Its not an orchid! But it looks like orchid: Top Tropicals Blog

Name: Bat Head Lily, Bat Flower, Devil Flower or Tacca Lily
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Description: Bat Head Lily, Bat Flower, Devil Flower or Tacca Lily

Date: 29 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Its not an orchid! But it looks like orchid:

Kaempferia angustifolia - Laos Silver Stripe

💮 It's not an orchid! But it looks like orchid: Laos Silver Stripe

💋 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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Date: 24 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

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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Date: 20 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

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!

♦️ 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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Date: 19 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Thumbs up the most fragrant ginger ever!

White Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coronarium)

👍 Thumbs up the most fragrant ginger ever!

🦢 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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Date: 9 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Would you like to spice Up Your Garden with Variegated Ginger?

Alpinia Zerumbet Variegata Variegated Ginger

Alpinia Zerumbet Variegata Variegated Ginger flower

Alpinia Zerumbet Variegata Variegated Ginger

🫚 Would you like to spice Up Your Garden with Variegated Ginger?

🌿 Alpinia Zerumbet Variegata is a clumping ginger valued for its beautiful variegated foliage. With its colorful foliage and beautiful flowers, variegated ginger is a stunning ornamental.
🌿 Striking Foliage: Glossy green leaves with white striping add a pop of color and interest to your garden.
🌿 Unique Flowers: Unlike other gingers, its beautiful, fragrant, shell-like flowers droop from leafy stems, adding summer charm.
🌿 Perfect Size: This small shrub grows 2-4 feet tall and can be pruned for size control.
🌿 Moisture Lover: Keep the soil moist for happy, thriving plants.
🌿 Ideal Conditions: Thrives in shaded garden corners with organically rich, well-drained soil. Mulch for best results.
🌿 Low Maintenance: No serious insect or disease problems, making it an easy addition to your garden.
🌿 Indoor Option: Can be grown as a houseplant with bright light and humid conditions, reaching 3-4 feet indoors.
🌿 Edibe: Like every ginger, this ornamental beauty also has edible rhizomes.

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Date: 8 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Spooky! Bat Head - Devil Flower here

Bat Head Lily, Bat Flower, Devil Flower - Tacca Lily White

Bat Head Lily, Bat Flower, Devil Flower - Tacca Lily Black

Bat Head Lily, Bat Flower, Devil Flower - Tacca Lily Green

👻 Spooky! Bat Head - Devil Flower here...

🦇 Bat Head Lily, Bat Flower, Devil Flower - or Tacca Lily - is one of the most exotic and bizarre flowers along with Amorphophallus or Clitoria.
🦇 Curious, bat-like inflorescence both in shape and color, with wide spreading, wing-like bracts of rich maroon-black, accompanied by long trailing filaments or "whiskers".
🦇 Perfect container plant for a greenhouse. Needs filtered light, prefers high humidity.
🦇 Comes in different species and colors: Black, White, Green:

Tacca nivea - White Tacca
Tacca chantrieri - Black Tacca
Tacca leontopetaloides - Green Tacca

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Date: 8 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

The Drama you want in your garden: dazzling Medinilla!

Medinilla plant

Medinilla plant orange

Medinilla plant

🌺 The Drama you want in your garden: dazzling Medinilla!

🎀 Show-Stopping Blooms: The Medinilla plant is known for its spectacular, dramatic clusters of pink, pendulous flowers that cascade like floral chandeliers - perfect for turning heads!
🎀 Tropical Flair: With its lush, leathery leaves and exotic appearance, the medinilla adds a touch of the tropics to any indoor or outdoor space.
🎀 Conversation Starter: Its unique and eye-catching flowers make the Medinilla a true centerpiece, sparking admiration and conversation among garden visitors.
🎀 Low Maintenance: Despite its luxurious look, the Medinilla is surprisingly easy to care for, thriving in indirect light (loves shade!) and only moderate watering.
🎀 Pollinator's Delight: The vibrant blooms attract a variety of pollinators, making your garden not only more beautiful but also more buzzing with life 🐞🦋🐝
🎀 Year-Round Beauty: Unlike many plants that only shine for a season, the Medinilla can bloom multiple times a year.

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Date: 7 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Different species of Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus titanum

Amorphophallus peonifolius

Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus konjak

📸 Different species of Amorphophallus

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Date: 7 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

The biggest flower in the world - Amorphophallus

Amorphophallus bulbifer

🗿 The biggest flower in the world - Amorphophallus. The name speaks for itself.

After meeting Sausage Tree and Clitoria, are you ready for the Amorphophallus? Now you have seen everything!

💀 Common names of this exceptional plant: Voodoo lily, Devils tongue, Snake Palm, Elephant Foot Yam, Corpse flower.
💀 Why Corpse flower? Because of the smell that the flower omits, which is only present for a few hours after the flower opens - to attract pollinator flies!
💀 Amorphophallus is the largest flower in the world and one of the most exotic bizarre flowers. Amorphophallus titanum is known for its massive size, its flower can reach heights of over 10 feet and blooms only once every few years.
💀 This perennial exotic Asian plant grows a single, elongated center called a corm (that is actually edible) and a single large leaf that wraps around it.
💀 The seed stalk is very pretty with the seeds changing colors from green to red. During this time the tuber will not produce a leaf. After the flower and seed stalk dies away, a giant single leaf grows from the tuber.
💀 The single leaf dormant in winter, then in spring the plant shoots out this fantastic flower again.
💀 It is relatively cold hardy tropical and can survive cooler winters during dormancy.
💀 Can be easily grown in a pot as a houseplant.

🎥 Amorphophallus bulbifer and other specials in next post.

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Date: 6 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Horny plant hanging in the air

Staghorn fern (Platycerium)

🦌 Horny plant hanging in the air...

👀 Staghorn fern (Platycerium) is one of those #Nature_Wonders... Everyone who sees it, wants to have one!
👀 Showy, tropical looking epiphyte that can be grown on a tree or in a large hanging basket.
👀 It is able to grow high in the trees of the rainforest, often grows in large masses.
👀 Long, pendulous, much bifurcated fertile fronds produce spores on special cup-shaped appendages. Basal fronds form a crown-shaped basket.

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