The Most Fragrant Medicinal Herb You'll Ever Grow! A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.
Lippia alba - Poleo, Pitiona
❤️ The Most Fragrant Medicinal Herb You'll Ever Grow!
🌱 Just brushing past it releases a wave of spicy, citrusy fragrance - Lippia alba, also known as Poleo or Pitiona, is an herb garden must-have. Fast-growing, drought-tough, flood-friendly, and practically indestructible - it thrives where other plants fail!
🌱 HELTH BENEFITS OF POLEO - LIPPIA ALBA
🌿 Crush a leaf - instantly uplifting aroma! Close relative of popular Lantana but with much better scent.
🌿 Grows into a lush, dense groundcover with dainty pink blooms
🌿 Used in traditional Oaxacan cooking - especially mole sauces
🌿 Leaves and roots make teas and syrups for cough, anxiety, digestion, and more
🌿 Known for sedative, antidepressant, and analgesic effects
🌿 Each plant has a unique essential oil profile!
🌱 Whether you’re into healing herbs, culinary magic, or just want the best-smelling plant in your garden - this is it.
Is This a Plant or a Coral? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.
Medinilla scortechinii - Orange Coral Spike
🔥 Is This a Plant or a Coral?
🟠 Medinilla scortechinii - Orange Coral Spike - these flowers look like they came straight from a coral reef! Orange Coral Spike is a rare gem that's hard to find and easy to love.
🟠 Bright orange stems burst into star-shaped blooms that mimic glowing underwater branches - but they're blooming in your garden or home instead. Exotic, rare, and totally unforgettable.
🟠 Compact and easy to grow - stays under 2 ft tall.
🟠 Glossy dark leaves highlight the vibrant orange panicles.
🟠 Grows in light shade or filtered sun
🟠 Great in pots, hanging baskets, or as an epiphytic accent
🟠 Perfect for collectors of unusual tropical plants
🟠 Add a pop of orange to your garden or indoor jungle – this coral spike doesn’t stay in stock for long!