Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 27 Mar 2026

A few adeniums you dont want to miss: Adenium rainbow

Adenium Beauty

Adenium Beauty

Adenium Chok Sedthee

Adenium Chok Sedthee

Adenium Black Dragon

Adenium Black Dragon

Adenium Red Dragon

Adenium Red Dragon

Adenium Jasmine

Adenium Jasmine

Adenium Marygold

Adenium Marygold

A few adeniums you don’t want to miss: Adenium rainbow 🌈

Some adeniums bring color.
Some bring character.
And some… bring both.
This mix has a bit of everything - strong reds, deep tones, and soft floral shapes that balance it all out.


💡 Trimming tip



It’s always hard to cut back a branch… especially when it’s blooming.
But with adeniums, trimming is key.
After flowering, cut back leggy growth. This encourages branching, and more branches mean more flower buds.
It may feel like you’re losing blooms now - but you’re setting up a much bigger show next.
Trim, let it branch, and you’ll be rewarded with multiple blooms instead of just one.

🌸 Today's featured adeniums

  •  ✦ Beauty: Soft, balanced bloom with a clean look - simple and pleasing.
  •  ✦ Chok Sedthee: Name tied to wealth and success - a strong grower with presence.
  •  ✦ Black Dragon: Deep, intense tones with a bold, powerful look.
  •  ✦ Red Dragon: Bright red blooms with strong energy - hard to miss.
  •  ✦ Jasmine: Light, delicate feel with a more refined floral look.
  •  ✦ Marygold: Warm golden tones that bring brightness into any mix.

A mix like this gives you contrast right away - dark next to gold, simple next to unusual.
That’s what makes a collection interesting: not just how many you have, but how different they feel side by side.

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Plant Facts

Adenium sp.
Adenium, Desert Rose, Impala Lily
USDA Zone: 9-11
Plant with caudexLarge shrub 5-10 ft tallSmall tree 10-20 ftFull sunDry conditionsModerate waterYellow, orange flowersRed, crimson, vinous flowersUnusual colorBlue, lavender, purple flowersWhite, off-white flowersPink flowersToxic or Poisonous
  • · Adenium varieties in Plant Encyclopedia
  • · About #Adenium Rainbow - fantastic varieties
  • · The adenium colors everyone is talking about right now. Light tips for hot climates.
  • · Adenium rainbow: these 6 will pull you in. Fertilizing tips.
  • · How to start your dream collection: before you start
  • · How to grow a happy Adenium

  • #Container_Garden #Adeniums #How_to #Discover

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    Date: 17 Nov 2023

    Hedges with Benefits
    Reference Chart

    Hibiscus  mutabilis  flowering  hedge

    Large and fast growing

    Tithonia diversifolia - Sunflower tree
    Acacia farnesiana - Sweet Mimosa
    Calliandra surinamensis - Powderpuff
    Aloysia virgata - Almond Bush
    Dombeya x wallichii - Tropical Hydrangea
    Cornutia grandifolia - African lilac
    Gmelina philippensis - Parrots Beak
    Hibiscus mutabilis Cotton Candy - Mallow Hibiscus
    Senna alata - Empress Candle, Candelabra Plant

    Medium or easy-trim

    Acalypha hispida - Cat tail, Chenille plant
    Bauhinia galpinii - Pride of De Kaap
    Cestrum nocturnum - Night blooming jasmine
    Dombeya seminole - Tropical Rose Hydrangea
    Gardenia thunbergia - Forest gardenia
    Hamelia patens - Fire Bush
    Hibiscus variegated Snow Queen
    Jasminum sambac Maid of Orleans
    Ochna integerrima - Vietnamese Mickey Mouse, Hoa Mai
    Odontonema callistachyum - Lavender Butterfly Bush
    Odontonema cuspidatum - Firespike, Red
    Rondeletia leucophylla - Panama Rose
    Tecoma stans - Yellow Elder

    Short or slow growing

    Aglaia odorata - Chinese Perfume Plant
    Allamanda schottii - Dwarf Allamanda Bush
    Brunfelsia pauciflora Compacta - Dwarf Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow
    Clerodendrum incisum - Musical Note
    Calliandra schultzii - Dwarf calliandra
    Gardenia vietnamensis - Vietnamese Gardenia
    Leonotis leonurus - Lions Ears
    Neea psychotrioides - Pigeon Plum, Hoja de Salat
    Plumbago auriculata Imperial Blue

    Garden Specimens

    Combretum constrictum Thailand, Ball of Fire
    Caesalpinia pulcherrima - Red Dwarf Poinciana, Bird of Paradise
    Clerodendrum quadriloculare - Winter Starburst
    Euphorbia leucocephala - Snows of Kilimanjaro, Pascuita
    Gardenia nitida - Shooting Star Gardenia
    Hibiscus schizopetalus - Coral Hibiscus
    Jatropha integerrima compacta
    Kopsia fruticosa - Pink Gardenia
    Malvaviscus x penduliflorus Variegata - Summer Snow
    Mussaenda philippica x flava - Calcutta Sunset (Marmelade)
    Plumeria pudica - Bridal Bouquet

    Semi-Shade to Shade

    Clerodendrum bungei - Glory Bower
    Clerodendrum paniculatum - Pagoda Flower
    Eranthemum pulchellum - Blue Sage, Lead Flower
    Clerodendrum speciosissimum - Java Glorybower Mary Jane
    Justicia carnea - Pink Brazilian Plume, Jacobinia
    Magnolia figo - Banana Magnolia
    Megaskepasma erythrochlamys - Brazilian plume
    Thunbergia erecta - Kings Mantle
    Tibouchina lepidota - Ecuador Princess, Jules Dwarf

    Edible Hedges

    Eugenia uniflora - Black Surinam Cherry Lolita
    Camellia sinensis - Tea Leaf
    Hibiscus sabdariffa - Flor de Jamaica, Karkade Sorrel
    Laurus nobilis - Bay Leaf
    Manihot esculenta - Yuca Root
    Nashia inaguensis - Moujean Tea, Bahamas Berry
    Sauropus androgynus - Katuk, Tropical Asparagus
    Sauropus Variegata - variegated Katuk

    Date: 19 Jun 2024

    Thumbs up the most fragrant ginger ever!

    White Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coronarium)

    White Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coronarium)

    White Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coronarium)

    White Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coronarium)

    White Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coronarium)

    White Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coronarium)

    👍 Thumbs up the most fragrant ginger ever!

    • White Butterfly Ginger (Hedychium coronarium) is a must for every Southern garden.
    • Famous for its intense, sweet scent.
    • Symbol of Hawaiian Paradise along with Plumeria and Jasmine we mentioned earlier.
    • Lei and hair decoration: popular in Hawaii and the Pacific Islands for leis and hair adornments.
    • Butterfly-like flowers: bears fragrant, butterfly-resembling flowers in summer.
    • Great cut flower: long lasting cut flowers, ideal for scenting the home.
    • Can survive light freezes, with tops regrowing in the spring. Takes sun or shade.


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    Date: 3 Jun 2024

    The truth about Seaside Clerodendrum: it can cover the whole beach!

    Clerodendrum inerme - Sorcerer's Bush, Seaside Clerodendrum

    Clerodendrum inerme - Sorcerer's Bush, Seaside Clerodendrum

    Clerodendrum inerme - Sorcerer's Bush, Seaside Clerodendrum

    🌊 The truth about Seaside Clerodendrum: it can cover the whole beach! 😎

    ✅ Need to cover a large area, slope, or a fence with a pretty, fragrant dense shrub just in one season? This is your plant!
    • 🏖 Clerodendrum inerme, also known as Wild Jasmine, Sorcerer's Bush, or Seaside Clerodendrum, is perfect for covering large areas or fences quickly in just one season. This is perfect privacy plant!
    • 🏖 It is called Seaside Clerodendrum for a reason! It grows anywhere, including sand and, as we discovered, even over hot black plastic ground cover 😎
    • 🏖 Fast growing vining shrub with round, shiny, deep green leaves. Always in flower with white, fragrant blooms.
    • 🏖 Extremely hardy: withstands cold, heat, salt, and drought. Not picky about soil (can grow on sand! it's seaside!) and tolerates drought well.
    • 🏖 Ideal for coastal areas, tolerates salt spray and harsh sun, as well as shaded areas.
    • 🏖 Versatile: suitable for topiary or bonsai.
    • 🏖 Wind-tolerant and robust, making it a reliable choice for various settings.


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    Date: 18 Nov 2024

    What Pinwheel flower is fragrant?

    Tabernaemontana australis, Australian Pinwheel

    Tabernaemontana australis, Australian Pinwheel

    Tabernaemontana australis, Australian Pinwheel

    Tabernaemontana australis, Australian Pinwheel

    Tabernaemontana australis, Australian Pinwheel

    Tabernaemontana australis, Australian Pinwheel

    💌 What Pinwheel flower is fragrant?

    • 🌸 Tabernaemontana australis, or Australian Pinwheel, is a stunning plant that makes an exceptional addition to any rare fragrant plant collection.
    • 🌸 With beautifully shaped, white pinwheel-like flowers and strikingly dark, glossy leaves that are elongated and pointed, this plant is a feast for the eyes and a treat for the senses.
    • 🌸 Ideal for adding interest to landscape understories, Australian Pinwheel is a slow-growing, low shrub that can be maintained at a manageable 3-4 feet, or allowed to reach up to 5-6 feet, forming a dense, bushy specimen. This versatility makes it an excellent choice as an accent plant, specimen, or container plant.
    • 🌸 Though it shares similarities with other species like Tabernaemontana divaricata (Pinwheel Jasmine) and T. orientalis (Banana Bush), this Australian native has its own unique character. Its blooms resemble those of T. africana but are smaller, at about 1 inch in diameter.
    • 🌸 If you're looking to add an exotic, fragrant, and eye-catching plant to your collection, the Australian Pinwheel brings elegance and distinction, standing out with its lush foliage and starry, white blossoms!


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    How to establish Tabernaemontana and get more fragrant blooms

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