Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 19 Mar 2025 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Why everyone loves these tulips growing on a tree

Spathodea campanulata - African Tulip Tre

🌷Why everyone loves these tulips growing on a tree

🌷 Ever wondered what it's like to have tulips growing on a tree? Spathodea campanulata - African Tulip Tree - offers just that with its bold, orange-red, tulip-like flowers that bloom in winter and spring. It is the most spectacular flowering tree!
🌷Known for its large, vibrant orange-red, tulip-like flowers with yellow throats, creating a spectacular display from winter through spring.
🌷Adds to its visual appeal with rich green leaves.
🌷Sensitive to frost when young but becomes more cold-hardy as it matures.

🛍 Get your own Tulip Tree

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Date: 18 Mar 2025 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Happy Birthday!

😘 Happy Birthday!

🎉Today is the birthday of one of our PeopleCats - Google (a.k.a. Gutalin). 🎈
He is one of the Founding Fathers of TopTropicals.

Happy Birthday, Gu! Wishing you 9 more lives 🍾

🔠 PeopleCats.Garden
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Date: 18 Mar 2025 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Why is it called Star Apple?

Star Apple - Chrysophyllum cainito

🌟 Why is it called Star Apple?

⭐️ Caimito Tree, or Star Apple - Chrysophyllum cainito - is a rare and exotic gem of tropical fruit world, related to Sapote and Sapodilla.
⭐️ Exotic & Rare: Hard to find, this tree is a favorite in the Caribbean, Central America, and Southeast Asia.
⭐️ Unique Fruit: The fruit has a mild, grape-like flavor and is best enjoyed fresh. When cut, the inside reveals a star-shaped pattern.
⭐️ Attractive & Delicious: A great addition to your garden with both aesthetic and edible benefits!

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Date: 18 Mar 2025 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

What is in bloom right now?

Bauhinia alba (candida) - White Orchid Tree

What is in bloom right now?

😡 Orchid trees are among the most spectacular trees in Florida, flowering from late winter through spring. They are fast-growing, not fussy about soil or water, and bloom for several weeks in a stunning display of white, purple, pink, or red flowers.

📸 Bauhinia alba (candida) - White Orchid Tree - the most cold-hardy of all Bauhinias, tolerating temperatures as low as 26F. You can see them in full bloom across Florida right now!

📚 Orchid trees from previous posts: