Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 8 Oct 2024

Is this Adenium?

caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

🌸 Is this Adenium? No, its a Morning Glory!


🌸 This remarkable caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis - is growing from a large caudex! The caudex can be of some weird shapes and forms. Similar to Desert roses (Adeniums), it grows caudex for water storage to survive extended drought periods. This is one of our favorite plants, easy to grow, makes a great conversation piece. It is a perfect for bonsai

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Learn more from previous post:
A beauty from Argentina

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Date: 30 Sep 2024

The solution to eliminate weeds finally found!

Senna (Cassia) alata - Empress Candle, Candelabra Plant

🌞 The solution to eliminate weeds finally found! Yet it has beautiful sunny flowers!

  • 🟡 Imagine a plant that grows fast, stays in bloom almost year-round, and covers your garden with lush, vibrant greenery with sunny, candle-like flowers. That's the Senna (Cassia) alata – Empress Candle, Candelabra Plant.
  • 🟡 This garden wonder lights up your space with golden, candle-like flowers, while its huge leaves provide cool shade and keep weeds at bay! Weeds 🌱 just don't have a chance to grow under its canopy!
  • 🟡 In just one or two seasons, it can grow up to 10 feet wide and 6-8 feet tall, creating a natural masterpiece of beauty.
  • 🟡 Butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees flock to its bright yellow flowers, which are followed by intriguing, rattling seed pods 🐝
  • 🟡 The Empress Candle isn't just a plant - it's a stunning, must-have addition that transforms any garden into a living work of art.


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Date: 29 Sep 2024

How to get a quick shade from Elephant Ear and crafts from Monkey Ear?

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🐘 How to get a quick shade from Elephant Ear and crafts from Monkey Ear?


  • 🙉 Looking for a cool looking tree that grows faster than your to-do list? Meet Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Monkey Ear Tree, or Elephant Ear Tree. This large, feathery beauty is one of the quirkiest members of the subtropics.

  • 🙉 This fast-growing, cold-hardy giant provides ample shade in no time, making it perfect for anyone seeking instant relaxation under a canopy.

  • 🙉 But here's the real kicker - the tree's pods curl up to resemble ears! These unique legume pods aren't just fun to look at, they're also great for crafts and decorations. Nature's art project, anyone?

  • 🙉 So, if you're looking for a curious tree with personality (and maybe a bit of ear charm), the Monkey Ear Tree is ready to impress. Grow it, shade it, and get crafty with its ear-shaped pods!


📱 See video how to make Monkey Ear bonsai in next post👇



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Date: 29 Sep 2024

How to get a quick shade from Elephant Ear and crafts from Monkey Ear?

Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Monkey Ear Tree, Elephant Ear Tree

Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Monkey Ear Tree, Elephant Ear Tree

Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Monkey Ear Tree, Elephant Ear Tree, seed pod

Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Monkey Ear Tree, Elephant Ear Tree, seed pod

Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Monkey Ear Tree, Elephant Ear Tree, seed pods

Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Monkey Ear Tree, Elephant Ear Tree, seed pods

Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Monkey Ear Tree, Elephant Ear Tree, flowers

Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Monkey Ear Tree, Elephant Ear Tree, flowers

Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Monkey Ear Tree, Elephant Ear Tree, fruit

Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Monkey Ear Tree, Elephant Ear Tree, fruit

🐘 How to get a quick shade from Elephant Ear and crafts from Monkey Ear?

  • 🙉 Looking for a cool looking tree that grows faster than your to-do list? Meet Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Monkey Ear Tree, or Elephant Ear Tree. This large, feathery beauty is one of the quirkiest members of the subtropics.
  • 🙉 This fast-growing, cold-hardy giant provides ample shade in no time, making it perfect for anyone seeking instant relaxation under a canopy.
  • 🙉 But here's the real kicker - the tree's pods curl up to resemble ears! These unique legume pods aren't just fun to look at, they're also great for crafts and decorations. Nature's art project, anyone?
  • 🙉 So, if you're looking for a curious tree with personality (and maybe a bit of ear charm), the Monkey Ear Tree is ready to impress. Grow it, shade it, and get crafty with its ear-shaped pods!


📱 See video how to make Monkey Ear bonsai in next post👇



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Date: 24 Sep 2024

How to spread luck?

Lucky Nut (Thevetia nereifolia)

Lucky Nut (Thevetia nereifolia)

Lucky Nut (Thevetia nereifolia) peach flower

Lucky Nut (Thevetia nereifolia) peach flower

Lucky Nut (Thevetia nereifolia) nuts

Lucky Nut (Thevetia nereifolia) nuts

Lucky Nut (Thevetia nereifolia) yellow flower

Lucky Nut (Thevetia nereifolia) yellow flower

🎲 How to spread luck? With Lucky Nuts!

  • 🍀 This tropical gem, also known as Lucky Nut (Thevetia nereifolia), is a small, compact tree with glossy, dark green leaves and gorgeous yellow-to-peach funnel-shaped flowers.
  • 🍀 Native to tropical America, it's admired for its smooth, triangular fruit that hides two large, oily seeds.
  • 🍀 It's rumored that planting a Lucky Nut tree brings good fortune!
  • 🍀 Beyond its charm, this handsome little tree is hardy and low-maintenance.
  • 🍀 Just don't let its mischievous name fool you- it's all about spreading luck!


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