Smokey: Desert rose. One caudex. Multiple grafts. Different
flowers. Sunshine: So it is a team plant. Everyone blooms, nobody agrees. Smokey: Yet it grows just fine. Sunshine: That is the secret. Coffee and donuts.
🌸Featured Adeniums
Recommended by our Horticulturist, Tatiana
Anderson
Moung Kusuma
Deep magenta flowers with a velvety look and a darker, almost black edge. A
bold, elegant adenium that stands
out immediately.
Sunshine
Bright yellow and mauve swirls across layered petals create a warm,
cheerful bloom that lives up to its name.
White Rabbit
Clean white petals brushed with playful pink streaks. A reliable bloomer
with soft ruffled flowers.
Thong Samsee
Known for its three-color effect, shifting from yellow to pink to nearly
white on the same plant.
Candy
Cheerful yellow petals dipped in cherry red with bold ruffled layers.
Bright, playful, and impossible to miss.
Black Sheep
Nearly black petals with a glowing red center. Dark, dramatic, and
different.
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you with FREE S&H.
Offer valid through 02/06/2026. Limited quantities. While
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🌷 Why Turmeric was named the 2026 Herb of the Year
🌷 Turmeric was named the 2026 Herb of the Year by the International Herb Association, and it is easy to see why gardeners are paying attention. This tropical plant from the ginger family is best known for its bright orange underground rhizomes, used for centuries as a spice, natural dye, and traditional remedy.
🌷Native to India, Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is closely related to Ginger and Cardamom. Its rhizomes are a staple in curry and widely used in Asian, African, and Caribbean cuisines. In recent years, turmeric has also gained attention for potential anti-inflammatory properties.
🌷 Herb, spice or flower?
• Botanically, turmeric is a spice, since it comes from the plant’s rhizomes rather than its leaves. In the kitchen, however, it often functions like an herb. Fresh turmeric can replace powdered turmeric in most recipes and delivers brighter flavor and color.
• Beyond edible Turmeric, there are many Curcuma hybrids grown purely for ornament. These selections produce striking, long-lasting flower spikes in shades of pink, white, orange, red, and purple, rising above lush tropical foliage. Ornamental curcumas are popular as patio plants and indoor accents, adding dramatic color and texture even where they are grown strictly in containers.
🌷 Growing turmeric anywhere - even in cool climates
Although Turmeric is a tropical perennial, it grows very well in containers, making it suitable for gardeners everywhere. When grown in pots, turmeric is treated as a warm-season plant that can be moved indoors as temperatures cool.
🌷 How to grow Turmeric
Turmeric is a compact, but bold plant, reaching 3-4 feet tall and wide, so it needs a roomy container. It prefers:
• Rich, well-drained soil
• Slightly acidic conditions (around pH 6–6.5)
• Consistent moisture
• Warm temperatures and bright, indirect light
The plant produces flowers that do not set seed, so turmeric is grown entirely from rhizomes.
🌷 Harvesting and using Turmeric
As the season ends, turmeric naturally goes dormant and the leaves yellow and dry. This signals harvest time. Dig the rhizomes, clean them, and dry them in a cool, shaded place.
Rhizomes can be:
• Boiled, dried, and ground into powder
• Frozen whole and grated as needed
• Pickled for long-term storage
Some healthy rhizomes can also be saved and replanted the following season, making turmeric both productive and renewable.
Compact, bold, and useful, turmeric proves that tropical plants can thrive well beyond the tropics - especially when grown in pots.
Collecting clerodendrums: big color, little effort
Clerodendrum collage
🎨 Collecting clerodendrums: big color, little effort
🎨 Collector hook
If you love plants that look rare, unusual, and a little dramatic - but do not want high-maintenance divas - Clerodendrums belong in your collection. Clerodendrums are a surprisingly diverse group of plants, ranging from flowering vines to shrubs and even small trees. What they all share is bold, colorful blooms and an easygoing nature that makes them far less fussy than they appear. This combination of exotic looks and forgiving care is exactly why collectors gravitate toward them.
Many clerodendrums bloom repeatedly through the year in warm climates, and several tolerate lower light better than most flowering plants. That makes them flexible - happy in the garden, in containers, on patios, or even indoors near a bright window. Their flowers come in striking combinations of red, white, blue, pink, and purple, often with unusual shapes that stop people mid-walk.
🎨 Why clerodendrums earn collector status
✦ Uncommon, eye-catching flowers
✦ Long or repeat bloom cycles in many varieties
✦ Vines, shrubs, and small trees in one genus
✦ Excellent performance in containers
✦ More tolerant of lower light than expected
🎨 Clerodendrum care made simple
Give clerodendrums bright filtered light to partial sun, regular watering with good drainage, and light feeding during active growth. A little pruning keeps them tidy and encourages fresh blooms. That is it. No complicated routines, no constant fixing.
For collectors who want maximum visual payoff without constant effort, clerodendrums deliver exactly what the title promises - big color, very little work.
💕How would you like to give a Valentine plant gift?
Choose the plant
If you already know what feels right, choose the plant now.
Sweetheart Hoya is a favorite for a reason, and there are other Valentine
plants to explore if you want options.
A good choice when you feel confident, love plants, or are gifting something
meant to live indoors.
Let your Valentine choose
If timing, weather, or choice feels uncertain, a Gift Card keeps the moment simple. Your Valentine can choose the
perfect plant when the time is right.
Especially helpful for gardeners up north, or when you want the gift to
unfold later.
About shipping and timing
We ship live plants with care and pay close attention to weather along the
way.
If conditions are not right, we may hold a shipment briefly to keep plants
safe.
If timing or weather makes you hesitate, a Gift Card is an easy way to give a Valentine gift now and choose the
plant later, when conditions are perfect.
Valentine Day Gift Card Bonus
To make Valentines Day a little sweeter, we are offering a special gift
card bonus for a limited time.
When you purchase a gift card, we add 15% extra
value. Just add Valentine greeting in gift card message field.
For example, a $100 gift card becomes $115 to spend.
Offer valid through 02/15/2026.
The bonus value is not valid with other promotions or discounts. Gift
cards cannot be used to purchase other gift cards. Bonus value is added at
the
time of purchase.
Vanilla planifolia Vine, Flower, and Cured Vanilla
Beans
How to Grow Vanilla: quick how-to
Vanilla is not complicated, but it does have preferences. Start with a
pot and regular, well-draining mix. It does not need anything exotic. Give
it:
Bright, indirect light
Warm temperatures
Good humidity
Air movement
Most importantly, give it something solid to climb. A wooden trellis, a log,
or a burlap-covered board works well. The surface should be porous so the
aerial roots can grip.
As it grows, guide the vine gently. You can prune it to control size.
Vanilla is slow to mature. That is normal.
The Bloom Secret
Vanilla does not bloom just because it looks healthy. It blooms when it
feels secure.
This is a climbing orchid. It must attach firmly to a solid, porous
support such as a wood log, trellis, or burlap-covered board. When the
aerial
roots grip and the plant reaches maturity, flowering becomes possible.
Once the flowers appear, they usually need to be hand pollinated to
produce pods. Each flower stays open for only a short time, so timing
matters.
How to pollinate vanilla: In this video, we show you
exactly how to pollinate vanilla step by step
❓Vanilla care: quick FAQ
Does Vanilla planifolia really produce vanilla
beans?
Yes. Vanilla planifolia is the commercial source of vanilla. After
flowering, it can form long green pods (vanilla beans). The aroma develops
later during curing.
What is the secret to getting vanilla to bloom?
Let it climb. Vanilla is a climbing orchid and usually will not bloom until
its aerial roots attach firmly to a solid, porous support like a wood log,
trellis, or burlap-covered board.
Do I need to pollinate vanilla flowers?
Yes. In most home growing conditions, vanilla flowers must be hand
pollinated to produce pods. Each flower is open for only a short time, so
timing matters.
Can I grow vanilla indoors?
Yes, if you can provide bright, indirect light, warmth, humidity, and a
support to climb. A sunny room with filtered light and a trellis or log can
work well.
What should I use for support?
Use a sturdy trellis, a wood log, or a burlap-covered board. The key is a
porous surface that aerial roots can grip. Avoid chemically treated wood.
Check out this very unusual way to
grow Vanilla Orchid over a wall.
What potting mix should I use for Vanilla plant?
Start in a pot with a regular, well-draining potting mix such as Sunshine
Abundance. As the plant matures, it relies more on its support and
aerial roots than the soil.
What fertilizer should I use? Sunshine
Boosters Orchidasm is formulated specifically for orchids and will work
perfecty for Vanilla orchid as well.
How big will it get?
As big as you let it. Train it and prune it. Vanilla grows according to the
structure and space you provide.
How long until it flowers?
Typically a few years. Vanilla is a long-term project, but it is very
rewarding once established.
For Collectors and Enthusiasts:
Vanilla dilloniana in Bloom - Rare Florida Native
Orchid
We also offer Vanilla dilloniana, a rare
Florida native species with distinctive flowers.
One remarkable specimen of this species, grown by our friend Robert
Riefer, became so vigorous over many years that it outgrew a 100 gallon
container and was eventually moved into a 250 gallon pool on wheels.
The plants we offer are propagated from that very specimen:
That kind of growth reflects deliberate cultivation and ideal conditions
- not something that happens unintentionally.
Vanilla grows according to the space and structure you provide.
For gardeners focused on producing real vanilla beans for the kitchen,
Vanilla planifolia remains the right place to
start.
Clean white petals brushed with playful pink streaks. A reliable bloomer
with soft ruffled flowers.
