Garden Blog - Top Tropicals
What is the best plant for a butterfly garden
Panama Rose - Rondeletia leucophylla
What is the best plant for a butterfly garden
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- If you're looking to add a splash of color and attract fluttering butterflies, the Panama Rose (Rondeletia leucophylla) is a must-have for your butterfly garden.
- This stunning shrub, reaching up to 5 feet, is a true butterfly magnet with its bright pink, star-shaped flowers that bloom in clusters.
- Why every gardener wants Panama rose for their butterfly garden? The sweet nectar from these flowers draws in butterflies, making it the perfect addition for a garden that thrives on natural pollinators.
- Panama Rose has an enchanting fragrance that becomes more noticeable after sunset.
- Native to Mexico, it’s ideal for USDA Zones 9-11, though with the right care, it can thrive in colder regions too.
- This easy-care shrub thrives in full sun with regular watering and can tolerate occasional flooding. It maintains a natural, bushy shape and blooms cheerful, cup-shaped flowers from November to early summer, with sporadic blooms throughout the year.
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The most sincere love
Cats at dinner time
The most sincere love
"There is no sincerer love than the love of food." - George Bernard Shaw
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"There is no sincerer love than the love of food." - George Bernard Shaw
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Why everyone wants Banana Lakatan?
Banana Lakatan (Lacatan)
🍌 Why everyone wants Banana Lakatan?
🛒 Grow your own Lakatan and experience the banana everyone’s talking about!
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- 🌟 Banana Lakatan (also spelled Lacatan) is one of the most sought-after banana varieties for several great reasons:
- 🌟 Incredible Flavor: Lakatan is famous for its rich, sweet, and creamy taste. It has a fuller banana flavor than most commercial types, making it a favorite for eating fresh.
- 🌟 Deep Yellow to Orange Flesh: The vibrant color of the fruit is a sign of its high beta-carotene (Vitamin A) content - great for eye health and immunity.
- 🌟 Soft, Dessert-Like Texture: Unlike fibrous store-bought bananas, Lakatan bananas are smooth and velvety, almost like banana pudding in a peel.
- 🌟 Fast Fruiting: It's a vigorous grower that can produce fruit in as little as 9-12 months under warm conditions.
- 🌟 Highly Nutritious: Rich in potassium, vitamins A, C, and B6 - Lakatan is both a treat and a health boost.
- 🌟 Premium Status: In the Philippines and much of Southeast Asia, Lakatan is considered the top-quality banana, often more expensive and prized over all others.
- 🌟 Why Grow It? Because you can't buy this flavor in stores. Lakatan fruit doesn’t ship well - it's too soft and sweet for commercial export. That's why growing your own is the only way to enjoy its true taste.
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What flower smells like lemons?
Aglaia odorata - Chinese Perfume Plant, Chinese Rice Flower
💐 What flower smells like lemons?
🛒 Get ever-blooming, fragrant delight - Aglaia
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Replacing a boring hedge witth Chinese Rice Flower: lemony fragrance year around
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- 🍋 Aglaia odorata, also known as Chinese Perfume Plant or Chinese Rice Flower, is in full bloom at TopTropicals, filling the air with its pleasant lemony fragrance virtually year-round!
- 🍋 This tough, low-maintenance plant adds a touch of enchanted magic and delightful scent to your garden.
- 🍋 Beyond its beauty, Aglaia boasts medicinal properties thanks to compounds like odorine and odorinol.
- 🍋 It grows into a dense bush without the need for pruning, making it the perfect, cold-tolerant tropical hedge.
🛒 Get ever-blooming, fragrant delight - Aglaia
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Replacing a boring hedge witth Chinese Rice Flower: lemony fragrance year around
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This is why Tibouchina is called the Eyelash Flower
Tibouchina Peace Baby - Eyelash Flower
👀 This is why Tibouchina is called the Eyelash Flower
👀 Tibouchina is often called the Eyelash Flower because of the long, delicate, and hair-like stamens that protrude from its vibrant flowers. These stamens resemble eyelashes, giving the flower its unique and eye-catching appearance.
📸🕊The stunning Tibouchina Peace Baby, a new selection bred in Queensland, Australia, now making waves globally! This compact beauty stands out with its large, clear white flowers and vibrant purple stamens that bloom throughout the warmer months, bringing gorgeous color to your garden. The blooms are so abundant, they often cover the foliage completely! Perfect for pots and containers, this easy-to-grow variety is ideal for adding a splash of beauty to any space.
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👀 Tibouchina is often called the Eyelash Flower because of the long, delicate, and hair-like stamens that protrude from its vibrant flowers. These stamens resemble eyelashes, giving the flower its unique and eye-catching appearance.
📸🕊The stunning Tibouchina Peace Baby, a new selection bred in Queensland, Australia, now making waves globally! This compact beauty stands out with its large, clear white flowers and vibrant purple stamens that bloom throughout the warmer months, bringing gorgeous color to your garden. The blooms are so abundant, they often cover the foliage completely! Perfect for pots and containers, this easy-to-grow variety is ideal for adding a splash of beauty to any space.
📚 More Tibouchinas in previous posts:
- 💋How this addictive purple took over yards
- 💋Why this tree grows in every yard of Central Florida
- 💋Is purple your favorite color? This is your plant!
- 💋Why this Tibouchina is so popular: giant leaves & bold purple flowers of Quaresmeira
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