Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 13 Feb 2017

New Video. Radio Top Tropicals.

New Video: 10 plants that will make you happy, Plant #2 - Candle Tree.

We continue your series about Ten Plants That Will Make You Happy. Today's story is about Candle Tree... one of the most fascinating ornamental and fruit trees in cultivation. This unusual plant will be a conversation piece of your plant collection. Happy candles will help you to cope with a cold and will definitely make you happy.
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Check out this video: 10 plants that will make you happy. Plant #2 - Candle Tree.

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Radio Top Tropicals - every Saturday 11 am! Introducing Radio Top Tropicals. Our first live webcast last Saturday was a success.
The topic was Plants of Love - Aphrodisiacs.

The webcast followed our Valentine's Day local sale.
We are extending this sale for 2 days, from local customers, to those who live in other states. Hurry up and take advantage of this generous 25% off on Plants of Love - Aphrodisiacs! Sale ends end of Valentines day, Tuesday, February 14.

Our next air time: Saturday February 18, at 11 am.
Topic: WEED OR WONDER PLANT?
We will explore plants considered invasive species, or weeds, here in Florida, and reveal interesting and not-so-well-known facts about them. Our Host Robert Riefer - State Certified Crop Adviser, and Weed Specialist - answering all your gardening questions.

Listen to Radio Top Tropicals, every Saturday, at 11 am! You may use our website radio player DURING AIR TIME and see the pictures of plants we are talking about. To ask questions using live chat, you need to log in at Mixlr.com or simply call our office 239-689-5745 during air time!

Check out our upcoming radio shows and get your gardening questions ready!

Date: 3 Feb 2026

Four popular plants of friendship, appreciation, and shared connection

Heliconia flower

Heliconia flower

Ixora flower

Ixora flower

Bougainvillea flower

Bougainvillea flower

Gardenia flower

Gardenia flower

💕 Four popular plants of friendship, appreciation, and shared connection



Not all love is romantic. Many tropical plants symbolize warmth, friendship, hospitality, and human connection.

❣️ 1. Gardenia


Gardenia symbolizes quiet devotion, gratitude, and unspoken affection. It is often given to express deep appreciation rather than dramatic romance.
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❣️ 2. Heliconia


With its interlocking bracts, heliconia represents unity, partnership, and celebration. It is often linked to joyful relationships and togetherness and is widely used as a long-lasting cut flower in tropical arrangements.
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❣️ 3. Bougainvillea


Bougainvillea symbolizes enduring love and protection - beauty supported by strength. It is often associated with commitment and resilience in relationships.
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❣️ 4. Ixora


Known in parts of Asia as the "flower of love", Ixora represents friendship, emotional closeness, and community bonds.
👉 Ixora gift

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