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When Bat Head Devil Flower is in bloom. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

When Bat Head Devil Flower is in bloom

🌚 When Bat Head Devil Flower is in bloom

  • Tacca Lily - has been in bloom all summer, on an off.

  • 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

📚 Learn more from previous post:
Bat Head - Devil Flower

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When Bat Head Devil Flower is in bloom. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

When Bat Head Devil Flower is in bloom

Tacca chantrieri - Black Tacca

🌚 When Bat Head Devil Flower is in bloom
  • Tacca Lily - has been in bloom all summer, on an off.
  • 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

📚 Learn more from previous post:
Bat Head - Devil Flower

🛒 Shop Bat Head Lily Tacca

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What does Clitoria flower look like? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

What does Clitoria flower look like?

Clitoria ternatea - also called Butterfly Pea

💞 What does Clitoria flower look like?

💙 Clitoria ternatea - also called Butterfly Pea, has distinctive, delicate blooms resembling certain anatomical features... These curious flowers have the shape of clitoris - hence the name of the plant.

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Flowers with lady's parts
Clitoria and its Tea Infusion

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What flower looks plastic. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

What flower looks plastic

Clusia lanceolata - Porcelain Flower or Cerra Cipapau Apple, flower

Clusia lanceolata - Porcelain Flower or Cerra Cipapau Apple, flower

Clusia lanceolata - Porcelain Flower or Cerra Cipapau Apple, fruit with seeds

Clusia lanceolata - Porcelain Flower or Cerra Cipapau Apple, fruit with seeds

Clusia lanceolata - Porcelain Flower or Cerra Cipapau Apple, fruit

Clusia lanceolata - Porcelain Flower or Cerra Cipapau Apple, fruit

What flower looks plastic... or ceramic?

🔥 #Fun_Facts: Clusia lanceolata - Porcelain Flower or Cerra Cipapau Apple is a delightful small tree native to America with flowers looking just like they are made of porcelain! Gorgeous pink flowers with mauve throats look almost artificial. The tree happily blooms in shade, and the fruit resembles a small apple and is enjoyed by birds and wildlife. Very undemanding plant.

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Fun Fact: Long Leaf Anthurium. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Fun Fact: Long Leaf Anthurium

Anthurium vittarifolium - Long Leaf Anthurium

Anthurium vittarifolium - Long Leaf Anthurium

Anthurium vittarifolium - Long Leaf Anthurium

Anthurium vittarifolium - Long Leaf Anthurium

Anthurium vittarifolium - Long Leaf Anthurium

Anthurium vittarifolium - Long Leaf Anthurium

🔍 Fun Fact: Long Leaf Anthurium

💎 Anthurium vittarifolium - Long Leaf Anthurium. This rare rainforest gem flaunts leaves that can stretch up to 6 feet long, creating a stunning cascading effect when grown in hanging baskets. Plus, it surprises with bright pink, showy fruits that add a vibrant splash of color to its dramatic foliage!

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What happens when you cross Cream and Lavender? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

What happens when you cross Cream and Lavender?

runfelsia isola - Lavender Lady of the Night

💜 What happens when you cross Cream and Lavender?

 The flowers of this rare hybrid that we mentioned earlier, Brunfelsia isola, or Lavender Lady of the Night, are a "marble" twist of cream and purple, changing hue unpredictably. They are deliciously fragrant at night.

Brunfelsia isola is an unusual cross between B. americana and B. grandiflora. What a genetical surprise!

Brunfelsia isola has the benefit of fragrant cream-colored brunfelsia and light purple color from the other parent. 👫

💎 A gem for a rare plant collection of #Nature_Wonders!

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Is it a plant or an animal? It's a Centipede Fern! A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Is it a plant or an animal? Its a Centipede Fern!

Homalocladium platycladum - Centipede Fern

Is it a plant or an animal? It's a Tapeworm Ribbonbush!
  • Homalocladium platycladum - Centipede Fern, Tapeworm Ribbonbush is Bizarreness!
  • The Ribbon Bush is a terrific, leaf-less plant from the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific with long, flattened stems resembling tapeworms - hence its nickname "Tapeworm Plant".
  • It's hard to capture the unusual beauty of this plant in pictures.
  • This is an awesome, offbeat plant that will get people asking: "What the heck is that??".
  • This plant needs very little care, makes a great houseplant, and is very hard to find.


#Nature_Wonders #Shade_Garden #Container_Garden

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How many buttons in this ballistic mattress??? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

How many buttons in this ballistic mattress???

Dorstenia bahiensis - Mattress Button Plant

🐾 How many buttons in this ballistic mattress???

🔘 Dorstenia bahiensis - Mattress Button Plant: this plant is a real Nature's Wonder! The fun part is the "mattress" where the seed "buttons" grow.

🚀 The plant has strange looking receptacles. At maturity, seeds shoot ballistically from the mature flower/fruit heads, and they germinate readily whenever the land on soil or other moist substrate.

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How to grow Lobster Claw. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

How to grow Lobster Claw

Heliconia rostrata - Lobster Claw, Parrot's beak

Heliconia rostrata - Lobster Claw, Parrot's beak

Heliconia rostrata - Lobster Claw, Parrot's beak

Heliconia rostrata - Lobster Claw, Parrot's beak

How to grow Lobster Claw
💅 How to grow Lobster Claw
  • Heliconia rostrata - Lobster Claw, Parrot's beak is one of the most recognized and widely grown tropical plants, and one of the most beautiful!
  • The inflorescence is one of the most colorful you will ever encounter.
  • The flowers last a long time and make an excellent cut flower.
  • It is an easy grower in tropical areas but some room is required because the stalks can reach 7 feet in height.
  • Pretty cold hardy, it can withstand temperatures in the high 20s F.
  • Can be grown in large pots in colder areas.


🛒 Grow your own Lobster Claw

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What is Mickey Mouse Plant? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

What is Mickey Mouse Plant?

Ochna integerrima - Vietnamese Mickey Mouse plant, Hoa Mai

Ochna integerrima - Vietnamese Mickey Mouse plant, Hoa Mai

⚡️What is Mickey Mouse Plant?

🐭 Ochna integerrima - Vietnamese Mickey Mouse plant, Hoa Mai.
  • ⭕️ Its seeds and sepals resemble the face of Mickey Mouse, hence the common name.
  • ⭕️ Hoa Mai, also known as Yellow Mai Flower, is the quintessential symbol of Spring in Vietnam, especially during the Tet celebration.
  • ⭕️ "Hoa Mai" translates to "yellow blossoms," highlighting the bright yellow flowers that bloom during Tet.
  • ⭕️ Ochna integerrima is a medium-sized shrub that can be trained into a miniature tree, making it a prized plant for exotic collections.
  • ⭕️ In winter, it is covered with bright yellow flowers, which are believed to bring good luck and prosperity during the Tet celebration.


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