Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 18 Jan 2026

Five steps to everblooming Rose Hydrangea

🌸Five steps to everblooming Rose Hydrangea

  • 🌸 Dombeya seminole - Tropical Rose Hydrangea: everyone who sees this plant falls in love at first sight. Exceptional rose-pink flower clusters cover the shrub, and butterflies and bees go wild over it. While it is considered a winter bloomer, here at Top Tropicals garden we regularly see it flower multiple times a year, with peak bloom from November through January and surprise blooms the rest of the year.

  • 🌸 Here is how to keep your Dombeya seminole happy and blooming more:

  • 💋1. Full sun

  • The more sun it gets, the more flowers it produces. Sun equals bloom power.

  • 💋2. Adequate water

  • Dombeyas are heavy drinkers. Regular watering fuels fast growth and heavier flowering.

  • 💋3. Feed for flowers

  • Use Sunshine Megaflor bloom booster with regular watering, or apply Green Magic controlled-release fertilizer every 6 months.

  • 💋4. Trim after flowering

  • Prune once blooms fade. A bushier plant means more flowering points next season.

  • 💋5. Give it space

  • This is a round, airy shrub. Allow at least 6 x 6 ft for good air circulation and even light exposure.


🌸 Quick facts you will appreciate:
  • 💋Often called Tropical Hydrangea because of its hydrangea-like flower clusters
  • 💋Blooms fall through spring, often all winter
  • 💋Reaches about 6-7 ft tall and wide, but can be kept smaller with pruning
  • 💋Thrives in full sun to partial shade and tolerates poor soil
  • 💋An excellent nectar source for butterflies


If you want a beautiful color that refuses to quit, this shrub earns its spotlight.

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Date: 18 Jan 2026

Dilemma of a lazy perfectionist

Dilemma of a lazy perfectionist
💵 Dilemma of a lazy perfectionist

"Being both lazy and a perfectionist is exhausting.
You hate the mess, but not enough to fix it."


🐈📸 Cat Timo has a lazy perfectionist dilemma at PeopleCats.Garden

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Date: 17 Jan 2026

Which cat will win?

Cats Cash and Bob

🏆 Which cat will win?

"Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more maneuver, the less slaughter." - Winston Churchill

🐈📸 Cats Cash and Bob maneuvering at PeopleCats.Garden

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Date: 17 Jan 2026

Ti plant leaf color meaning

Hawaiian Ti plant (Cordyline fruticosa)

Hawaiian Ti plant (Cordyline fruticosa)

🌈 Ti plant leaf color meaning

The Hawaiian Ti plant (Cordyline fruticosa) is more than just a colorful tropical accent. Across Polynesian, Hawaiian, and Southeast Asian cultures, the color of ti plant leaves has long been associated with different meanings, moods, and uses - both symbolic and practical.
  • 🌈 Green leaves

  • Green ti plants are linked to peace, balance, and steady growth. Traditionally, they were planted around homes for protection and good fortune. In the garden, green varieties are usually the toughest and most shade-tolerant.
  • 🌈 Red and deep burgundy leaves

  • Red ti plants are associated with strength, power, and protection. In Hawaiian tradition, red ti leaves were believed to ward off negative energy and were often used in ceremonies. Garden-wise, deeper reds usually mean more sun exposure and stronger pigmentation.
  • 🌈 Pink, magenta, and multicolor leaves

  • These colorful ti plants symbolize joy, celebration, and creativity. They are often used as ornamental focal points and in festive plantings. Variegated and pink types tend to prefer brighter light to keep their colors sharp.
  • 🌈 Purple and dark-toned leaves

  • Purple ti plants are linked to mystery, spirituality, and transformation. Their dramatic color comes from high anthocyanin levels and usually intensifies in bright light with good nutrition.
  • 🌈 Yellow or light variegation

  • Yellow tones often represent optimism and new beginnings. Plants with lighter variegation may grow a bit slower and need protection from harsh sun, but they add a softer contrast in tropical landscapes.
  • 🌈 One practical note

Leaf color is influenced not just by variety, but also by light, temperature, and nutrition. Fading color usually means too little light or depleted soil, while rich, bold tones signal a happy plant.

Ti plant colors tell a story - part cultural tradition, part plant health, and part personal style in your garden.

🛒 Ti plants rainbow: collect them all

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Date: 16 Jan 2026

What is blooming in January: Purple Orchid Tree

Purple Orchid tree - Bauhinia purpurea

Purple Orchid tree - Bauhinia purpurea

🌺 What is blooming in January: Purple Orchid Tree

📸 Purple Orchid tree - Bauhinia purpurea

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Discover Bauhinias - Orchid trees

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