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What is the most spectacular variegated ginger?
🌀 Variegated Spiral Ginger - Costus arabicus (amazonicus) variegata - is a tropical stunner originally from South America but adored in Hawaii and Florida
🌀 This ginger's eye-catching, spiraling stems are streaked with striking white variegation, topped with elegant pure white flowers with yellow centers.
🌀 The pure white blooms are truly a piece of art! Perfect for shade gardens (but also can take sun), this plant thrives in moist soil and loves plenty of water.
🌀 If you're looking to add a bit of drama and elegance to your garden, this beauty is a must-have!
📚 Learn more about gingers from previous posts:
- 💋Ginger makes a natural shampoo
- 💋Our most favorite Ginger plant - African Princess
- 💋How Raspberry ginger became spiral
- 💋The most interesting edible gingers
- 💋5 most spectacular Gingers
- 💋French Kiss the Red Button Ginger
- 💋Kaempferia angustifolia - Laos Silver Stripe Peacock Ginger
- 💋The most fragrant ginger ever
- 💋Spice Up Your Garden with Variegated Ginger
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What is the most spectacular variegated ginger?
🌀 Variegated Spiral Ginger - Costus arabicus (amazonicus) variegata - is a tropical stunner originally from South America but adored in Hawaii and Florida
🌀 This ginger's eye-catching, spiraling stems are streaked with striking white variegation, topped with elegant pure white flowers with yellow centers.
🌀 The pure white blooms are truly a piece of art! Perfect for shade gardens (but also can take sun), this plant thrives in moist soil and loves plenty of water.
🌀 If you're looking to add a bit of drama and elegance to your garden, this beauty is a must-have!
📚 Learn more about gingers from previous posts:
- 💋Ginger makes a natural shampoo
- 💋Our most favorite Ginger plant - African Princess
- 💋How Raspberry ginger became spiral
- 💋The most interesting edible gingers
- 💋5 most spectacular Gingers
- 💋French Kiss the Red Button Ginger
- 💋Kaempferia angustifolia - Laos Silver Stripe Peacock Ginger
- 💋The most fragrant ginger ever
- 💋Spice Up Your Garden with Variegated Ginger
🛒 Shop Gingers
#Container_Garden #Shade_Garden
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hat is the most spectacular variegated ginger?
🌀 This ginger's eye-catching, spiraling stems are streaked with striking white variegation, topped with elegant pure white flowers with yellow centers.
🌀 The pure white blooms are truly a piece of art! Perfect for shade gardens (but also can take sun), this plant thrives in moist soil and loves plenty of water.
🌀 If you're looking to add a bit of drama and elegance to your garden, this beauty is a must-have!
📚 Learn more about gingers from previous posts:
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Five Extraordinary, Show-Stopping Flowering Shrubs
Q: I'm looking for something fresh and exciting - something my neighbors won't have! I have both sunny and shady spots in my garden. What unique flowering shrubs would you recommend?
A: Why settle for ordinary when your garden can be extraordinary? Here are five fabulous flowering shrubs that will set your landscape apart. Whether you're dealing with sizzling sun or cool shade, these beauties will add color, character, and charm year-round. Let's dive in!
1. Lobster Claw - Simply Spectacular!
Heliconia rostrata - Lobster Claw. This exotic plant makes a bold statement with its parrot-like blooms. The colorful, dangling flowers last long and are perfect for bouquets. Growing up to 7 feet tall, it thrives in large pots or tropical landscapes, handling temperatures in the high 20s. Just give it room to stretch those stalks!
2. Bat Head Lily - Perfect for Shade
Tacca chantrieri - Bat Head Lily, Black Tacca. Looking for something mysterious? This plant's dark, bat-shaped flowers and trailing "whiskers" will intrigue everyone. It prefers filtered light and high humidity, making it a great pick for shaded areas or a greenhouse. Available in striking colors like black, white, and green, it's a conversation starter in any garden.
3. Ball of Fire - Made for the Sun
Combretum constrictum from Thailand, called Ball of Fire - is one of our favorite tropical flowering shrubs that is constantly in bloom and is so much different from anythings else. With constant blooms and fiery red flowers, this tropical shrub shines bright. Though it might fool you from a distance as a Powderpuff plant, it's a whole different species! It can be shaped into a small tree, handles pruning well, and attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Easy to grow, it only needs regular water to get established.
4. Blue Sage - the Bluest in the Tropics
Eranthemum pulchellum - Blue Sage, or Lead Flower. This winter heavy bloomer thrives in shady spots with its vibrant gentian-blue flowers, a rare color in the tropics. It's compact, easygoing, and the more you prune it, the bushier it gets. When other plants are napping, Blue Sage adds a splash of cool blue, making it perfect for carefree gardeners who want a touch of magic.
5. Candelabra Plant - Massive Gold
Senna alata - Empress Candle, Candelabra Plant - is a fast-growing shrub that brings sunny, candle-like flowers and massive leaves to your garden. It's a weed-fighting hero, shading out invaders with its wide canopy. Butterflies and bees love its golden blooms, and the plant can grow 10 feet wide in just one season! If you want beauty and function, the Candelabra Plant is your golden ticket. Watch the .
Why my plant turned yellow? And why plants need Micronutrients? The answer is:
Nothing is more disappointing than when your plant’s bright green leaves begin to turn yellow. Too often gardeners blame pests for these issues, but at the root of the problem is almost always a nutrient deficiency.
Plants need both macronutrients and micronutrients.
Why are micronutrients important?
Macronutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) help plants grow big and strong.
Micronutrients (like iron, zinc, copper, and manganese) are just like vitamins, needed in small amounts but are just as important for plant health.
- 📌 They help plants with vital processes like making food (photosynthesis) and building strong roots.
- 📌 Without enough micronutrients, plants can look weak, turn yellow, or grow poorly.
Why use Sunshine Superfood for micronutrients?
📌 Effective and fast: plants get the right amount of micronutrients quickly and efficiently.- 📌 Balanced formula: your plants get everything they need in the right proportions.
- 📌 Sunshine Superfood is the ultimate micro-element supplement that can fix all deficiencies.
- 📌 Easy to apply - just mix with water and feed your plants.
- 📌 The quick absorption helps prevent nutrient deficiencies.
👍 Even if your soil is lacking in certain micronutrients, Sunshine Superfood ensures your plants get exactly what they need.
📚 Learn in details:
Micronutrients Delivery Systems
Element Deficiencies in Your Garden
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Why my plant turned yellow? And why plants need Micronutrients? The answer is:
Nothing is more disappointing than when your plant’s bright green leaves begin to turn yellow. Too often gardeners blame pests for these issues, but at the root of the problem is almost always a nutrient deficiency.
Plants need both macronutrients and micronutrients.
Macronutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium) help plants grow big and strong.
Micronutrients (like iron, zinc, copper, and manganese) are just like vitamins, needed in small amounts but are just as important for plant health.
Why are micronutrients important?
📌 They help plants with vital processes like making food (photosynthesis) and building strong roots.- 📌 Without enough micronutrients, plants can look weak, turn yellow, or grow poorly.
Why use Sunshine Superfood for micronutrients?
📌 Effective and fast: plants get the right amount of micronutrients quickly and efficiently.- 📌 Balanced formula: your plants get everything they need in the right proportions.
- 📌 Sunshine Superfood is the ultimate micro-element supplement that can fix all deficiencies.
- 📌 Easy to apply - just mix with water and feed your plants.
- 📌 The quick absorption helps prevent nutrient deficiencies.
👍 Even if your soil is lacking in certain micronutrients, Sunshine Superfood ensures your plants get exactly what they need.
📚 Learn in details:
Micronutrients Delivery Systems
Element Deficiencies in Your Garden
🛒 Shop Sunshine Boosters
#Fertilizers #How_to
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Do you have a spot for pure white and elegant?
Bauhinia acuminata - Dwarf White Orchid Tree - is a true gem for any garden! This charming small tree flaunts pure white, orchid-like flowers that bring a delicate beauty to sunny or semi-shaded spaces.
Despite its smaller size, it's a standout with its lovely, five-petaled blooms and graceful, rounded leaves.
Ideal for compact gardens or even containers, the Dwarf White Orchid Tree creates a tropical, elegant atmosphere while being easy to care for.
With its bright, long-lasting blooms, this tree is sure to capture your heart!
📚 Learn more about Orchid trees from previous posts:
- 💋The most beautiful of all orchid trees - Hong Kong
- 💋Orchid tree with stunning red-and-yellow flowers
- 💋How to grow Orchid Trees in pots
- 💋Pride of De Kaap or Nasturtium Bauhinia
- 💋What is the best shade tree that is fast growing and beautiful?
- 💋Why Bauhinias are called Orchid Trees: orchid flowers with butterfly wings
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Do you have a spot for pure white and elegant?
Bauhinia acuminata - Dwarf White Orchid Tree
- Bauhinia acuminata - Dwarf White Orchid Tree - is a true gem for any garden! This charming small tree flaunts pure white, orchid-like flowers that bring a delicate beauty to sunny or semi-shaded spaces.
- Despite its smaller size, it's a standout with its lovely, five-petaled blooms and graceful, rounded leaves.
- Ideal for compact gardens or even containers, the Dwarf White Orchid Tree creates a tropical, elegant atmosphere while being easy to care for.
- With its bright, long-lasting blooms, this tree is sure to capture your heart!
📚 Learn more about Orchid trees from previous posts:
- 💋The most beautiful of all orchid trees - Hong Kong
- 💋Orchid tree with stunning red-and-yellow flowers
- 💋How to grow Orchid Trees in pots
- 💋Pride of De Kaap or Nasturtium Bauhinia
- 💋What is the best shade tree that is fast growing and beautiful?
- 💋Why Bauhinias are called Orchid Trees: orchid flowers with butterfly wings
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