Garden Blog - Top Tropicals
What is the best flowering shrub for a shady spot?
Aphelandra hartwegiana - Yellow Aphelandra
Aphelandra squarrosa - White Zebra Plant
Aphelandra sinclairiana - Panama Queen
Aphelandra x panamensis - Scarlet Candle
💐 What is the best flowering shrub for a shady spot?
📚 Learn more from previous posts:
Panama Queen
How to grow Zebra in container?
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- 🚩 Aphelandra is hands down one of the best solutions for a shade garden where you want to see more colors. It is a great addition to a collectible tropical butterfly garden, can grow into 4-5" tall bushy specimen. Tolerates both sun and shade.
- 🚩Aphelandras have beautiful lush foliage and showy, long terminal inflorescences throughout the warm season.
- 🚩These flowers are loved by hummingbirds.
- 🚩Aphelandra hartwegiana - Yellow Aphelandra. Yellow flowers emerge out of long orange stalks in the fall time. Pretty and unusual!
- 🚩Aphelandra squarrosa Dania (Snow White) - White Zebra Plant. It is also one of the best house plants, not only pretty because of its white-veined "Zebra" foliage, but also for the apical inflorescence with its beautiful yellow bracts.
- 🚩Aphelandra sinclairiana - Panama Queen, has extremely tropical look and fragrant flowers of unusual color combination: orange and pink.
- 🚩Aphelandra x panamensis - Scarlet Candle - a rare hybrid with bright red flowers
📚 Learn more from previous posts:
Panama Queen
How to grow Zebra in container?
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What rare showy plant can I wish for that will thrive indoors?
Philodendron x Paraiso Verde
What rare showy plant can I wish for that will thrive indoors?
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- 💚 Philodendron x Paraiso Verde is a unique and visually striking, large-leaf plant that perfect for growing indoors, virtually care-free!
- 💚 Stunning leaves: long, variegated leaves with a mix of green, cream, and sometimes pinkish hues.
- 💚 Rare and exotic: it is highly sought after by plant enthusiasts and collectors due to its rarity and exotic appearance, and may be pretty expensive in trade.
- 💚 Fast climber: capable of climbing up to 10 feet in a single season, with stems growing over an inch thick. Just provide a support and you will have a lush tropical paradise in no time.
- 💚 Low maintenance: easy to care for, thriving in indirect light and requiring minimal watering. In captivity, indoors on a totem, Paraiso Verde is easy to grow and may only need to be trimmed once a year or so.
- 💚 Air-purifying: helps purify the air by removing toxins, making it great for indoor environments - home or office.
- 💚 Unique patterns: each leaf has a unique pattern, just like fingerprints! 💅
- 💚 Tropical aesthetic: brings a lush, tropical feel to any space, perfect for creating an indoor jungle vibe. Truly beautiful!
It is making every plant distinct and adding a touch of individuality to your plant collection.
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Why Pharaoh Mask has stunning 3D effect?
Colocasia Pharaoh Mask
🎭 Why Pharaoh Mask has stunning 3D effect?
👺 Colocasia Pharaoh Mask (tm) that we mentioned earlier is flourishing today in our garden!
👺 Vibrant green leaves highlighted by striking purple veins, giving a distinct 3D appearance.
👺 As they mature, the leaf edges curl, enhancing the purple veins. Each leaf, supported by sturdy, dark stems matching the veins' color, resembles a masquerade mask.
👺 A cluster of these plants creates a striking visual with its unique foliage and dark stems, standing out among other elephant ears.
👺 It's a must-have for any rare plant collector and is sure to be a showstopper and conversation piece!
📸 More pictures in next post
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📸 More pictures in next post
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Money-making plant for your windowsil
Pilea peperomioides - Chinese Money Plant
💰 Money-making plant for your windowsil
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- Pilea peperomioides - Chinese Money Plant - is a perfect indoor plant that is famous for its lore of attracting money into your life! It is a small version of a money-making machine, in addition to the Good Luck Plant - Malabar Peanut we mentioned earlier.
- It is a highly sought-after houseplant and also known as the missionary plant, pancake plant, UFO plant.
- Known for its charming beauty and dwarf size, it is a perfect addition to the windowsill garden.
- The round, shiny, peltate leaves become mounded as the plant matures and give the appearance of large, green coins stacked on top of one another.
- Its adaptation to low light and succulent leaf structure make it an easy-care plant.
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What happens when a gardener gets a Swiss Cheese?
Monstera x adansonii - Baby Swiss Cheese Plant
Monstera x adansonii - Baby Swiss Cheese Plant
What happens when a gardener gets a Swiss Cheese? Swiss Cheese Plant!
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- 🌿 Monstera x adansonii - Baby Swiss Cheese Plant - is an unusual form of Monstera with leaves that have many holes, much bigger than those in Swiss Cheese!
- 🌿 Makes an interesting indoor specimen, an eye stopper.
- 🌿 Shade lover, but can take some semi-shade too.
- 🌿 Can be grown outdoors in warmer climates and climbs trees or walls wherever you need a green wall.
- 🌿 Grows fast, very undemanding plant. Perfect when you need to fill space with greenery quickly.
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Its not an orchid! But it looks like orchid:
Kaempferia angustifolia - Laos Silver Stripe
Kaempferia angustifolia - Laos Silver Stripe
💮 It's not an orchid! But it looks like orchid: Laos Silver Stripe
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- 💋 Kaempferia angustifolia - Laos Silver Stripe is one of the most beautiful of all the Kaempferia Peacock Ginger cultivars. It is one of the large types.
- 💋 The plant has boldly striped leaves of green and silver.
- 💋 The flowers are orchid shaped white and purple
- 💋 Small, compact perennial, great for container culture. Deciduous in winter, like many others from Ginger family.
- 💋 Shade lover, great as exotic houseplant.
- 💋 This hard to find variety is a must for every Ginger collector.
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Would you like a Bat Head?
Bat Head Lily, Bat Flower, Devil Flower or Tacca Lily
Would you like a Bat Head?
The Bat Head Lily we mentioned earlier - is blooming again!
🙈 Bat Head Lily, Bat Flower, Devil Flower or Tacca Lily - is one of the most exotic and bizarre flowers along with Amorphophallus, Sausage Tree and Clitoria.
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The Bat Head Lily we mentioned earlier - is blooming again!
🙈 Bat Head Lily, Bat Flower, Devil Flower or Tacca Lily - is one of the most exotic and bizarre flowers along with Amorphophallus, Sausage Tree and Clitoria.
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What happened to our favorite houseplants - hoyas?
Hoya Ban Ngong Ngoy from Thailand
🏡 What happened to our favorite houseplants - hoyas?
Hoyas are not forgotten! It is one of the most favorite house plants. Hoya Ban Ngong Ngoy from Thailand has a lovely fragrance!
❓ What varieties of hoya do you have in your collection? Share in comments👇
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Hoyas are not forgotten! It is one of the most favorite house plants. Hoya Ban Ngong Ngoy from Thailand has a lovely fragrance!
- ♦️ Fragrance is lovely, subtle scent.
- ♦️ Strong, vigorous, fast-growing species, similar to Hoya carnosa.
- ♦️ Beautiful flowers: umbel of flowers is about 3" wide with tiny maroon stars and white frosted edges.
- ♦️ Dark green leaves have silver white flecks and darker green veining.
- ♦️ Provide a trellis or stake to manage its rambling growth.
❓ What varieties of hoya do you have in your collection? Share in comments👇
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Thumbs up the most fragrant ginger ever!
👍 Thumbs up the most fragrant ginger ever!
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White Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coronarium) is a must for every Southern garden.
Famous for its intense, sweet scent.
Symbol of Hawaiian Paradise along with Plumeria and Jasmine we mentioned earlier.
Lei and hair decoration: popular in Hawaii and the Pacific Islands for leis and hair adornments.
Butterfly-like flowers: bears fragrant, butterfly-resembling flowers in summer.
Great cut flower: long lasting cut flowers, ideal for scenting the home.
Can survive light freezes, with tops regrowing in the spring. Takes sun or shade.
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Thumbs up the most fragrant ginger ever!
White Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coronarium)
White Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coronarium)
White Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coronarium)
👍 Thumbs up the most fragrant ginger ever!
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- White Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coronarium) is a must for every Southern garden.
- Famous for its intense, sweet scent.
- Symbol of Hawaiian Paradise along with Plumeria and Jasmine we mentioned earlier.
- Lei and hair decoration: popular in Hawaii and the Pacific Islands for leis and hair adornments.
- Butterfly-like flowers: bears fragrant, butterfly-resembling flowers in summer.
- Great cut flower: long lasting cut flowers, ideal for scenting the home.
- Can survive light freezes, with tops regrowing in the spring. Takes sun or shade.
🛒 Shop Butterfly Ginger
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