Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 18 May 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

How to get rid of a bad luck with the Garlic Vine?

Garlic vine (Mansoa alliacea)

👾 How to get rid of a bad luck with the Garlic Vine?

🟣 Garlic vine (Mansoa alliacea) is one of the most wanted flowering tropical vines.
🟣 When in full bloom, it looks like a cascade of blue-purple over a fence or trellis.
🟣 The fun part is, crushed leaves smell like garlic, which will keep away the vampires and bad luck!
🟣 Deep lavender flowers with white throat fading to a paler lavender within a few days, and you can see all three colors on the plant at the same time.
🟣 Garlic vine has moderate growth rate and can stay compact in a pot as a specimen, and even can be grown as a house plant.

📚 Garlic vine: how to get rid of bad luck

🎥 Video: Garlic vine keeps away the vampires.

🛒 Get rid of bad luck by getting the Garlic Vine

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Date: 14 May 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

What is a good plant for a fragrant elegant hedge? Discover the Angel Hair Jasmine

Jasminum pubescens (multiflorum) - Angel Hair Jasmine

💫 What is a good plant for a fragrant elegant hedge? Discover the Angel Hair Jasmine.

💮 Jasminum pubescens (multiflorum), also known as Angel Hair Jasmine, is a beloved choice for landscapes, prized for its multitude of exceptional qualities.
💮 Bushy, dense vining shrub with star-like white flowers emitting a delightful fragrance.
💮 Soft, velvet-like leaves add to its charm.
💮 Rapid growth makes it ideal for creating lush hedges or adding vertical interest to garden spaces.
💮 Perfect for hedges, fences, or trellises, adding a touch of beauty and fragrance to any outdoor setting.

🛒 Make a fragrant hedge with Angel Hair Jasmine

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Date: 11 May 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Why Dutchmans Pipe is the best butterfly attracting vine? Smell it!

Aristolochia trilobata - Birthwort Dutchman's Pipe

Why Dutchman's Pipe is the best butterfly attracting vine? Smell it!

Without any doubt, Aristolochia, or Dutchman's Pipe, is one of the best butterfly plants.

🍃 Aristolochia trilobata - Birthwort Dutchman's Pipe is celebrated for its unique and intricate flowers that resemble Dutch smoking pipes, hence its name.
🍃Dutchman's Pipe flowers emit a scent mimicking decaying matter, which certain butterfly species, like the Pipevine Swallowtail, find irresistible 💩🙄
🍃The butterflies lay their eggs on the plant, as it serves as a suitable host for their larvae, contributing to the plant's ecological significance by promoting pollination and biodiversity.
🍃 As a result, it not only beautifies gardens but also supports local butterfly populations, enriching the ecosystem.
🍃 Beyond its distinctive appearance, it's valued for its historical use in traditional medicine, particularly for its alleged healing properties.

🛒 Bring butterflies to your garden!

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Date: 10 May 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Its not a wine, its a vine! But everyone wants it! Spectacular show of Cabernet flowers

Allamanda x violacea Cabernet - Wine Red Allamanda

🍷 It's not a wine, it's a vine! But everyone wants it! Spectacular show of Cabernet flowers.

♥️ Allamanda x violacea Cabernet - Wine Red Allamanda - is a new hybrid between A. cathartica and A. violacea. We can't propagate enough of it, everyone wants it once the see it in fool bloom. Which is almost year around!

🔴 Spectacular flowering vine, great as a gift, as well as specimen container plant.

🛒 Add some Cabernet to your garden

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Date: 9 May 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Watch out - Ball of Fire!

Combretum constrictum - Ball of Fire

🔥 Watch out - Ball of Fire!

Combretum constrictum - Ball of Fire - is very showy beautiful vining shrub with powderpuff red flowers.

🔴 Easy to grow and undemanding, it only requires regular water to establish, then can be drought tolerant.
🔴 Blooms almost year round in warm climates.
🔴 Responds well to pruning.
🔴 Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds

🛒 Order your Ball of Fire Plant

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Date: 8 May 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

What is the most spectacular flowering shrub?

Caesalpinia pulcherrima - Dwarf Poinciana, or Bird of Paradise

♥️ What is the most spectacular flowering shrub?

🔥 Caesalpinia pulcherrima - Dwarf Poinciana, or Bird of Paradise - is one of the most beautiful flowering shrubs. It is a low-maintenance yet visually striking plant to enhance outdoor spaces.

♦️ Prized for its stunning, vibrant flowers that resemble miniature versions of tropical flamboyant blooms.
♦️ Compact size
♦️ Easy to care of
♦️ Prolific blooming period
♦️ Resilience to heat and drought
♦️ Red, Yellow, and Pink flowering varieties available.

🛒 Get your own Dwarf Poinciana

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Date: 7 May 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

The fragrance no one can resist!

Lonicera japonica - Japanese Honeysuckle

💗 The fragrance no one can resist!

🐝 🍯 Lonicera japonica - Japanese Honeysuckle

🟠 The enchanting fragrance of the Honeysuckle is sweet and captivating, it has a universal appeal that everyone loves.
🟠 The alluring scent can evoke nostalgic memories and create a sense of tranquility, making it irresistible to anyone.
🟠 Honeysuckle is cherished for its fragrant, tubular flowers that attract pollinators like bees and butterflies, adding vibrancy to gardens. 🐞🐝
🟠 Its vigorous growth and ability to climb make it ideal for covering walls, fences, or arbors, providing both beauty and privacy.
🟠 One of the garden favorites! Its resilience and adaptability to various climates make it a versatile and enduring choice for gardeners worldwide.

🌡 This is a cold hardy tropical, can take some freeze once established.

🛒 Get Sweet Honeysuckle for your garden

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Date: 7 May 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Have you ever seen a hibiscus like that? This flower will blow your mind!

🌺 Have you ever seen a hibiscus like that? This flower will blow your mind! 👀

💀 Hibiscus schizopetalus - Skeleton Hibiscus, or Coral Hibiscus - earns its nickname due to the delicate, lacy appearance of its flowers. The Latin word schizopetalus literally means "crazy petals"! Flowers look like parachutes, with lacy petals bent backward. The petals are thin and elongated, resembling the intricate structure of a skeleton or bones! 💀

♦️ When the flowers bloom, they create a beautiful, ethereal effect, which has led to the association with the term "skeleton." This unique characteristic sets it apart from other hibiscus varieties, hence the distinctive moniker.
♦️ Spectacular weeping tree shape, it has slender and gracefully curved stems.
♦️ Rare and hard to find.
♦️ Grows rapidly and blooms freely.
♦️ Can be trained into a showy standard.

🛒 Get Skeleton Hibiscus

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Date: 7 May 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Have you ever seen a hibiscus like that? This flower will blow your mind!

Hibiscus schizopetalus - Skeleton Hibiscus, Coral Hibiscus

🌺 Have you ever seen a hibiscus like that? This flower will blow your mind! 👀

💀 Hibiscus schizopetalus - Skeleton Hibiscus, or Coral Hibiscus - earns its nickname due to the delicate, lacy appearance of its flowers. The Latin word schizopetalus literally means "crazy petals"! Flowers look like parachutes, with lacy petals bent backward. The petals are thin and elongated, resembling the intricate structure of a skeleton or bones! 💀

♦️ When the flowers bloom, they create a beautiful, ethereal effect, which has led to the association with the term "skeleton." This unique characteristic sets it apart from other hibiscus varieties, hence the distinctive moniker.
♦️ Spectacular weeping tree shape, it has slender and gracefully curved stems.
♦️ Rare and hard to find.
♦️ Grows rapidly and blooms freely.
♦️ Can be trained into a showy standard.

🛒 Get Skeleton Hibiscus

#Nature_Wonders #Hedges_with_benefits

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Date: 6 May 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Why they call this Clerodendrum Musical Notes?

Clerodendrum incisum - Musical Note

🎶 Why they call this Clerodendrum Musical Notes?

Clerodendrum incisum - Musical Note, Morning Kiss - has very unusual and showy flowers.

♪ The unopened flowers resemble musical notes, giving the plant its name.
♪ A compact grower and low-maintenance plant, perfect for gardens as it blooms well in both full sun and shade, and tolerates some drought ☀️☁️ .
♪ It attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, making it a great choice for people who want to encourage wildlife in their gardens

🐞🐝.

🛒 Get some Music Notes for your garden

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