniana - Tree Calliandra - is the only tree form of Powderpuff. It quickly grows into a bushy beautiful tree under 20 ft - in just one season, and fluffy pink flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies year around 🦋

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What Tree Calliandra brings into your garden

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