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Index of TopTropicals Telegram Channel. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Index of TopTropicals Telegram Channel

Index of TopTropicals Telegram Channel
🗂 Index of TopTropicals Telegram Channel

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#Butterfly_Plants - Butterfly attracting plants.

#Container_Garden - Plants suitable for container garden and indoor culture.

#Fertilizers - All the truth about fertilizers, plant food supplements, and our recommendations for different types of plants.

#Food_Forest - Fruit trees, Spice plants, and Edibles.
Including: #Avocado, #Mango, #Papaya, #Guava, #Jackfruit, #Loquat

📖 #Fun_Facts - interesting plant facts and legends.

🌳 #Hedges_with_benefits - Practical approach to your landscape and how to properly select showy and useful plants for your yard.

♍️ #Horoscope - Plant Horoscopes and Cat Horoscopes. Did you know that cats also have their Zodiac signs?

🛠 #How_to - Q&A about growing plants, tropical garden lifehacks.

👀 #Nature_Wonders - Unusual, amusing, outrageous, bizarre plants...

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#PeopleCats - our Favorite PeopleCats (and some PeopleDogs, too).

🌸 #Perfume_Plants - Fragrant plants and perfume trees.

✍️ #Quotes - Interesting quotes.

#Recipes - Exotic recipes for tropical fruit and edibles.

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"Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago

Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago
"Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago." - Warren Buffett

🌳 Plant your tree today!

📸 😺 👇 Share your cats in comments!

#Quotes #PeopleCats

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Happy Mothers Day! A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Happy Mothers Day!

Happy Mothers Day!
♥️ Happy Mothers Day!

"In every smile, in every tear, a mother's love forever near."

🛒 Get your mother some flowers 💐 or Gift Certificate for flowers! 🎫

#PeopleCats #Quotes

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<i>Koelreuteria paniculata</i> - Golden Rain Tree. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Koelreuteria paniculata - Golden Rain Tree

Koelreuteria paniculata - Golden Rain Tree

Koelreuteria paniculata - Golden Rain Tree

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." - Chinese Proverb

📷 Koelreuteria paniculata - Golden Rain Tree, one of the most spectacular trees of subtopics that is actually very cold hardy and drought resistant.
  • 🔰 Cascading clusters of bright yellow flowers in summer are followed by bright pink, papery, lantern-like seed pods that gracefully dangle through autumn.
  • 🔰 Its elegant foliage and attractive form make it a captivating centerpiece in any garden or landscape.
  • 🔰 Very fast growing, nice solution for a shade tree.
  • 🔰 According to ancient Chinese manuscripts, the Golden Rain Tree is crucial for Dragons, as it is believed to be connected to their existence, guarding and complementing each other. Growing these plants is considered auspicious and is believed to safeguard the Dragon family.

2024 is a year of Dragon! 🐉

🛒 Order Golden Rain Tree

#Quotes #Fun_Facts

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What is the best time to plant a tree? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

What is the best time to plant a tree?

Koelreuteria paniculata - Golden Rain Tree

Koelreuteria paniculata - Golden Rain Tree

Koelreuteria paniculata - Golden Rain Tree

Koelreuteria paniculata - Golden Rain Tree

Koelreuteria paniculata - Golden Rain Tree

Koelreuteria paniculata - Golden Rain Tree

🌳 What is the best time to plant a tree?

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." - Chinese Proverb


📷 Koelreuteria paniculata - Golden Rain Tree, one of the most spectacular trees of subtopics that is actually very cold hardy and drought resistant.
  • 🔰 Cascading clusters of bright yellow flowers in summer are followed by bright pink, papery, lantern-like seed pods that gracefully dangle through autumn.
  • 🔰 Its elegant foliage and attractive form make it a captivating centerpiece in any garden or landscape.
  • 🔰 Very fast growing, nice solution for a shade tree.
  • 🔰 According to ancient Chinese manuscripts, the Golden Rain Tree is crucial for Dragons, as it is believed to be connected to their existence, guarding and complementing each other. Growing these plants is considered auspicious and is believed to safeguard the Dragon family.

2024 is a year of Dragon! 🐉

🛒 Order Golden Rain Tree

#Quotes #Fun_Facts #Trees

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One of the top 10 most impressive trees on the planet. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

One of the top 10 most impressive trees on the planet

Royal poinciana, Flamboyant tree, Delonix regia

Royal poinciana, Flamboyant tree, Delonix regia

💃 One of the top 10 most impressive trees on the planet

✍️ "To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow." - Audrey Hepburn


📷 Royal poinciana, Flamboyant tree, Delonix regia - one of the most popular tropical trees covered with bright red orchid-like flowers from late winter through early summer.

"The Royal Poinciana is one of the most spectacular flowering trees in the USA, and probably among the top 10 on this planet. In full bloom, it is like a regal elephant caparisoned in red and yellow brilliance."
(Larry M. Schokman, The Kampong, National Tropical Botanic Garden)

🛒Grow your own Royal Poinciana

#Quotes #Nature_Wonders

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Caesalpinia pulcherrima - Red Dwarf Poinciana. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Caesalpinia pulcherrima - Red Dwarf Poinciana

Caesalpinia pulcherrima - Red Dwarf Poinciana

Caesalpinia pulcherrima - Red Dwarf Poinciana

🎨 "Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as paint, and the soil and sky as canvas." - Elizabeth Murray

❓ Why is it called a Peacock Flower? See yourself...

📷 Caesalpinia pulcherrima - Red Dwarf Poinciana, Bird of Paradise, Pride of Barbados, Peacock flower...

One of the most spectacular tropical bloomers. An eye-stopper!

🛒 Order online

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Black-black-black plant! It's totally black, that's right. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Black-black-black plant! Its totally black, thats right

Black ZZ Plant, Zamioculcas x Black Dragon

Black ZZ Plant, Zamioculcas x Black Dragon

Black ZZ Plant, Zamioculcas x Black Dragon

Black ZZ Plant, Zamioculcas x Black Dragon

Black ZZ Plant, Zamioculcas x Black Dragon

Black ZZ Plant, Zamioculcas x Black Dragon

Black ZZ Plant, Zamioculcas x Black Dragon

Black ZZ Plant, Zamioculcas x Black Dragon

♣️ Black-black-black plant! It's totally black, that's right.
  • ▪️ Meet the elusive Black ZZ Plant, where the leaves of this dragon truly live up to its name with their mesmerizing black hue.

  • Zamioculcas x Black Dragon - yes, the leaves of this Dragon are absolutely black!
  • ▪️Indoor plant enthusiasts may be familiar with its green counterpart, but this rare black variety is a collector's dream come true! You can see both green and black varieties on one of the photos.
  • ▪️The Black ZZ Plant is a succulent marvel, boasting dark glossy foliage thanks to its high chlorophyll concentration - a rarity in the plant kingdom.
  • ▪️With its exceptional ability to store water, the ZZ Plant can endure long periods without watering, earning its title as one of the most drought-tolerant plants on the planet.
  • ▪️Sometimes referred to as the Aroid Palm, this ancient relic shares a unique characteristic with Gonatopus: its leaflets can detach, root, and form bulblets, a trait unseen in other aroids outside the Zamioculcadeae family.
  • ▪️Witness the magic as juvenile leaves emerge green and transform into striking black as they mature, adding a touch of mystery and elegance to any indoor oasis.


🛒 Get the Black ZZ and surprise your friends

#Nature_Wonders #Container_Garden #Shade_Garden

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What is this shocking pink gardenia? Does it exist? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

What is this shocking pink gardenia? Does it exist?

Kopsia fruticosa - Pink Gardenia

Kopsia fruticosa - Pink Gardenia

Kopsia fruticosa - Pink Gardenia

Kopsia fruticosa - Pink Gardenia

Kopsia fruticosa - Pink Gardenia

Kopsia fruticosa - Pink Gardenia

Kopsia fruticosa - Pink Gardenia

Kopsia fruticosa - Pink Gardenia

👁 What is this shocking pink gardenia? Does it exist?
  • 🌸 Kopsia fruticosa: fondly known as the "Pink Gardenia", this gem is one of nature's most exquisite and elusive treasures.
  • 🌸 Its flowers are a marvel, transitioning from delicate light pink to deep hues with crimson centers, emitting a subtle fragrance.
  • 🌸 Imagine our surprise when we stumbled upon this enchanting plant labeled as a Pink Gardenia during our expedition in Thailand!
  • 🌸 Intrigued, we delved deeper into its botanical identity. While technically not a Gardenia, this beauty is a close relative of Plumeria and Adenium we mentioned earlier, as well as Tabernaemontana (also often confused with Gardenia). All these beauties belong to the esteemed plant family Apocynaceae.
  • 🌸 It's no wonder this plant has captured our hearts; its beauty is simply irresistible, leaving us wanting more.
  • 🌸 With its compact growth habit, it's perfect for containers or in-ground planting, adding a touch of elegance to any garden space.


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Treat yourself with a Pink Gardenia!

#Perfume_Plants #Nature_Wonders #Container_Garden

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Attention grabber: swollen trunk, giant leaves, and flowers just like corals! A must for bonsai collection. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Attention grabber: swollen trunk, giant leaves, and flowers just like corals! A must for bonsai collection

Jatropha podagrica - Gout Plant

Jatropha podagrica - Gout Plant

Jatropha podagrica - Gout Plant flowers

Jatropha podagrica - Gout Plant flowers

Jatropha podagrica - Gout Plant

Jatropha podagrica - Gout Plant

Jatropha podagrica - Gout Plant leaves

Jatropha podagrica - Gout Plant leaves

Jatropha podagrica - Gout Plant caudex

Jatropha podagrica - Gout Plant caudex

Attention grabber: swollen trunk, giant leaves, and flowers just like corals! A must for bonsai collection.
  • ♥️ Jatropha podagrica: commonly known as the Gout Plant, this plant is a true attention grabber and a must-have in any container garden, as well as in succulent or bonsai plant collection.
  • ♥️ Features a distinctive bottle-like caudex and surprisingly large tropical leaves up to 10-12 inches in diameter. Just like you saw in Adeniums.
  • ♥️ Thrives in the shade, where its leaves grow even larger.
  • ♥️ Perfect for natural bonsai and makes an excellent potted plant or conversation piece in a small garden.
  • ♥️ Grows only 2-3 feet high, with a knobby, swollen stem and eye-catching, coral-like red flowers in large terminal clusters.
  • ♥️ Prefers partial sun and well-drained soil, and is very drought-tolerant.
  • ♥️ Easy to care for, adding exotic flair and intrigue to any plant collection.


🛒 Shop Gout plant

#Container_Garden #Nature_Wonders #Shade_Garden

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