Garden Blog - Top Tropicals
Botanical oddball - an alien ribbon plant with a sense of humor
Homalocladium platycladum - Centipede Fern, Tapeworm Ribbonbush
- 🐍 Homalocladium platycladum - Centipede Fern, Tapeworm Ribbonbush that we mentioned earlier - this leafless wonder grows long, flat, jointed stems that look like green ribbons or, yes, tapeworms. But here's the twist: it also produces charming little flowers that surprise anyone expecting nothing but weird stems!
- 🐍 Low-maintenance and high-impact, it thrives indoors or out, in bright shade to partial sun.
- 🐍 The flowers are real! Tiny, greenish-white to pink blooms appear along the joints - subtle but fascinating.
- 🐍 Conversation piece? 100%. Whether in a pot or in the ground, people will ask what it is - and you’ll love telling them.
- 🐍 If you like your plants with a sense of humor and mystery, this one is for you.
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Bob is planning his next attack
Cat Bob
"The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear." - Democritus
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Golden Queen enormous Thai
Mago Khaew Yai, Khao Yai, Kiew Yai, Cat Saigon, Jin Huang, Golden Queen
Mango Kiew Yai - has many names! It is also known as Khaew Yai, Khao Yai, Kiew Yai, Cat Saigon, or Jin Huang, Golden Queen... It is a semi-dwarf mango originally from Taiwan, prized in Thailand for eating green or pickled. It is a cross between Ivory and Keitt, producing enormous, very ornamental fruit - firm, fiberless, and sweet, with floral and honey notes. It stays mostly green with a pink or yellow blush depending on climate. A late-season variety in Florida, ripening August to September. The tree has a vertical, dense canopy and strong anthracnose resistance, making it a great backyard pick.
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Watercolor-pink Crystal Desert Rose
📸 Photo of Adenium Ploysai for the previous post 👆
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Gemstone of the Desert Roses
- 🌸 Adenium Ploysai - is named after the Thai phrase for "clear gemstone". Its soft white petals with watercolor-pink edges bloom like a crystal rose at dawn!
- 🌸 Ploysai features lovely creamy pink petals with soft yellow tones blending around the edges. The flower's layers create a full and elegant appearance, with a gentle gradient effect that adds to its charm. A graceful and vibrant bloom, perfect for brightening up your garden!
- 🌸 See photos of the actual Adenium Ploysai in next post 👇
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