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Ever tried Balsam Busy Lizzie?

☀️ Ever tried Balsam Busy Lizzie?

☀️ Our hanging baskets are glowing with sunshine! Impatiens repens - Balsam, Busy Lizzie is in full bloom almost year around at Top Tropicals - a cheerful little powerhouse with bright yellow flowers and a trailing habit that’s perfect for patios and porches.

🛒 Grab one while they’re still blooming strong!

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Balsam Busy Lizzie

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Which adenium is ever-blooming? Discover Flamingo Glow

🦩 Which adenium is ever-blooming? Discover Flamingo Glow

  • 🦩 If you've visited our Top Tropicals Farm in Sebring, you've surely noticed our two beautiful ever-blooming Adeniums Flamingo Glow - the favorites that always draw admiration (and wishlists) from everyone! Our 2 Flamingo Glow mother plants we have in 7 gal pots are in bloom most of the time, almost year around, except for the Winter dormancy period.

  • 🦩 We're excited to share some great news: these two stunning Flamingo Glow adeniums cross-pollinated and have produced seeds, and their offsprings are now already blooming! The well-sized 3 year old seedlings have inherited the same vibrant, glowing color as their parents, and we now have a few plants available for sale.

  • 🦩 Desert Rose Flamingo Glow is a dazzling Top Tropicals hybrid (A. arabicum x A. obesum) that adds a splash of tropical elegance to any collection. Its soft pink blooms glow like a flamingo at sunset, gradually deepening from delicate blush to rich rose with darker splashes that illuminate the petals. Compact and easy to grow, this variety has a naturally dwarf habit and forms a beautifully rounded caudex, perfect for containers or bonsai-style displays. A living jewel that glows brighter with time!


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🛒 Claim Your Flamingo Glow and discover more Adenium colors

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What to plant in a shady spot? Unusual variegated flowers of Lavender Ice!

☂️ What to plant in a shady spot? Unusual variegated flowers of Lavender Ice!

  • 💜 Thunbergia erecta Lavender Ice, or Lavender Lace, is a unique, rare variety of King's Mantle with stunning lavender-off-white variegated flowers.

  • 💜 Unlike many variegated plants, this one is vigorous and easy to grow. It can be used as a showy garden specimen or a low-growing hedge, and it responds well to pruning, which encourages more blooms.

  • 💜 This plant thrives in filtered light and will grow larger, darker leaves in shade. It reaches a height of 5-7 feet and has a dense habit, making it perfect for creating a hedge.

  • 💜 Lavender Ice attracts butterflies and hummingbirds with its profusion of flowers

  • 💜 For healthy growth, keep the soil consistently moist, but not soggy, and mulch around the base to retain moisture. If growing in a pot, frequent watering is key.

  • 💜 It's hardy enough to withstand temperatures as low as 30F for short periods. Ideal for USDA Zones 9-11, this plant can also be grown in pots in colder climates.


🛒Bring home rare Lavender Ice!

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This mysterious plant will make pink butterflies fly in your stomach!

Kalanchoe x Pink Butterfly

💖 This mysterious plant will make pink butterflies fly in your stomach!
  • 💖 Kalanchoe x Pink Butterfly - Variegated Mother of Thousands... This exceptional plant, originally gifted to us by horticulturist Mark Hooten, quickly became one of the highlights of our rare plant collection.
  • 💖 The Kalanchoe x Pink Butterfly is a true standout, known for its unique, stable variegated "sport" - meaning it has a lower chlorophyll content, allowing vibrant, bright pink pigments to shine through. This makes it one of the most colorful succulents you'll encounter!
  • 💖 The plant produces an abundance of tiny, butterfly-like plantlets along its leaves. Unlike other Kalanchoe plants, it has lost the ability to root from these plantlets, making it even more intriguing.
  • 💖 Pink Butterfly is incredibly easy to care for, drought-tolerant, and thrives in both sun and shade, making it the perfect exotic houseplant for any space.
  • 💖 This variegated form is a mutation of an older hybrid, the origin of which is a bit mysterious. The original hybrid, Kalanchoe x houghtonii, was a cross between Kalanchoe daigremontiana and Kalanchoe delagoensis. Over time, a variegated sport of this hybrid emerged, giving rise to the beautiful Kalanchoe x Pink Butterfly we see today.
  • 💖 A must-have for any succulent collector, this plant will not only bring a splash of color to your home but also a touch of rarity!


🛒 Add Kalanchoe x Pink Butterfly to your rare plant collection

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Is This a Plant or a Coral?

Medinilla scortechinii - Orange Coral Spike

🔥 Is This a Plant or a Coral?
  • 🟠 Medinilla scortechinii - Orange Coral Spike - these flowers look like they came straight from a coral reef! Orange Coral Spike is a rare gem that's hard to find and easy to love.
  • 🟠 Bright orange stems burst into star-shaped blooms that mimic glowing underwater branches - but they're blooming in your garden or home instead. Exotic, rare, and totally unforgettable.
  • 🟠 Compact and easy to grow - stays under 2 ft tall.
  • 🟠 Glossy dark leaves highlight the vibrant orange panicles.
  • 🟠 Grows in light shade or filtered sun
  • 🟠 Great in pots, hanging baskets, or as an epiphytic accent
  • 🟠 Perfect for collectors of unusual tropical plants
  • 🟠 Add a pop of orange to your garden or indoor jungle – this coral spike doesn’t stay in stock for long!


🛒 Buy Your Coral Bloom Beauty

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A splash of tropical flair

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The First Video of Exotic Adenium Hybrids!

Exotic Adenium Hybrids

🌸 The First Video of Exotic Adenium Hybrids!
  • 🌸 Our Desert roses - Adeniums - were planted in March - and now, at the end of April, they're in full bloom. Just look at these colors!
  • 🌸 Check out the varieties still in stock and grab yours before they’re gone. Some are already sold out, but you still have a chance to score amazing blooms!
  • 🌸 Why Collect Adeniums?

· Easy to grow indoors or out
  • · Thrive in sun, shade, and low humidity
  • · Drought-tolerant, low maintenance
  • · Not picky about soil
  • · Stunning blooms and unique caudex shapes

  • 🌸 How Many Varieties Exist?

· Over 200 hybrids at Top Tropicals
  • · 100+ varieties in stock now
  • · From doubles to red, purple, yellow, striped, dotted, rainbow, even black flowers - you'll want them all!


🌸 How to Grow a Big, Swollen Caudex
Each time you repot, raise the plant slightly to expose more of the upper roots. This encourages new root growth downward and helps form a thicker, more dramatic caudex.
  • · Use a well-draining mix
  • · Water only when dry - Adeniums love dry conditions
  • · Feed with Sunshine Megaflor Booster that supports both caudex and blooms
  • · Grow best in filtered bright light


👍 A simple trick with big results!

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Brew Your Future: Grow Your Own Coffee!

Coffee Tree blooming

☕️ Brew Your Future: Grow Your Own Coffee!

☕️ Coffee prices are climbing, supplies are tightening, and drought in Brazil is hitting hard 🫤
The best time to plant a Coffee Tree was yesterday - the next best time is right now!

🎥 Our Coffee trees are bursting with blooms, promising a fresh harvest and home-roasted coffee like no other.
It's time to take your morning cup into your own hands!

🛒 Grow it. Pick it. Roast it. Drink it. Buy your coffee tree now!

📚 Learn more from previous posts:
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: growing a Coffee tree

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Legendary healing at your fingertips: how to grow Golden Tendril as houseplant or ground cover

Callisia fragrans, Golden Tendril

🌱 Legendary healing at your fingertips: how to grow Golden Tendril as houseplant or ground cover
  • 🌱 This isn't just a pretty plant - it's a European household remedy, treasured for generations! Callisia fragrans, known as Golden Tendril, is packed with natural compounds that support digestion, immunity, skin health, and respiratory relief.
  • 🌱 And now - the rare Variegated Golden Tendril is available too - Callisia fragrans x soconuscensis Melnikoff. With stunning striped leaves, it's a true collector's gem with the same powerful health benefits.
  • 🌱 It's easy to grow, fast, fragrant, and even edible. Grows beautifully indoors or out, in baskets, containers, or as groundcover, and needs very little water or care. Tolerates sun or shade, very low maintenance.
  • 🌱 Clusters of dazzling white blooms hover above the plant like a cloud of shimmering lace - soft, fragrant, and so enchanting, they look like they were stitched from moonlight!
  • 🌱 HEALTH BENEFITS OF GOLDEN TENDRIL PLANT:

  • Improves digestion and helps regulate metabolism
  • Boosts circulation and supports heart and immune health
  • Supports respiratory health – used traditionally for asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia
  • Antibacterial action – research shows it inhibits Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae, common causes of respiratory infections
  • Relieves stomach pain, ulcers, nausea, and diarrhea
  • Anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties for joint pain, burns, and skin conditions
  • Skin protection and healing – antioxidant compounds defend against UV and free-radical damage. Poultice from rhizomes – used for boils and abscesses in folk medicine
  • Topical use – leaves are used for insect bites, skin diseases, and minor wounds


🛒 Grow your own natural remedy. Legendary plant. Legendary benefits.

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Callisia fragrans, Golden Tendril - Holistic Medicinal Plant

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What is the best plant for a carefree flower border

Dietes - African Iris

🔤 What is the best plant for a carefree flower border
  • 🪷 How to add effortless elegance in your garden?

  • Dietes - African Iris - is a stunning, exotic beauty with delicate pale yellow flowers and bold maroon markings. It blooms in cycles throughout the warm months, giving your garden a fresh, elegant look time and time again. With its graceful, clumping sword-like foliage, it adds texture year-round. Plus, it thrives on neglect!
  • 🪷 What makes African Iris a must-have?

Tough, drought-tolerant, flood-tolerant, and cold-tolerant, African Iris is perfect for virtually any type of landscape. It handles heat, sun, and even partial shade like a champ, and it's perfect for xeriscaping, borders, or mass plantings.

🛒 Get African Iris for a low-maintenance, always-blooming showstopper

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We didnt know if this hairy thing was a fern or a cactus

Rhipsalis x pilocarpa - the Hairy Stemmed Jungle Cactus

🙄 We didn't know if this hairy thing was a fern or a cactus... But everyone wanted it
  • 🌿 Looking for something unique? Rhipsalis x pilocarpa - the Hairy Stemmed Jungle Cactus - is an incredibly rare, "hairy-fruited wickerware cactus" from Brazil that's bound to wow any plant lover.
  • 🌿 With its spidery, fuzzy stems reaching up to 20 inches and delicate white to peach-colored flowers, this plant is bound to wow anyone who sees it. After blooming, it even produces pink or red berries covered in fine bristles, adding to its charm.
  • 🌿 What makes the Hairy Stemmed Jungle Cactus a must-have? It's easy to grow, thriving in warm, humid conditions with minimal watering. Perfect for USDA Zones 9-11, it makes an exotic addition to your garden or home.
  • 🌿 But be quick – this rare beauty is vulnerable in the wild, making it even more special in your collection!


🛒 Add this special to your collection

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