What happens when a gardener gets a Swiss Cheese? Top Tropicals Blog

Date: 1 Jul 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

What happens when a gardener gets a Swiss Cheese?

Monstera x adansonii - Baby Swiss Cheese Plant

🧀 What happens when a gardener gets a Swiss Cheese? Swiss Cheese Plant!

🌿 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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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: 14 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Stop! Dont touch! Just smell that magic fragrance

Easter Lily Cactus (Echinopsis sp)

🌵 Stop! Don't touch! Just smell that magic fragrance... 😭

💠 Easter Lily Cactus (Echinopsis sp) is native to Brazil and Argentina. It is a globular cactus that produces splendid night-blooming, white fragrant flowers up to 10" long!
💠 Big, white or pink, fragrant blooms.
💠 Flowers open at night or early morning, creating a magical experience.
💠 Blooms last only a day or two, making each one special.
💠 Cool shapes: unique, spiny, ribbed bodies come in different forms and sizes.
💠 Easy Care: low-maintenance, very little water, lots of sunlight, and well-draining soil. Adapted to survive in harsh, dry environments, it can take both drought (obviously - cactus) and rainy seasons (like we have in Florida).
💠 Great for water-saving gardens and container culture.
💠 Many species and hybrids to collect, with a range of colors and forms.

❓ What other cactus species with fragrant flowers do you know? Share in comments👇

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Date: 14 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

This is not a Photoshop! It is a true color of Plumeria

Rainbow Plumeria

🌈 This is not a Photoshop! It is a true color of Plumeria. Such multi-color varieties are called Rainbow Plumeria.

The season started and we have lots of fragrant and colorful blooms on our Plumerias that we introduced earlier.

Some of the colors are just beyond description!

Plumeria, or Frangipani - is a symbol of Hawaiian Tropics and the most favorite perfume flower.

🛒 Choose from fantastic colors of Plumeria

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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

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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.