Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 7 Jul 2024

How to grow Popcorn with pretty flowers

Cassia didymobotrya (Popcorn Cassia)

Cassia didymobotrya (Popcorn Cassia)

Cassia didymobotrya (Popcorn Cassia)

Cassia didymobotrya (Popcorn Cassia)

Cassia didymobotrya (Popcorn Cassia)

Cassia didymobotrya (Popcorn Cassia)

Cassia didymobotrya (Popcorn Cassia)

Cassia didymobotrya (Popcorn Cassia)

🍿 How to grow Popcorn with pretty flowers

  • 🌽 Cassia didymobotrya (Popcorn Cassia) is a fun plant! When rubbed, its leaves emit a scent similar to buttered popcorn, hence its name.
  • 🌽 It blooms with beautiful large clusters of sunny yellow flowers.
  • 🌽 Perfect fast growing flowering shrub - ideal for places where you want to see a showy, pretty plant quickly
  • 🌽 Butterfly magnet - one of the favorite flowers for all kinds of butterflies! Everyone who is working on a butterfly garden, plants Popcorn Cassia


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Date: 5 Jul 2024

Why Pharaoh Mask has stunning 3D effect?

Colocasia Pharaoh Mask

🎭 Why Pharaoh Mask has stunning 3D effect?
  • 👺 Colocasia Pharaoh Mask (tm) that we mentioned earlier is flourishing today in our garden!
  • 👺 Vibrant green leaves highlighted by striking purple veins, giving a distinct 3D appearance.
  • 👺 As they mature, the leaf edges curl, enhancing the purple veins. Each leaf, supported by sturdy, dark stems matching the veins' color, resembles a masquerade mask.
  • 👺 A cluster of these plants creates a striking visual with its unique foliage and dark stems, standing out among other elephant ears.
  • 👺 It's a must-have for any rare plant collector and is sure to be a showstopper and conversation piece!


📸 More pictures in next post

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Date: 29 Jul 2024

What is better - Blue or Pink? You need both!

Blue Butterfly Bush (Clerodendrum ugandense)

Blue Butterfly Bush (Clerodendrum ugandense)

Pink Butterfly Bush (Clerodendrum mastacanthum)

Pink Butterfly Bush (Clerodendrum mastacanthum)

🎀 What is better - Blue or Pink? You need both!



These two varieties of Clerodendrum must go together - Blue Butterfly and Pink Butterfly - perfect combination! The flowers and butterfly-like shape attract butterflies and other pollinators to the garden. So these plants are all about butterflies!

Blue Butterfly Bush that we mentioned earlier, is a popular fast growing showy shrub with bright blue butterfly-like flowers

🎀 Pink Butterfly Bush is very rare new plant in cultivation, is very similar to more common Blue variety but has pink flowers.

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Date: 25 Jul 2024

How to grow Bougainvillea bonsai

Bougainvillea bonsai

Bougainvillea bonsai

Bougainvillea bonsai

Bougainvillea bonsai

🎍 How to grow Bougainvillea bonsai

  • 🌸 Choose a Variety: Select a dwarf variety or one with smaller leaves and flowers for easier training. The best dwarfs are "Pixie" and "Sunvillea" varieties.
  • 🌸 Potting: Use a small, shallow bonsai pot with good drainage. A bonsai soil mix is ideal as it provides proper aeration and drainage.
  • 🌸 Pruning and Training: Regularly prune to maintain shape and encourage new growth. Use wire to train branches, but be careful not to damage the plant. Prune after flowering to shape and maintain size.
  • 🌸 Watering and Feeding: Water thoroughly when the soil is dry but avoid waterlogging. Use a liquid fertilizer such as Sunshine Megaflor for profuse flowering.
  • 🌸 Light: Place in a sunny location, as bougainvilleas require plenty of light to thrive and bloom.


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Date: 24 Jul 2024

How to grow Lobster Claw

Heliconia rostrata - Lobster Claw, Parrot's beak

Heliconia rostrata - Lobster Claw, Parrot's beak

Heliconia rostrata - Lobster Claw, Parrot's beak

Heliconia rostrata - Lobster Claw, Parrot's beak

How to grow Lobster Claw

💅 How to grow Lobster Claw

  • Heliconia rostrata - Lobster Claw, Parrot's beak is one of the most recognized and widely grown tropical plants, and one of the most beautiful!
  • The inflorescence is one of the most colorful you will ever encounter.
  • The flowers last a long time and make an excellent cut flower.
  • It is an easy grower in tropical areas but some room is required because the stalks can reach 7 feet in height.
  • Pretty cold hardy, it can withstand temperatures in the high 20s F.
  • Can be grown in large pots in colder areas.


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