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What is camphor made of? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

What is camphor made of?

What is camphor made of?
🟢 What is camphor made of?

  • 🌱 Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) - is your aromatic ally in the garden!

  • 🌱 This charming relative of the cinnamon tree is known for its glossy oval leaves that can grow up to 5 inches long.

  • 🌱 Not only does it boast a lovely canopy, but it’s also the source of camphor, a fragrant compound used in medicines and mothballs.

  • 🌱 The leaves and branches can be used to create aromatic saunas and medicinal baths, filling your space with a soothing scent.

  • 🌱 This cold-hardy, slow-growing tree is tough enough to withstand various conditions while developing a dense canopy that provides excellent shade.

  • 🌱 Camphor Tree is a delightful addition that brings a touch of nature's fragrance to your home. While it's little known among gardeners, this underappreciated gem deserves a spot in every landscape for its unique qualities and benefits!


🛒 Plant your own Camphor tree

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What is camphor made of? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

What is camphor made of?

Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)

Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)

🟢 What is camphor made of?
  • 🌱 Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) - is your aromatic ally in the garden!
  • 🌱 This charming relative of the cinnamon tree is known for its glossy oval leaves that can grow up to 5 inches long.
  • 🌱 Not only does it boast a lovely canopy, but it’s also the source of camphor, a fragrant compound used in medicines and mothballs.
  • 🌱 The leaves and branches can be used to create aromatic saunas and medicinal baths, filling your space with a soothing scent.
  • 🌱 This cold-hardy, slow-growing tree is tough enough to withstand various conditions while developing a dense canopy that provides excellent shade.
  • 🌱 Camphor Tree is a delightful addition that brings a touch of nature's fragrance to your home. While it's little known among gardeners, this underappreciated gem deserves a spot in every landscape for its unique qualities and benefits!


🛒 Plant your own Camphor tree

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How to make perfect ground cover: this colorful house plant thrives outdoors! A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

How to make perfect ground cover: this colorful house plant thrives outdoors!

How to make perfect ground cover: this colorful house plant thrives outdoors! How to make perfect ground cover: this colorful house plant thrives outdoors!
🍀 How to make perfect ground cover: this colorful house plant thrives outdoors!

  • ✳️ Did you know that there is a showy houseplant that makes an excellent ground cover in southern gardens?

  • ✳️ The Iresine, also known as Beefsteak Plant or Chicken Gizzard, is an evergreen perennial that grows up to 3 feet tall. It showcases bright mauve, or variegated puckered foliage that adds a pop of color to any space.

  • ✳️ Perfect for both indoor gardening and warm climate gardens, it thrives in both shady or full sun areas and requires regular water when actively growing, with moderate watering afterward.

  • ✳️ Its striking "Blood Leaf" features purplish-red, oval-shaped leaves with notched tips on vibrant red-maroon stems, forming dense, bushy clumps. It grows fast and spreads fast, making a perfect ground cover.

  • ✳️ You'll find delightful varieties: the traditional Iresine herbstii Acuminata, with its sharply pointed blood-red leaves, and Iresine Aureo-Reticulata, or "Chicken Gizzard Plant," boasting bright yellow-veined, apple-green rounded leaves. And don't miss the Confetti variety, with its leaves sprinkled in green, red, and yellow!

  • ✳️ Whether used indoors or as a ground cover outdoors, Iresine is a colorful choice that deserves a spot in every garden!


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