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Caesalpinia pulcherrima - Dwarf Poinciana, Bird of Paradise, Pride of Barbados, Peacock Flower

🔥 How to get a mini flamboyant look in a small yard
  • 🔥 Caesalpinia pulcherrima - Dwarf Poinciana, Bird of Paradise, Pride of Barbados, Peacock Flower, or Flower Fence - is the national flower of Barbados, and for good reason!
  • 🔥 Why everyone is planting this butterfly magnet
  • 🔥 It puts on a show of fiery red, orange, yellow, or pink blossoms that look like miniature flamboyant trees.
  • 🔥 Flowers appear almost year-round, making it one of the longest-blooming shrubs.
  • 🔥 A true butterfly magnet - your garden will be full of wings!
  • 🔥 Compact, heat- and drought-tolerant, and low-maintenance.
  • 🔥 Available in different colors - red-orange, yellow, pink - so you can choose your favorite splash.


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Nine best tropical shrubs that will bloom for you all summer. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Abutilon darwinii x striatum - Fireball, Biltmore Ballgown, Acalypha hispida - Cat Tail, Chenille plant, Allamanda, Brunfelsia - Lady of the night, Calliandra - Powderpuff, Clerodendrum speciosissimum - Java Glorybower, Hibiscus El Capitolio, Rondeletia leucophylla - Panama Rose, Senna alata - Empress Candle, Candelabra Plant

Abutilon darwinii x striatum - Fireball, Biltmore Ballgown, Acalypha hispida - Cat Tail, Chenille plant, Allamanda, Brunfelsia - Lady of the night, Calliandra - Powderpuff, Clerodendrum speciosissimum - Java Glorybower, Hibiscus El Capitolio, Rondeletia leucophylla - Panama Rose, Senna alata - Empress Candle, Candelabra Plant

🌺 Nine best tropical shrubs that will bloom for you all summer

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9 best tropical shrubs that bloom all summer long or year around. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Abutilon darwinii x striatum - Fireball, Biltmore Ballgown, Acalypha hispida - Cat Tail, Chenille plant, Allamanda, Brunfelsia - Lady of the night, Calliandra - Powderpuff, Clerodendrum speciosissimum - Java Glorybower, Hibiscus El Capitolio, Rondeletia leucophylla - Panama Rose, Senna alata - Empress Candle, Candelabra Plant

🌺 9 best tropical shrubs that bloom all summer long or year around
  • 🌺 1. Abutilon darwinii x striatum - Fireball, Biltmore Ballgown. Lantern-like blooms in orange, red, and yellow keep coming all summer. Compact and graceful, perfect for pots or borders.
  • 🌺 2. Acalypha hispida - Cat Tail, Chenille plant. Fuzzy red tassels dangle nonstop in the heat, adding playful texture to containers and garden beds.
  • 🌺 3. Allamanda (many varieties). Fast growers with trumpet flowers in yellow or pink. Can be shaped as shrubs, trellised vines, or flowering hedges.
  • 🌺 4. Brunfelsia - Lady of the night. Creamy white blooms open at dusk, filling the evening garden with a sweet fragrance.
  • 🌺 5. Calliandra - Powderpuff (many varieties). Cheerful pompom flowers in red, pink, or white attract hummingbirds and bloom nearly year-round.
  • 🌺 6. Clerodendrum speciosissimum - Java Glorybower. Bright red flower clusters stand out against tropical foliage. Loves sun and steady moisture.
  • 🌺 7. Hibiscus El Capitolio - Unique, double-skirted, ruffled pendant blooms with pom-pom-like centers make this hibiscus a showpiece shrub for summer gardens.
  • 🌺 8. Rondeletia leucophylla - Panama Rose. Compact and butterfly-friendly, with fragrant pink flower clusters that perfume warm evenings.
  • 🌺 9. Senna alata - Empress Candle, Candelabra Plant. Bold, upright candles of golden flowers shine through the season and draw in pollinators.


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Four best perennials that will bloom for you all summer. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Crossandra, Heliconia Lady Di, Plumbago, and Spathoglottis ground orchids.

Crossandra, Heliconia Lady Di, Plumbago, and Spathoglottis ground orchids.

🌷 Four best perennials that will bloom for you all summer

📸 Pictures for the previous post: Crossandra, Heliconia Lady Di, Plumbago, and Spathoglottis ground orchids.

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Four best low-growing perennials that bloom all summer. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Crossandra, Heliconia Lady Di, Plumbago, and Spathoglottis ground orchids.

🌷 Four best low-growing perennials that bloom all summer
  • 🌼 1. Crossandra


    • Crossandra is one of those plants that never really takes a break. Its ruffled orange blooms pop almost nonstop in warm weather, making it a reliable color source for borders, pots, or even as a filler around taller shrubs. Unlike many flowering plants that fade in midsummer, Crossandra keeps going through heat and humidity, thriving where others give up. It's compact, easy to trim, and works beautifully in small gardens or patios.
  • 🌼 2. Heliconia psittacorum Lady Di


    • Heliconia Lady Di adds a tropical accent with its upright, torch-like blooms in fiery orange and yellow. What makes this variety practical is its manageable size compared to giant heliconias - it fits well in small gardens and large pots. Its flowers last long, both on the plant and as cut flowers, making it popular for summer arrangements. Once established, it keeps sending up flower stalks all season, giving a steady display of color and drama.
  • 🌼 3. Plumbago


    • Plumbago is a gardener's friend in hot climates because it covers a lot of ground and throws out flower clusters all summer (sky-blue, white or red). It's versatile - train it as a shrub, hedge, or let it spill over walls and trellises. The flowers attract butterflies, and the plant is low-maintenance, tolerating pruning, sandy soil, and neglect. If you need a reliable plant to soften fences or add a cool color contrast to reds and oranges in the garden, plumbago is a winner.
  • 🌼 4. Spathoglottis ground orchids


Ground orchids like Spathoglottis are practical because they give you the exotic look of orchids without the fuss. These hardy, clumping perennials send up spikes of purple, pink, or yellow blooms that last for weeks, repeating through summer in warm climates. They’re perfect for edging walkways or filling beds where you want constant color with minimal care. Unlike potted orchids that bloom once and rest, Spathoglottis keeps producing flowers right in the ground, almost year-round in frost-free areas.

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10 reasons to grow this Indian secret tree - the miracle Fruit of the Gods you never knew about: Syzygium cumini - Jambolan. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Syzygium cumini - Jambolan, Java plum, Malabar plum, Black Plum, Jamun, Jaman, Jambul, Duhat, Lilly Pilly

🍆 10 reasons to grow this Indian secret tree - the miracle Fruit of the Gods you never knew about
  • Sacred and secret Indian divine Berry - Jambolan (Syzygium cumini) - goes by many names: Java plum, Malabar plum, Black Plum, Jamun, Jaman, Jambul, Duhat, even Lilly Pilly! Which one do you know it by?
  • Sweet-tart and healthy fruit. The tree is a heavy producer of juicy, sweet-tart black fruits that can be eaten fresh or turned into tarts, sauces, and jams. In Ayurveda and Chinese medicine, both the fruit and plant are valued for their powerful health benefits. The flavor is unique, with a mile herbal note (maybe Oregano?).
  • A tree steeped in tradition. According to Hindu belief, Rama survived on this fruit during his 14-year exile, which earned it the title Fruit of the Gods. Lord Krishna himself is often described as having skin the color of jambul. In India, its leaves are still used to decorate marriage pendals.


♥️ Jambolan health and life benefits
  • ▫️1. Fights diabetes - helps manage blood sugar naturally.
  • ▫️2. Weight loss - low in calories, high in fiber, keeps you full and curbs cravings.
  • ▫️3. Fiber-rich digestion aid - improves gut health, prevents constipation, and soothes indigestion.
  • ▫️4. Vitamin C boost - strengthens immunity, brightens skin, and supports healthy hair.
  • ▫️5. Controls heart rate and blood health - potassium regulates heart rate and blood pressure, while iron supports hemoglobin and circulation.
  • ▫️6. Slows aging - loaded with antioxidants, it protects cells and supports vitality.
  • ▫️7. Liver and kidney detox - traditionally used for cleansing and protection.
  • ▫️8. Skin and oral care - helps with acne, blemishes, mouth ulcers, and freshens breath.
  • ▫️9. Respiratory relief - eases coughs, asthma, and colds.
  • ▫️10. Quick privacy screen! Here's what most gardeners don't realize: Jambolan is the ultimate low-maintenance, fast-growing tree with dense glossy leaves. It thrives in any soil, stays pest free, and in just a couple of seasons can grow into a dense, bushy privacy screen - perfect if you want quick shade, an ornamental barrier, or a living fence with health benefits that practically takes care of itself!


🛒 Plant Jambolan: shade, fruit, beauty, and health - all in one tree!

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The Divine Berry - large, bushy, exotic fruit tree in no time

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This flower opens in a few seconds! A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Phymosia umbellata - Cranberry Mallow Malva Aparasolada

🌺 This flower opens in a few seconds! (Time lapse)

"The earth laughs in flowers." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

🎥 Phymosia umbellata - Cranberry Mallow Malva Aparasolada - one of the most impressive Malva (Hibiscus) shrubs

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How to turn an ugly fence into a Perfume Fence. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Fragrant plants - plumerias and jasmines

🏡 How to turn an ugly fence into a Perfume Fence

🍖 Your fence could smell better than your neighbor’s grill!
  • 📌Got a plain or ugly fence? Just cover it up! We did just that and created a Perfume Fence.
  • 📌First, we planted Hawaiian Plumeria trees along the fence line. Then we added vining jasmines to climb the wire fence and smother it in flowers. Each jasmine has its own fragrance - some sweet, some rich, some spicy - and together they make the whole fence smell incredible!
  • 📌Soon the wire won’t even show - just a living wall of blossoms and perfume drifting through the garden.


Here are some of the best plants you can use to make your own fragrant fence:

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Helicopter flower Madhavi - the Spring Herald that clings to a Mango Tree. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Hiptage benghalensis - Helicopter Flower, Madhavi, Spring Herald, flower close up

Hiptage benghalensis - Helicopter Flower, Madhavi, Spring Herald, flower close up

Hiptage benghalensis - Helicopter Flower, Madhavi, Spring Herald, flower

Hiptage benghalensis - Helicopter Flower, Madhavi, Spring Herald, flower

Hiptage benghalensis - Helicopter Flower, Madhavi, Spring Herald, seeds

Hiptage benghalensis - Helicopter Flower, Madhavi, Spring Herald, seeds

Hiptage benghalensis - Helicopter Flower, Madhavi, Spring Herald, flowers on the bush

Hiptage benghalensis - Helicopter Flower, Madhavi, Spring Herald, flowers on the bush

🚁 Helicopter flower Madhavi - the Spring Herald that clings to a Mango Tree
  • 🍥 Hiptage benghalensis - Helicopter Flower: during TopTropicals plant trip to Thailand, this was one of the first discoveries that caught our attention. We were suddenly stopped by an incredible, sweet perfume drifting through the air. Following the scent, we found its source - a dense, vigorous vine covered in unusual, eye-catching flowers.
  • 🍥 Helicopter Flower? The name comes from its funny three-winged seed pods that spin like little helicopters. But the real show happens when it blooms. Clusters of pink-white-and-yellow flowers appear in profusion, with frilly petals and a fruity perfume that can stop you in your tracks. Best of all, it flowers in winter and early spring, just when most other plants are quiet, so it fills the air with fragrance at a time you need it most.
  • 🍥 Hiptage is easy-going and adaptable. It can be trimmed as a shrub, trained into a small tree, or let go as a climber, but be ready to give it space and strong support if you let it vine. It's fast-growing, tolerant of different soils, and happy in either sun or part shade. You can even keep it in a container and trim it into a rounded bush. It's pretty cold hardy too - can take some light frost.
  • 🍥 In India, the Helicopter Flower is called Madhavi - the Spring Herald, and often paired with mango trees in stories and gardens - the sturdy mango holding up this vigorous fragrant vine, symbolizing love, devotion, and the union of strength with beauty. Planting the two together makes for a striking, symbolic pair!
  • 🍥 For gardeners, it's the rare combination of beauty, fragrance, adaptability, and a good story to tell. A plant that not only perfumes your garden but also brings a touch of legend to it.
  • 🍥 Used medicinally in India.


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What is your favorite variety of Jasmine Sambac? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Jasminum Sambac varieties

💮 What is your favorite variety of Jasmine Sambac?
  • 💮 Jasminum Sambac is hands-down the queen of fragrant flowers. The scent is heavenly - so much so that it's the key to jasmine perfume and the secret behind authentic jasmine tea.
  • 💮 Jasmine sambac comes in all shapes and sizes - from neat little shrubs to big, vigorous bushes and even climbing vines. Every variety shows off a different flower form. It’s happy in sun or shade, perfect for pots, and loved as an indoor plant.
  • 💮 At TopTropicals we love them all, but these three are our favorites:

- Belle of India - with elegant long petals
- Arabian Nights - vigorous yet compact, always covered in blooms
- Little Duke - same big carnation-like flowers as Grand Duke, but in a smaller, tidy package
  • 👉 At Top Tropicals, we grow every known variety of Jasminum sambac in cultivation:


❓ Which one would you choose for your garden?
  • ✔️ Arabian Nights - compact slow growing shrub with small delicate flowers
  • ✔️ Belle of India - compact vine with long elegant petals, shade lover
  • ✔️ Grand Duke of Tuscany - the most popular, vigorous bush with carnation-like flowers
  • ✔️ Grand Duke Supreme - bigger, more vigorous version of Grand Duke with larger flowers
  • ✔️ Gundu Malli - new hybrid between Arabian Nights and Grand Duke
  • ✔️ Little Duke - more compact version of the Grand Duke
  • ✔️ Maid of Orleans - vigorous full sun climber, great for hedges and fences
  • ✔️ Mali Chat - very delicate, rare variety, with miniature 3-tier flowers, not easy to establish, shade lover
  • ✔️ Mysore Mulli - vigorous vining shrub for sunny or semi-shade locations

  • 👉 To get more flowers, just use Sunshine Pikake plant booster and enjoy the perfume all day long!


🛒 Smell the Difference – collect Sambac varieties
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