Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

😎 When young Carambola trees are covered with fruit

😇 Young Carambola trees, planted just last year (2024) at Top Tropicals garden, have been fruiting non-stop since fall! Though small, they’re loaded with fruit, and with so many trees, we’ve had more than we knew what to do with. So, we turned our bounty into jam - and it came out absolutely delicious! Stay tuned for the recipe in our next post. 👎

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🌺 You need this Cotton Candy

Hibiscus mutabilis Cotton Candy: blooms start as pure white flowers and change color over three days, from white to deep pink, and finally to a dark "blue-pink" hue. The large blossoms, up to 5 inches across, are unique because their color cycle occurs independently on each bloom, creating a stunning display of all three colors on the bush at once!

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😳 There is always the garden

"When the world wearies and society fails to satisfy, there is always the garden." - Minnie Aumonier

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🌈 Why this plant is called Bird of Paradise

Strelitzia reginae - Bird of Paradise - is known for its striking, bird-like flowers that resemble a vibrant bird in flight. Native to South Africa, it's a popular ornamental plant that thrives in sunny, tropical gardens.

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🍑 Things you've always wanted

"One day you will wake up and there won't be any more time to do the things you've always wanted. Do it now." - Paulo Coelho.

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🌸 What is the easiest Gardenia

• Gardenia (Kailarsenia) vietnamensis - Vietnamese Gardenia - is one of the easiest and hardiest Gardenias in our collection is the Vietnamese Gardenia. This plant is much easier to grow than many other Gardenias. It can handle overly moist soils much better, is quite drought tolerant once established and has a high resistance to the typical Gardenia woes.
• Fragrant & Beautiful: Creamy white, 3-inch flowers with an unforgettable fragrance. Flowers are very unusual shape, work of art!
• Hardy & Easy to Grow: More resistant to typical Gardenia issues like root rot, mildew, and bud drop. Tolerates moist soil and is drought-tolerant once established.
• Cold-Hardy: The most cold-hardy of all tropical Gardenias, perfect for various climates.
• Perfect for Containers: A compact, bushy shrub that thrives in pots or the ground.
• Low Maintenance: Prefers well-drained, acidic soil and some afternoon shade. Prune after flowering for best shape.
• Evergreen Beauty: Blooming year-round. Ideal for beginners who want a reliable and fragrant plant!

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✨ Secret is Patience

"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Have you ever seen a pink gardenia?

• 🌸 Kopsia fruticosa also called "Pink Gardenia", is one of nature's most exquisite and elusive treasures. Technically not a Gardenia, this beauty is a close relative of Plumeria and Adenium as well as Tabernaemontana (also often confused with Gardenia). All these beauties belong to the esteemed plant family Apocynaceae.
• 🌸 This bush has been in bloom for us for many months, since Fall, through Winter, and and is still flowering!

📚 Learn more about this elusive treasure:
What is pink gardenia? Does it exist?

🛍 Get your own Pink Gardenia

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