Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Spathodea campanulata - African Tulip Tre

🌷Why everyone loves these tulips growing on a tree

🌷 Ever wondered what it's like to have tulips growing on a tree? Spathodea campanulata - African Tulip Tree - offers just that with its bold, orange-red, tulip-like flowers that bloom in winter and spring. It is the most spectacular flowering tree!
🌷Known for its large, vibrant orange-red, tulip-like flowers with yellow throats, creating a spectacular display from winter through spring.
🌷Adds to its visual appeal with rich green leaves.
🌷Sensitive to frost when young but becomes more cold-hardy as it matures.

Star Apple - Chrysophyllum cainito

🌟 Why is it called Star Apple?

⭐️ Caimito Tree, or Star Apple - Chrysophyllum cainito - is a rare and exotic gem of tropical fruit world, related to Sapote and Sapodilla.
⭐️ Exotic & Rare: Hard to find, this tree is a favorite in the Caribbean, Central America, and Southeast Asia.
⭐️ Unique Fruit: The fruit has a mild, grape-like flavor and is best enjoyed fresh. When cut, the inside reveals a star-shaped pattern.
⭐️ Attractive & Delicious: A great addition to your garden with both aesthetic and edible benefits!

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Bauhinia alba (candida) - White Orchid Tree

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😳 March 17: not only St. Patrick's Day! St. Gertrude of Nivelles: Patron Saint of Cats, Gardeners, and Those Who Fear Mice! 🐭

🐈 March 17 isn't just about St. Patrick! It's also the feast day of St. Gertrude of Nivelles, the Patron Saint of Cats, Cat Lovers, Gardeners, and Travelers! While her feline connection only emerged in the 1980s - over 1,300 years after she lived - the idea has spread far and wide. Some trace it back to a 1981 Metropolitan Museum of Art catalog, which first linked St. Gertrude to cats.
🐈 Gertrude, a 7th-century Benedictine abbess, was known for her kindness, hospitality, and yes - her love of cats! She cared for the monastery's feline friends, offering them food and affection. In her honor, Nivelles, Belgium, holds an annual Le Tour Sainte-Gertrude, a grand procession celebrating her legacy.
🐈 Gardeners also look to St. Gertrude's feast day as the perfect time to start spring planting - because a beautiful, sunny March 17 is seen as a sign of a good growing season ahead! So, when you're decked out in green for St. Patrick's Day, give your furry friend an extra cuddle in honor of the original Cat Lady Saint!
🐈 And of course, Plant People usually are Cat People - this is why we have our PeopleCats.Garden!