Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 20 Apr 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Who thinks this is an Eggplant? Do you? What is it?

🍆 Who thinks this is an Eggplant? Do you? What is it?

Correct answer: Avocado Red Russel.

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📸 😺 👇 Share your cats in comments!

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Date: 5 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Shocking content: flowers with ladys parts used for making tea

Clitoria ternatea - Butterfly Pea Blue

Clitoria ternatea - Butterfly Pea Lavender

Clitoria ternatea - Butterfly Pea White double flower

Clitoria ternatea - Butterfly Pea Blue

Clitoria ternatea - Butterfly Pea Blue Double flower

Clitoria ternatea - Butterfly Pea White

Clitoria ternatea - Butterfly Pea Blue Tea

Shocking content: flowers with lady's parts used for making tea...

Now that you've met the Sausage Tree, it's time to introduce you to Clitoria...

💙 Clitoria ternatea - also called Butterfly Pea, has distinctive, delicate blooms resembling certain anatomical features... These curious flowers have the shape of clitoris - hence the name of the plant.
💙 Nature's Wink: the Clitoria vine boasts these beautiful sexy flowers in vibrant shades of blue, white, or purple. They’re an absolute showstopper!
💙 Herbal Benefits: beyond its looks, the clitoria flower is known for its traditional uses as a herbal tea, including stress relief and cognitive support. The flowers also used in salads. The plant is both pretty and practical!
💙 Blue Tea is a caffeine-free herbal tea, or Tisane - a beverage made from a decoction or infusion of the Clitoria flower. This stunning blue tea changes color with a squeeze of lemon 🍋 - science and beauty in your cup!⛾
💙 In Thailand and Vietnam the Blue Tea is mixed with honey and lemon for a drink served after dinner, or as a refreshment at hotels and spas; a preparation called Nam Dok Anchan in Thai.
💙 Pollinator's Paradise: Bees, butterflies, and other pollinators can't resist Clitoria's allure 🐝
💙 Easy to grow: Clitoria vine is a gardener’s dream. It is very delicate, fine vine that is both fast growing and easy to control. It can cover a small fence, trellis in a few months. It is also great for containers - this vine will grow just the way you want it.

📚 Learn more about Clitoria and its Tea Infusion

🛒 Get your own Clitoria Vine for fun and Blue Tea

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Date: 4 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Are you ready for this massive sausage? Meet the tree everyones talking about: sausages growing on a tree!

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata fruit

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata flower

Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata fruit

🌭 Are you ready for this massive sausage? Meet the tree everyone's talking about: sausages growing on a tree!

Crazy Fruits: The Sausage Tree from Africa - Kigelia pinnata - lives up to its name with giant, sausage-shaped fruits that can grow over 2 feet long - talk about a conversation starter!
Nighttime Drama: It blooms stunning maroon flowers that come alive at night, releasing a musky scent to attract bats - it's like a plant's version of nightlife!
Medicinal: This tree isn't just for show; it's packed with traditional medicinal uses. Nature’s pharmacy!
Symbolism. These big, sausage-like fruits... They've earned the tree a cheeky reputation for symbolizing fertility and virility - definitely a plant with personality!
Garden Superstar: With its quirky fruits and eye-catching flowers, the Sausage Tree is a must-have for exotic garden collection. It is easy to grow and hard to kill. Heat- and drought tolerant, and very fast growing.

🛒 Get your own Sausage Tree

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Date: 4 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

The perfect vine is finally found! Everybody wants it: the breathtaking dramatic Hawaiian Sunset

Stictocardia beraviensis - Hawaiian Sunset Bell

🔔 The perfect vine is finally found! Everybody wants it: the breathtaking dramatic Hawaiian Sunset.

Stictocardia beraviensis - Hawaiian Sunset Bell - has a stunning flower has splendid rich tones that are a marvel to see!

❤️ Breathtaking flowers: stunning tri-color blossoms with rich, dramatic sunset tones that captivate and delight.
❤️ Super-fast growing: quickly establishes, adding lush greenery over a large fence and vibrant blooms to your garden in just one season.
❤️ Versatile light tolerance: thrives in conditions ranging from full sun to deep shade, adapting to various garden spots.
❤️ Scented blooms: fills the air with a pleasant fragrance.
❤️ Tropical foliage: features huge, up to 12" wide, velvety leaves that provide a lush, exotic appearance.
❤️ Year-round blooms: flowers sporadically throughout the year, ensuring continuous beauty.
❤️ Cold tolerant: resistant to cold spells, grows back vigorously in Spring.
❤️ Container friendly: can be grown in container with a large trellis, but be prepared to frequent pruning - it grows fast.
❤️ A must-have tropical vine: an essential addition to any tropical plant collection for its striking appearance and easy care.