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Why is it called Parrot Beak Flower? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

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Gmelina philippensis, Parrot's Beak

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Gmelina philippensis, Parrot's Beak

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Gmelina philippensis, Parrot's Beak

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Gmelina philippensis, Parrot's Beak

Why is it called Parrot Beak Flower?
  • 🔸 Gmelina philippensis, also known as Parrot's Beak, is a unique round shrub with whimsical pendant branches and leaves.
  • 🔸 Leaves and flowers unmistakably resemble a parrot's beak, adding endless whimsy to the garden.
  • 🔸 Vibrant yellow blossoms hang upside-down, creating a perpetual garden carnival all year long.
  • 🔸 It is a butterfly magnet!
  • 🔸 The leaves, in their comical way, mimic a parrot doing a joyful handstand. Vibrant and green, they bring smiles effortlessly.
  • 🔸 Low-maintenance, sun-loving plant, it grows fast, making it suitable for garden centerpieces or live hedges.
  • 🔸 Water-wise and tolerant of dry spells, it adds a touch of the tropics to any garden while requiring minimal care.


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🛒 Order Parrot's Beak

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What plant has fragrant leaves and flowers? Soft and fuzzy Tropical Lilac! A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Cornutia grandifolia, African lilac, Jamaican lilac, Tropical Lilac

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Cornutia grandifolia, African lilac, Jamaican lilac, Tropical Lilac

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Cornutia grandifolia, African lilac, Jamaican lilac, Tropical Lilac

What plant has fragrant leaves and flowers? Soft and fuzzy Tropical Lilac!
  • 🟣 Cornutia grandifolia, also known as African lilac, Jamaican lilac, or Tropical Lilac, is a fast-growing, large shrub with astonishing fragrant velvet leaves.
  • 🟣 Tall stalks shoot out multiple lavender blue flowers, creating an outstanding display.
  • 🟣 Attracting butterflies and hummingbirds, it adds life to any garden with its lively inflorescence
  • 🟣 Leaves can grow very large, up to 10" wide. They are fuzzy, very soft to touch, and aromatic, emitting pleasant tobacco-like scent when rubbed.
  • 🟣 Relatively cold hardy, Tropical Lilac thrives in full sun or semi-shade positions, bringing joy with its pleasant aroma and beautiful blooms.


🛒 Get aromatic Tropical Lilac

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Flamingo pink with fruity fragrance! A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Quisqualis Indica - Rangoon Creeper

Flamingo pink with fruity fragrance!
  • 💕 Quisqualis Indica - Rangoon Creeper - is an extremely beautiful plant.
  • 💕 Shrubby vine with pale-pink to deep crimson star shaped flowers, covering the entire plant when in full bloom.
  • 💕 It's scent is unforgettable, fruity and intoxicating...
  • 💕 The flowers are born in clusters and each flower has many variations of color, depending on how old the flower is.
  • 💕 The flower starts out white and or pink striped and turn solid pink and finally dark pink on maturity.
  • 💕 Can grow into large woody vine covering a fence or big trellis.


🛒 Get your own Quisqualis vine

#Butterfly_Plants #Perfume_Plants #Hedges_with_benefits

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How to get rid of a bad luck with the Garlic Vine? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Garlic vine (Mansoa alliacea)

Garlic vine (Mansoa alliacea)

👾 How to get rid of a bad luck with the Garlic Vine?
  • 🟣 Garlic vine (Mansoa alliacea) is one of the most wanted flowering tropical vines.
  • 🟣 When in full bloom, it looks like a cascade of blue-purple over a fence or trellis.
  • 🟣 The fun part is, crushed leaves smell like garlic, which will keep away the vampires and bad luck!
  • 🟣 Deep lavender flowers with white throat fading to a paler lavender within a few days, and you can see all three colors on the plant at the same time.
  • 🟣 Garlic vine has moderate growth rate and can stay compact in a pot as a specimen, and even can be grown as a house plant.


📚 Garlic vine: how to get rid of bad luck

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🛒 Get rid of bad luck by getting the Garlic Vine

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Fire on top of the tree! What is it bursting with orange brilliance? Meet Colvilles Glory. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

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Colvillea racemosa, Colvilles Glory

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Colvillea racemosa, Colvilles Glory

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Colvillea racemosa, Colvilles Glory

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Colvillea racemosa, Colvilles Glory

🔥 Fire on top of the tree! What is it bursting with orange brilliance? Meet Colvilles Glory.

Colvillea racemosa, also known as Colvilles Glory, is a stunning specimen tree renowned for its vibrant orange flowers that bloom in fall.
  • 🟠 Fast growing tree able to reach heights of 30-50 ft
  • 🟠 Striking addition to any landscape where you need to grow a tree quickly.
  • 🟠 Fern-like foliage that may shed in cooler winters offers a captivating display with its long inflorescences and bright yellow stamens.
  • 🟠 Drought-tolerant and resistant to pests.
  • 🟠 Easy-to-care-for and relatively cold hardy.


🛒 Add some color to your garden with Colvilles Glory

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Why Dutchman's Pipe is the best butterfly attracting vine? Smell it! A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

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Aristolochia trilobata - Birthwort Dutchman's Pipe

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Aristolochia trilobata - Birthwort Dutchman's Pipe

Why Dutchman's Pipe is the best butterfly attracting vine? Smell it!

Without any doubt, Aristolochia, or Dutchman's Pipe, is one of the best butterfly plants.
  • 🍃 Aristolochia trilobata - Birthwort Dutchman's Pipe is celebrated for its unique and intricate flowers that resemble Dutch smoking pipes, hence its name.
  • 🍃Dutchman's Pipe flowers emit a scent mimicking decaying matter, which certain butterfly species, like the Pipevine Swallowtail, find irresistible 💩🙄
  • 🍃The butterflies lay their eggs on the plant, as it serves as a suitable host for their larvae, contributing to the plant's ecological significance by promoting pollination and biodiversity.
  • 🍃 As a result, it not only beautifies gardens but also supports local butterfly populations, enriching the ecosystem.
  • 🍃 Beyond its distinctive appearance, it's valued for its historical use in traditional medicine, particularly for its alleged healing properties.


🛒 Bring butterflies to your garden!

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Watch out - Ball of Fire! A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

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Combretum constrictum - Ball of Fire

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Combretum constrictum - Ball of Fire

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Combretum constrictum - Ball of Fire

Combretum constrictum - Ball of Fire

🔥 Watch out - Ball of Fire!

Combretum constrictum - Ball of Fire - is very showy beautiful vining shrub with powderpuff red flowers.
  • 🔴 Easy to grow and undemanding, it only requires regular water to establish, then can be drought tolerant.
  • 🔴 Blooms almost year round in warm climates.
  • 🔴 Responds well to pruning.
  • 🔴 Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds


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What is the most spectacular flowering shrub? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

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Caesalpinia pulcherrima - Dwarf Poinciana, or Bird of Paradise

Caesalpinia pulcherrima - Dwarf Poinciana, or Bird of Paradise

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Caesalpinia pulcherrima - Dwarf Poinciana, or Bird of Paradise

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Caesalpinia pulcherrima - Dwarf Poinciana, or Bird of Paradise

♥️ What is the most spectacular flowering shrub?

🔥 Caesalpinia pulcherrima - Dwarf Poinciana, or Bird of Paradise - is one of the most beautiful flowering shrubs. It is a low-maintenance yet visually striking plant to enhance outdoor spaces.
  • ♦️ Prized for its stunning, vibrant flowers that resemble miniature versions of tropical flamboyant blooms.
  • ♦️ Compact size
  • ♦️ Easy to care of
  • ♦️ Prolific blooming period
  • ♦️ Resilience to heat and drought
  • ♦️ Red, Yellow, and Pink flowering varieties available.


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Why they call this Clerodendrum Musical Notes? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

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Clerodendrum incisum - Musical Note

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Clerodendrum incisum - Musical Note

🎶 Why they call this Clerodendrum Musical Notes?

Clerodendrum incisum - Musical Note, Morning Kiss - has very unusual and showy flowers.
  • ♪ The unopened flowers resemble musical notes, giving the plant its name.
  • ♪ A compact grower and low-maintenance plant, perfect for gardens as it blooms well in both full sun and shade, and tolerates some drought ☀️☁️ .
  • ♪ It attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, making it a great choice for people who want to encourage wildlife in their gardens

🐞🐝.

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Why this blue tropical flower has a violet fragrance? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

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Mazabuka, Blue Lips (Sclerochiton harveyanus)

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Mazabuka, Blue Lips (Sclerochiton harveyanus)

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Mazabuka, Blue Lips (Sclerochiton harveyanus)

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Mazabuka, Blue Lips (Sclerochiton harveyanus)

Why this blue tropical flower has a violet fragrance?

You already saw one unusual blue flower of Tropics - Lead Flower. This one is even more interesting!

👄 Mazabuka, or Blue Lips (Sclerochiton harveyanus) has mauve-blue, unusually lipped flowers that are lightly violet-lavender-fragrant!
  • 💙 Blue Lips create a pretty floral display on this shade-loving shrub with its attractive glossy green foliage.
  • 💙 Flowers are mauve-blue to purple and the lower petals are ribbed, giving the impression of lips, hence the common name.
  • 💙 Five fringed lobes, equal in size, short and rounded, are the flowers distinguishing feature.
  • 💙 Shade lover. Will happily bloom in the shade!


🐝🐦 The numerous flowers produced in summer are attractive to pollinating insects which encourage insect-feeding birds into the garden.

📚 Learn more: Surprising Violet fragrance of the Blue Lips

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