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Vanilla Bean Orchid - Vanilla planifolia
⭐️ Climbing 10 feet… for Vanilla Beans!
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- ⚡️ One of our Vanilla Bean Orchids at TopTropicals has big ambitions - it's already climbed 10 feet up a pine tree! We’re waiting (impatiently!) for those elegant yellow-green flowers, which will hopefully turn into vanilla beans.
- ⚡️ Vanilla Bean Orchid (Vanilla planifolia) is the plant behind that sweet, comforting vanilla flavor we all love. It starts off like any potted orchid, but soon sends out aerial roots and becomes a climber, wrapping itself around trees or trellises. In its natural habitat, it grows high into forest canopies, but in the garden it will happily scale any sturdy support you give it.
- ⚡️ Once established, it flowers and sets the long green pods we call vanilla beans. Growing your own is a lesson in patience - from flower to dried bean can take month - but nothing beats harvesting your own vanilla for the kitchen.
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- ▫️How to properly plant Vanilla Orchid
- ▫️How to grow your own vanilla orchid at home
- ▫️The Secret of how to Make Vanilla Orchid bloom
- ▫️The biggest in the world Vanilla dilloniana
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Coffee tree - Coffea arabica
☕️ Homegrown coffee - the journey begins!
Coffee trees (Coffea arabica) that you saw blooming at Top Tropicals in May with fragrant, gardenia-like flowers, now in August - they are loaded with fruit! We will update on them once they turn red and ripe...
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Coffee trees (Coffea arabica) that you saw blooming at Top Tropicals in May with fragrant, gardenia-like flowers, now in August - they are loaded with fruit! We will update on them once they turn red and ripe...
🛒 Start your own coffee harvest
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- • How to make your own coffee from homegrown beans
- • Coffee trees in bloom
- • Brew Your Future: Grow Your Own Coffee
- • What is coffee made of?
- • Why Coffee tree is the best gift plant
- • Top 10 fruit you'll ever need for your health benefits: #2. Coffee Tree
- • What is the most popular and the easiest tropical fruit tree grown as a house plant?
- • Video:" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" > growing a Coffee tree
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🌸 Bauhinias – Orchid Trees for Every Garden
🌳 Large Yard – Shade Trees
B. alba – White Orchid Tree
- Pure white blooms, most cold-tolerant orchid tree
- Bloom: Late fall to spring
- Size: 20–30 ft
- Hardiness: USDA 9a–11
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| 2035 Bauhinia alba (candida), White orchid tree |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot $49.95  |
B. blakeana – Hong Kong Orchid Tree
- Purple-magenta flowers, long bloom season
- Bloom: Late fall to early spring
- Size: 20–35 ft
- Hardiness: USDA 9b–11
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| 1310 Bauhinia blakeana, Hong Kong Orchid Tree, Grafted |
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Grown in 10"/3 gal pot, grafted $49.95 |
B. purpurea – Purple Orchid Tree
- Compact canopy, vivid purple flowers
- Bloom: Summer to fall
- Size: 15–25 ft
- Hardiness: USDA 9b–11
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| 1024 Bauhinia purpurea, Purple Orchid Tree |
Grown in 6"/1 gal pot $29.95 |
B. variegata – Pink Butterfly Orchid Tree
- Pink petals with darker butterfly-like markings
- Bloom: Winter to early spring
- Size: 20–30 ft
- Hardiness: USDA 9b–11
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| 2728 Bauhinia variegata, Pink Butterfly Orchid Tree |
Grown in 6"/1 gal or larger pot $49.95
Sale $29.95 |
Small Garden or Container
B. madagascariensis – Red Butterfly Orchid Tree
- Bright red flowers, great for container
- Bloom: Summer into fall
- Size: 6-12 ft
- Hardiness: USDA 9b–11
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| 6061 Bauhinia madagascariensis, Red Butterfly Orchid Tree |
Grown in
10"/3 gal pot $49.95 |
B. tomentosa – Yellow Orchid Tree
- Sunny yellow bells, soft foliage
- Bloom: Warm months
- Size: 6-10 ft
- Hardiness: USDA 9b–11
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| 1025 Bauhinia tomentosa, Yellow Orchid Tree |
Grown
in 6"/1 gal or larger pot $49.95 |
B. monandra – Napoleon's Plume Orchid Tree
- Pink with speckled petals
- Bloom: Summer to fall
- Size: 6-12 ft
- Hardiness: USDA 10–11
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| 1368 Bauhinia monandra, Napoleons Plume Orchid Tree |
Grown in 10'/3 GAL POT $49.95 |
B. acuminata – Dwarf White Orchid Tree
- Crisp white blooms, small plant
- Bloom: Summer to fall
- Size: 6–8 ft
- Hardiness: USDA 10–11
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| 2032 Bauhinia acuminata, Dwarf White Orchid Tree |
Grown in 6"/1 gal or larger pot $39.95 |
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B. galpinii – Pride of De Kaap
- Pink with speckled petals
- Bloom: Summer to fall
- Size: 8-12 ft
- Hardiness: USDA 9b–11
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| 2034 Bauhinia galpinii, Pride of De Kaap, Nasturtium Bauhinia |
Grown in 10"/3 gal pot $39.95
Sale $29.95 |
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Stapelia gigantea - Zulu Giant, Carrion Plant
⭐️ The bizarre bloom you cant stop staring at
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- ⭐️If there were an award for the strangest flower, the Starfish Flower - Stapelia gigantea - would be a top contender. Also known as the Zulu Giant or Carrion Plant, it produces massive blooms, sometimes 12 inches across, that look exactly like starfish. The pale ochre-yellow petals are lined with fine maroon stripes, giving the flowers a texture and color you can't ignore.
- ⭐️ And then there's the smell!🐱
- ⭐️The plant itself is a stunner even without flowers, with chunky, 4-angled succulent stems that sprawl sideways. In the ground, it can spread up to 24 inches wide, and in a pot, it makes a fantastic conversation piece. Despite its cactus-like appearance, it's actually a member of the Milkweed family. When it sets seed, each pod bursts to release silky parachutes that float away just like milkweed.
- ⭐️It's bizarre, beautiful, and guaranteed to get people talking!
Its nickname Carrion Plant comes from its uncanny scent of rotting meat. While that might not sound appealing, it's a brilliant strategy for attracting its pollinators - flies - who can't resist investigating! Just like Amorphophallus - Corpse flower! 🐱
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The most bizarre flower
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