How to find a plant name? Try Plant ID from TopTropicals - we know them all!

📷 Submit a picture of your mystery plant in comments to this post and we will put the name to it!

Lost in the jungle of unknown flora? Fear not! At TopTropicals, we're your guides through Nature's mysteries. Share a snapshot, and we'll unveil the identity of that mysterious plant in your garden.

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  🔹 Captured a cool looking flower but don't know what it is?
• 🔹 Own a rare plant but lost a tag?
• 🔹 Simply want to be "know-it-all" and impress others with your plant knowledge?

We can help! At TopTropicals we know all the Tropicals.

In the photos above: Citoria ternatea, Strongylodon macrobotrys, Aetanthus nodosus, Cananga fruticosa, Butea monosperma.

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🐞 The truth about Ladybugs in your garden life

❓ Q: I have Ladybugs in my garden, I wonder if they are eating my plants? Do I need to get rid of them?

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  🐞 Ladybug (Harmonia axyridis) is, in fact, one of the best insects you can find in your garden, it is a natural predator that takes care of many bad bugs, including aphids
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  🐞 Keep Ladybugs happy and bring them to your garden!
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  🐞 Ladybugs actually are cultivated as natural pest control, and you can even buy them for your yard, instead of chemicals!

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1. Love life of Ladybugs
2. Ladybug larvae eating aphids.
3. One of our #PeopleCats, "innocent" Ladybug (a.k.a. Bug) is wondering who else she can bug next...

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☕️ How to grow your own tea? Where does the tea come from? From Camellia!

• 🍃 Did you know that tea comes from a Camellia plant?
Camellia sinensis - Tea Leaf Tree - is the plant used to make all types of true tea: green, black, white, and oolong.
• 🍃Tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world, after water.
• 🍃Green tea is rich in antioxidants, which help protect your cells from damage.
• 🍃Drinking tea can boost your immune system, help fight off infections, improve oral health by reducing the growth of bacteria.
• 🍃Regular tea consumption is linked to improved bone health and reduced risk of osteoporosis. It can aid in weight loss by boosting metabolism and help reduce the risk of heart disease.
• 🍃Tea contains caffeine, which can improve mental alertness and focus. On the other hand, tea contains L-theanine, an amino acid that promotes relaxation and reduces stress.
• 🍃The plant is very slow growing, can be grown in container or in the ground in frost-free areas. Takes sun to semi-shade.

📚 Instructions how to make tea from tea leaves (PDF)

🛒 Plant your own Tea Tree

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How to attract more butterflies to your garden?

Attracting butterflies to your garden can be a fun and rewarding experience. Here are some tips to help you create a butterfly-friendly environment.

• 💐 Choose the right plants: butterflies are attracted to nectar-producing flowers such as odontonemas.
• 💐 Plant lots of bright flowers, especially of yellow and pink colors like some cassias which seem to be the pleasant to butterfly's eye.
• 💐 Use a variety of flowers to attract different species of butterflies. Check the list of butterfly-attracting tropical plants.
• 💐 Provide food for caterpillars: butterflies lay their eggs on specific host plants that caterpillars will eat. For example, monarch butterflies lay their eggs on milkweed. Passion flower (Passiflora) and Aristolochia that we introduced earlier, are also great butterfly hosts, but be prepared to sacrifice some leaves!
• 💐 Provide a water source: butterflies need a source of water to drink from. A shallow dish or birdbath with rocks in it will provide a place for butterflies to rest and drink.
• 💐 Avoid using pesticides: they can harm butterflies and other beneficial insects. Try using natural methods to control pests in your garden.
• 💐 Create a sunny spot: butterflies love warm, sunny spots. Plant your butterfly garden in an area that receives at least six hours of direct sunlight each day.
• 💐 Add a butterfly house to provide shelter for butterflies during bad weather and at night.

📸 Milkweed, Odontonema, Giant Milkweed

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