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💐 What is the most fragrant Brunfelsia?

*The most fragrant Brunfelsias, often referred to as Lady of the Night, are the creamy-white varieties. These flowers begin to release their sweet, captivating aroma at sunset and continue to fill the air with fragrance throughout the night.

*Brunfelsias are wonderful shade-loving, compact flowering shrubs, making them perfect for adding beauty to shaded areas or for growing in containers.

*The most popular white Brunfelsias are: B, americana, B. nitida, B. lactea, B. manaca, B. densifolia, B. gigantea.

📚 Learn more about Brunfelsias:
Brunfelsia americana - Lady of the night
Brunfelsia isola
Lavender Marble Perfume
Brunfelsias
Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow, Brunfelsia from Brazil

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How easy to grow is Pigeon Pea

• 🍿 Cajanus cajan - Pigeon Pea - is a bushy perennial shrub with pretty yellow flowers and abundant production of beans!
• 🍿 It is very fast growing, free branching, easy to grow and very low maintenance plant. Cold hardy to light frost. The plant tolerates poor soils, drought tolerant, improves soil quality like many other beans. Can be grown in container
• 🍿 Provides flavorful, nutritious, and healthy super-food. The beans used in rice dishes, soups, stews, tempeh, tofu. Unripe pods eaten in curries, leaves and young shoots cooked as a vegetable. Rich source of fiber, protein, vitamins (B, C, E, K), and minerals (calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, zinc). It has many medicinal uses.

📚 Learn more from previous posts:
What was discovered in the Pyramids
Pigeon Pea - an Ancient Superfood

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🍌 Why this flower smells like banana?

• Magnolia figo, or Banana Magnolia that we mentioned earlier, is currently in full bloom and filling the air with its unbelievably delightful fragrance! The sweet, fruity aroma of its perfume-like flowers carries a hint of banana, making it a truly irresistible addition to your garden.
• Looking for a little perfume tree for a small garden or container? Compact and evergreen, reaching only5-6 ft in container, this small tree or shrub adds sophistication to any landscape. Glossy, deep green foliage enhances its visual charm.
• Cold tolerant and heat tolerant. Takes sun and shade.

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🌸 Why Adeniums are the most popular container plants

• 🌸 Desert roses - Adeniums - are among the most popular container plants. Why? Because they are:

· Easy to grow and can thrive in both sun and shade, indoors, and in low humidity.

• · Drought-tolerant, requiring minimal water and able to go long periods without it.
• · Not fussy about soil pH.
• · Stunning bloomers with showy flowers.
• · Unique and eye-catching, with a curious caudex that forms unusual shapes.

• 🌸 How many varieties and colors of desert roses out there?

· At Top Tropicals, we offer over 200 varieties of Adeniums, with more than 100 available in stock at any time.

• · With so many colors of hybrids available in cultivation, you want to collect them all!
• · Double flowers, red, purple, yellow, striped, dotted, rainbow, and even black flowers!

🌸 The secret to creating a large, swollen caudex:
Raise the plant slightly every time you repot it, exposing the upper part of the roots. This encourages the plant to form more roots that grow downward.
Unlike most tropical and houseplants, Adeniums prefer neutral to hard water. They have very low water needs and can grow in full sun or shade.

📸 In the photo: Selected Adenium hybrids currently available from TopTropicals

📚 More about Adeniums:
How to grow a happy Adenium
What is the easiest container plant with beautiful flowers
Multi-grafted Adenium with different colors of flowers on the same plant
What you need for successful growing Adeniums

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💯 Over 100 new Adenium varieties just arrived!

🆕 We received a THOUSAND NEW ADENIUMS from Thailand - beautiful, well-developed plants with big caudexes, ready to bloom!
They are finally available for those on the waiting list for specific colors.

🔥 But hurry! Each variety is available in limited quantities (under 10 plants), and they will go fast - first come, first served!

✔️ Check out our online store to see the available colors, and don’t miss our next post for pictures of selected varieties! ⬇️

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💄 What is the brightest indoor flower

• 🌷 Amaryllis Minerva - Hippeastrum sp. - is an excellent choice for a houseplant due to its stunning and vibrant appearance, which adds a splash of color.
• 🌷 It has large, striking red flowers, adorned with a white star at the center and a lime green throat. These beautiful blooms provide a festive touch and are large enough to be a centerpiece in any room.
• 🌷 Amaryllis is easy to care for; it thrives indoors with minimal maintenance, requiring only regular watering and bright, indirect light. This makes it not only a decorative asset but also a convenient option for those who appreciate plants that do not require extensive care.

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⭐️ If you want to grow your own vanilla orchid, this is how to plant it

• ⚡️ The Vanilla Bean Orchid (Vanilla planifolia) is a source of Vanilla extract. If you're interested in growing your own Vanilla , here's how to get started:
• ⚡️ Begin by planting your young Vanilla Bean Orchid in a pot using regular potting soil, accompanied by a small trellis for support.
• ⚡️ Initially, the plant will establish itself in the pot, but as it matures, it develops aerial roots and gradually becomes more epiphytic, relying on support structures rather than the soil.
• ⚡️ As your orchid grows, it will require a larger trellis, a log, or a burlap-covered board to facilitate its natural climbing behavior.
• ⚡️ Once the plant is well-established and its aerial roots have developed on the support surface, it will be ready to flower and produce vanilla beans. This setup mimics the orchid's natural environment and supports its growth and fruiting process.

📚 Learn more from previous posts:
How to grow your own vanilla orchid at home
The Secret of how to Make Vanilla Orchid bloom

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🕯 What is the longest Anthurium?

• 👀 Anthurium vittarifolium - Long Leaf Anthurium - is the definitive strap-leaf variety that’s sure to steal the show in any collection. Native to the South American rainforest, this rare gem is truly a sight to behold with its incredibly long, narrow leaves that can reach up to an impressive 6 feet in length yet remain a mere 2 inches wide.
• 👀 The dramatic, cascading effect it creates when grown in hanging baskets is nothing short of stunning.
• 👀 Adding even more charm, this rare beauty surprises with bright pink, showy fruits that pop against its lush, green foliage, providing a vibrant contrast.
• 👀 Ideal for adding an exotic touch to your home or garden, the Long Leaf Anthurium's pendant growth and striking leaves make it a standout in any space. If you're looking for something truly unique and eye-catching, this plant is a must-have!

📚 Learn more from previous post:
Long Leaf Anthurium

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🍇 If you are missing Northern fruit that don't tolerate hot climate, plant this

Tropical Raspberry Mysore (Rubus albescens x niveus) is from India. It thrives in heat!

• 🔹 Unlike common raspberries from up North that can not tolerate heat, Mysore Raspberry grows very well in hot humid climates.
• 🔹 Grows very fast into a scrambling shrub with flexible stems.
• 🔹 Blooms and fruits throughout the year.
• 🔹 The fruit turns purple black when ripe, it is very juicy and sweet.
• 🔹 One cluster may contain as many as couple dozen fruit.
• 🔹 Great for large containers and will produce large amounts of fruit.
• 🔹 Cold hardy to upper 20s F.

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🔔 Why you need these pretty bells in your garden

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  💕 Strobilanthes cusia (flaccidifolius) - Chinese Rain Bell - Very showy, charming little shrub that will bring a touch of elegance and color to your garden.
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  💕 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.
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  💕 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.
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  💕 This fast-growing, cold-hardy plant is also great for containers
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  💕 Those delicate bells will attract butterflies. Add some charm and whimsy to your outdoor space!

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