Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 29 May 2025

A Plumeria you can train to climb? Fragrance on the fence - the climbing Frangipani

Chonemorpha fragrans - Frangipani vine

💮 A Plumeria you can train to climb? Fragrance on the fence - the climbing Frangipani...
  • 💮 Twelve-inch leaves and a perfume cloud? Yes, it's real. Chonemorpha fragrans, or Frangipani vine, is a large woody tropical liana with clusters of large, perfume-fragrant flowers and lush green foliage. It is close related to perfumed Plumeria - Frangipani.
  • 💮 Chonemorpha fragrans, the stunning Frangipani vine is a classic tropical woody climber, Plumeria's wilder cousin, bursting with huge, lush leaves (up to 12 inches long!) and clusters of intensely fragrant, creamy white flowers that smell just like your favorite Plumeria.
  • 💮 Unlike its tree-form relative, this beauty grows as a vine and needs a strong support to climb - think fence, trellis, or pergola.
  • 💮 Plant it in full sun for the best bloom show, though it's happy in partial shade too.
  • 💮 With the right care and some fertilizer, it will turn your garden into a fragrant paradise and stop guests in their tracks. Plant it by your sitting area, and enjoy nature's own perfume drifting in the breeze!


🛒 Add Frangipani perfume to your fence

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#Perfume_Plants #Container_Garden #Hedges_with_benefits

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Date: 27 May 2025

Too weird to ignore, too easy not to grow!

Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus, Anthony's Rick-Rack, Fishbone Cactus

Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus, Anthony's Rick-Rack, Fishbone Cactus

Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus, Anthony's Rick-Rack, Fishbone Cactus, flower

Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus, Anthony's Rick-Rack, Fishbone Cactus, flower

Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus, Anthony's Rick-Rack, Fishbone Cactus

Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus, Anthony's Rick-Rack, Fishbone Cactus

Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus, Anthony's Rick-Rack, Fishbone Cactus, leaves

Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus, Anthony's Rick-Rack, Fishbone Cactus, leaves

Too weird to ignore, too easy not to grow!

  • ⚡️Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus. Also known as Anthony's Rick-Rack or Fishbone Cactus, this oddball epiphyte is famous for its zigzagging, succulent leaves that look like a green lightning bolt.
  • ⚡️ In nature, it climbs trees using aerial roots, but it's happy in a pot too.
  • ⚡️Give it bright, indirect light and let the soil dry out completely between waterings.
  • ⚡️In spring, it may reward you with a rare night-blooming flower that lasts just one magical evening.
  • ⚡️ Easy, sculptural, and full of character!


🛒 Add this oddball to your jungle

📚 More about exotic epiphytic cacti:


Disocactus ackermanni - Red Orchid Cactus
Epiphyllum oxypetalum - Queen of the Night
Pseudorhipsalis (Wittia) amazonica - Blue Flame
Epiphyllum guatemalense Monstrosa - Orchid Cactus, Curly Locks

#Fun_Facts #Container_Garden #Shade_Garden #Nature_Wonders

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Date: 26 May 2025

Simbas secret is patience

Simba the Cat

Simba the Cat

✨ Simba's secret is patience



"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

🐈 PeopleCats.Garden 
#PeopleCats #Quotes

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Date: 24 Oct 2024

What is the most popular fragrant Lady of the Night

What is the most popular fragrant Lady of the Night

✨ What is the most popular fragrant Lady of the Night


  • Looking to add a little magic to your garden? Brunfelsia americana - Lady of the night - is all time favorite of fragrant gardens.

  • This Brazilian beauty isn't your ordinary shrub - it grows compact, loves partial shade, and rewards you with creamy white flowers that release their sweetest fragrance under the cover of darkness. It's like nature's way of setting the mood for evening strolls!

  • Plus, its blooms are irresistible to butterflies and hummingbirds, turning your garden into a lively stage.

  • Lady of the Night is like having a fragrant garden party that starts when the sun goes down. Low-maintenance, pollinator-friendly, and elegant - what more could you want? Whether outdoors or in, this shrub will bring charm and excitement to any space, day or night!


🛒 Plant fragrant Brunfelsia

#Perfume_Plants #Shade_Garden

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Date: 14 Jun 2025

Fathers Day Celebration at Top Tropicals on June 14, 2025

Father's Day Celebration at Top Tropicals on June 14, 2025

🎊 Father's Day Celebration at Top Tropicals on June 14, 2025 🎉
  • 🎉 A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for our Father's Day Plant Market! We loved seeing so many familiar faces, welcoming new friends, and sharing the joy of nature together.
  • 🎉Our friendly #PeopleCats were hard at work, guiding guests through the garden as they picked out the perfect plants to brighten their spaces. The energy was vibrant, and the smiles were endless!
  • 🎉If you see yourself or your friends on the photos, save or forward to share the memories! We wish you the best of luck with all your new plants, and we can't wait to see you again at our next event. Happy planting!
  • 🎉Your TopTropicals Team works hard in the field and is always happy to help with your garden needs, plant selection, delivery, and installation: Kristi, Jamie, Onika, Damien, Chiane, Ashley, Beatriz, Fermin, Mark... and the #PeopleCats! 🌈


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