The secret of getting ahead

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started." - Mark Twain

🐈📸 Mishka the cat is thinking of going on a diet, at TopTropicals

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💎 What is better than Plumeria? Only climbing Plumeria!

• 💮 It's in bloom again at Top Tropicals Garden! Over and over, from Spring through Winter! Almost year around non stop. What a vigorous vine, and the perfume flowers never stop coming.
• 💮 Imagine Plumeria's wild cousin climbing your fence: Chonemorpha fragrans, the Frangipani vine, is a tropical liana with jumbo 12-inch leaves and creamy white flowers that fill the air with that unmistakable Plumeria scent.
• 💮 This beauty doesn’t grow like a tree - it climbs! Perfect for fences, trellises, or pergolas, it brings vertical drama and sweet, Plumeria-like fragrance to sunny or lightly shaded spots.
• 💮 Give it some support and a little fertilizer, and your garden will bloom into a lush, fragrant escape that smells like a Hawaii vacation!

🛒 Grow your own wall of perfume

📚 Learn more:

• A Plumeria you can train to climb
• Plant this vine over a fence to bring fragrance into your garden
• Can Frangipani be a vine? How to bring fragrance into your garden

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💻 Who is Percephone?

Meet the PeopleCats of TopTropicals, your guides through our gardens and plant nursery! We have 14 cats at Ft Myers and 12 cats at Sebring location.

Today's guest in the studio is Percephone, who already made an appearance in our earlier posts.

🐈📸 Persephone - the Queen of the Underworld at PeopleCats.Garden 

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🔥 Allergy-free cat that blooms all year!

• 🐈 Acalypha hispida - Red Hot Cattail or Chenille Plant, is a showstopper with long, fuzzy tassels that look just like playful cat tails - without the sneezes!
• 🐈This tropical beauty grows fast, blooms year-round in warm climates, and dazzles with vibrant red, pink, white, or crimson flowers that hang like living ornaments.
• 🐈 Whether grown as a tall shrub, trimmed hedge, or in a sunny container, it's tough, salt-tolerant, and always eye-catching. Bright light and a few trims are all it needs to purr-form!

🛒 Buy now - the purrfect bloom with zero allergies!

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The purrrfect hypoallergenic Cat Tail

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🐈 Never walk back

"I am a slow walker, but I never walk back." - Abraham Lincoln

🐈📸 Chin Chin at the race start with a turtle at TopTropicals

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🕷 Bug off! Simple and safe way to clean your plants

🕷 Got pests? Try this quick, organic fix:

1 cup warm water

• 1 tsp cooking oil
• A few drops of dish soap

Mix it up and wipe leaves with a soft cloth or paper towel. Works great for aphids, mealybugs, spider mites, and whiteflies.

• 🕷For sucking insects like scale, you may need a stronger solution, like a systemic insecticide from local garden center. Try products containing Imidacloprid (also safe and found in flea shampoos).
• 🕷Got sooty mold on leaves? Wipe with household hydrogen peroxide, then rinse.
• 🕷 SUNSHINE NoBug - Natural Plant Protector works for all kinds of bugs! Fast. Easy. No bugs!

🛒 Stay bug-free with SUNSHINE NoBug - Natural Plant Protector

📚 Learn more:

• Pesticide 101 Safe and Easy 📱▫

️How to get rid of pests on Hibiscus?

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⭐️ What is the difference between Brunfelsia americana and nitida?

• ⭐️ Brunfelsia americana and Brunfelsia nitida are very similar and both are commonly called Lady of the Night, They are night-fragrant shrubs that bloom with creamy white flowers, but they differ slightly in form and character.
• ⭐️ Brunfelsia americana grows taller and more upright, reaching up to 12 feet in favorable conditions, with creamy white tubular flowers that release a rich, sweet fragrance after dusk - filling the garden with magic scent.
• ⭐️ Brunfelsia nitida has a more compact, bushy growth habit, making it better suited for smaller spaces or containers. Its star-shaped white flowers are also fragrant at night, though the scent is typically lighter or spicier than that of B. americana. The foliage of B. nitida is glossier and more refined, adding to its neat, ornamental appearance.
• ⭐️ While both offer evening blooms and fragrance, B. nitida stands out for its tidy size and formal appeal, whereas B. americana impresses with its height and intense perfume.

📚 Learn more:

• What is the most popular fragrant Lady of the Night
• Brunfelsia americana - Lady of the night
• Brunfelsia isola
• Brunfelsias

🛒 Choose your perfect night-fragrant Brunfelsia

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🐟 A wonderful gift at 3 am

"A wonderful gift may not be wrapped as you expect." - Jonathan Lockwood Huie

🐈📸 Mr Barcy is delivering a present at 3 a.m. at TopTropicals

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💖 Three things you will love about the tiniest Powderpuff - for the Tidiest Garden

• 💖 Calliandra emarginata Nana, Dwarf Powderpuff - this cheerful little shrub stays compact and blooms non-stop with fluffy pink powderpuff flowers that bees and butterflies can't resist.
• 💖 The name Calliandra means "beautiful stamens" - and it delivers! You'll see round, silky flowerheads popping out along the branches almost all year.
• 💖 It's easy to grow, easy to shape into a tidy bush or a mini tree, and easy to love!

🛒 Shop Calliandras - Powderpuffs

📚 More about Calliandras:

• · Powderpuff and a Bee
• · The best fast growing flowering bush for a privacy screen
• · Baby-pink fluffy flower for butterflies - Lilian
• · Flowering bush that everyone loves
• · Tree Calliandra
• · How to get a big flowering bush quickly? Calliandra - Powderpuff for blocking the unwanted view

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Blooming Lobster Claw Show at TopTropicals

• 🔻 Heliconia rostrata - Lobster Claw or Parrot's Beak - is one of the most iconic tropical plants, and for good reason. Its vivid, dangling blooms look like parrot feathers or lobster claws and last for weeks, making them perfect for garden displays or cut flower arrangements.
• 🔻This bold beauty grows up to 7 feet tall, thriving in tropical climates or large pots in cooler zones. Surprisingly cold-tolerant, it can handle temps in the high 20s and still put on a spectacular show.

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📚 Learn more:

• Lobster Claw - Simply Spectacular
• How to grow Lobster Claw

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