Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 13 Jan 2025

What are these beautiful trees blooming right now?

Bauhinia blakeana - Hong Kong Orchid Tree, flowers

💌 What are these beautiful trees blooming right now?



🎈 If you happen to be in Florida during Winter months, you must have noticed Orchid trees in full bloom, and the most beautiful of them - Bauhinia blakeana - Hong Kong Orchid Tree.

📚 More from previous posts:


The best shade tree
The most beautiful of all orchid trees
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Date: 21 Oct 2025

Compact Bauhinias - everblooming container trees

Compact Bauhinias - everblooming container trees

Compact Bauhinias - everblooming container trees

🌈 Compact Bauhinias - everblooming container trees

📸 Pictures for the previous post, Bauhinias:
  • Bauhinia madagascariensis - Red Dwarf Orchid Tree. Blooms from winter through fall, up to 10 months a year. The most cold-hardy of all.
  • Bauhinia blakeana - Hong Kong Orchid Tree. A large tree in the ground, but compact in pots if trimmed. Grafted trees flower right away. Winter bloomer, cold hardy to light frost.
  • Bauhinia tomentosa - Yellow Orchid Tree. Flowers from Winter through Summer, cold hardy to light frost.
  • Bauhinia monandra - Napoleon's Plume Orchid Tree. Almost everblooming with the longest flowering period (less cold hardy than the first three).
  • Bauhinia acuminata - Dwarf White Orchid Tree. Blooms from summer through winter (also less cold hardy than the first three).


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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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Plant Facts

Bauhinia purpurea, Phanera purpurea
Orchid Tree, Butterfly Tree
USDA Zone: 9-11
Large tree taller than 20 ftFull sunDry conditionsRed, crimson, vinous flowersPink flowersPlant attracts butterflies, hummingbirdsDeciduous plantSubtropical plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short timeSeaside, salt tolerant plant
  • Bauhinias - Orchid trees in Plant Encyclopedia
  • The most asked-about tree in the Sunshine State: Bauhinia

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    Date: 15 Jan 2024

    Florida Starter Garden in Winter

    Odontonema  Firespike

    Photo above: Bauhinia blakeana - Hong Kong Orchid Tree

    Q: We just moved to Florida and our yard is currently just plain grass. I want to add some beautiful tropical plants, but I'm not sure where to start. Can you suggest easy-to-care-for plants that look nice in winter, preferably with flowers? Considering it's Winter time and some trees look dormant... But I can't wait to start my tropical garden!

    A: Florida residents are blessed to have mild winters, and many tropical and subtropical plants enjoy this climate year around. Just be mindful of your location's specific conditions (sun-shade, wet-dry, cold sensitive or hardy). Here are some recommendations for easy-to-grow, evergreen plants that love Florida and look great even in winter. They'll establish well during cooler months, add a splash of color to your garden with their flowers, and even treat you with fruit!

    Winter flowers - will bloom now!

    Clerodendrum Winter Starburst
    Clerodendrum Blue Butterfly
    Eranthemum Blue Sage
    Odontonema Firespike
    Pavonia - Brazilian Candles

    Odontonema  Firespike

    Photo above: Odontonema cuspidatum - Firespike

    Fragrant Garden

    Banana Magnolia
    Jasminum sambac Little Duke Supreme
    Vietnamese Gardenia
    Nyctanthes - Parijat
    Ylang Ylang vine

    Gardenia  (Kailarsenia)  vietnamensis  -  Vietnamese  Gardenia

    Photo above: Gardenia vietnamensis - Vietnamese Gardenia

    Curious unusual trees

    Hong Kong Orchid Tree
    Candle Tree

    Parmentiera  edulis  -  Candle  Tree,  Guahalote

    Photo above: Parmentiera edulis - Candle Tree, Guahalote

    Easy fruit

    Noni Tree
    Yellow Dragon Fruit Palora
    Coffee Tree

    Morinda  citrifolia  -  Noni  Tree

    Photo above: Morinda citrifolia - Noni Tree

    Great looking now:
    for Shade and Indoor Garden

    Calathea zebrina - Zebra Plant
    Black Bat Head Lily
    White Bat Head Lily
    Medinilla
    Vanilla Orchid
    Reed Ground Orchid
    Calathea Fuzzy Pheasant
    Colocasia Mojito
    Syngonium

    Tacca  nivea  -  White  Bat  Head  Lily

    Photo above: Tacca nivea - White Bat Head Lily

    Date: 17 Feb 2025

    What are the best plants for a bathroom oasis

    🌳 What are the best plants for a bathroom oasis



    👍 If you are lucky to have a large bathroom with a skylight, you can create your little tropical oasis!
    Plants on the video are the easiest candidates that require minimum care:

    Philodendrons
    Calatheas
    Monsteras
    Aspidistra
    Christmas Cactus
    Peperomias
    Vanilla Orchid
    Ruellia makoyana - Monkey Flower

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