Adeniums can stop you in a strange way. It is not only the flowers,
although they help. It is the whole plant. The
swollen base, the curves, the way no two look quite the same. Some are thick
and heavy, some more refined, almost like they were shaped on purpose.
After a bit, you stop seeing them as
regular plants and start treating them more like objects you want to keep
and look at.
That is usually how a collection starts. One plant, then another that
feels different, and then you want contrast. Light next to dark, soft next
to bold, one with a wide base next to a taller form. It is not really about
having many. It is about how they
look together. And over time, each one changes a little, so the collection
never stays the same.
Adeniums display a wide diversity of colors and
forms, from red and pink to yellow and purple. Through multi-grafting,
several varieties can even grow and bloom on a single plant.
A world of colors in every bloom - how many can you
resist? Warning: Highly
collectible! No two are the same - and that’s exactly why one is never
enough. Rare, unique, unforgettable - build your collection, one stunning
bloom at a time.
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10 plants that can make you happy.
3D garden ideas.
3D garden ideas. Q: Can you make my yard bigger and prevent it from freezing?
A:Yes, we can make your backyard bigger by adding a 3rd dimension - trees as a upper level, shrubs as a second level, vines in between, low growing perennials below them. Add ground covers and potted plants as separate specimens in between in-ground planted trees and shrubs. One more separate dimension is orchids and other epiphytes that happily grow on the trees. This multi-level structure will allow you not only collect so many plants, but also maintain them in a natural environment, similar to how they grow in a wild.
As far as preventing from freezing - it depends. You can use greenhouse, cover plants, create microclimate under large canopies, etc. Some tropical plants are tolerant to light frost, once established. If it gets below freezing in your area for more than a few hours, and especially if you have numerous nights with frost throughout winter, we recommend to keep plants in pots (BTW, this way you save space and can collect even more!). Pots can be moved to protected area during cold nights. The more established the tree, the more chances to survive colder temperatures. You may also use propane heaters during cold nights.
We also use plant booster SUNSHINE boosters to increase plants cold tolerance.
Cold protection is a lengthy subject. Here is some more information on cold protection.
Also, we recommend to check out our magazine Tropical Treasures (about pushing the limits of tropical gardening) for a detailed article on cold protection.
These are specific articles on Zone-Pushing in different issue #s regarding dealing with cold. See downloadable issues:
(#1) Growing Tropicals in Nontropical Climate, Three Freezing Nights in Southwest Florida
(#2) Temperature drops - an alert or a rehearsal?
(#5) Dealing with cold snaps, Cold hardy beauties
(#7) When winter is around the corner, Growing exotic Cordyline in colder climate
(#8) When the weather outside is frightful
(#9) Winter champions
(#11) Ready-for-winter checklist for in-ground plants
(#13) Winter checklist
(#18) Dealing with cold damaged plants
You may also order hard copies.
If temperatures drop below freezing in your area, remember to add Heat Pack to your order!
10 plants that will make you happy.
Everyone wants to be happy. Did you know that growing plants is not only fun but can also make you happy? In our new series we will introduce to you 10 plants for your tropical collection that will make you happy.
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Date: 29 Aug 2021
Tropical Fruit Collections
September is a great month to plant. The soil is warm and the air
is beginning to get cooler which helps to encourage new roots to grow. For
much of the Country, September typically brings more opportunity for
additional rain and moisture, allowing you to water less. Take advantage of this time
of year to establish new plants in your gardens!
🌴 Twilight in the garden. Smokey is holding a glowing
pumpkin. Sunshine is sipping cocoa.
Sunshine: "Smokey, why does that plant look like it wants to fly away?"
Smokey: "That’s the Bat Lily - Tacca. It’s rare, it’s
weird, and it’s in bloom just in time for Halloween."
Sunshine: "Figures. You always find the spooky ones."
Meet the Bat Lily (Tacca)
Tacca is also called the Bat Lily or Devil Flower. This
tropical wonder grows bat-shaped wings and foot-long whiskers. The black
form
(Tacca chantrieri) looks straight out of a gothic dream, while the
white
one (Tacca nivea) is ghost-like and elegant.
Some of our plants are blooming right now in the nursery — true
Halloween magic! Blooms are delicate and may not travel, but the plants are
strong
and will flower again soon in your care.
Black Bat Lily (Tacca chantrieri) with dark maroon wings and long
whiskers
White Bat Lily (Tacca nivea) in bloom with wide ivory wings
"The White Bat Lily (Tacca nivea) is bold and sculptural, with oversized
ivory wings that command attention. Its pale bracts stretch wide above
clusters
of deep maroon flowers, and long, silvery whiskers spill gracefully through
the foliage. In filtered light, the plant seems to glow from within —
elegant, crisp, and perfectly balanced between the strange and the
beautiful.
If I could pick, I’d go with the White Tacca. It feels more
architectural, more balanced — those oversized wings catch light in a
way that
shows off every vein and curve. It looks engineered by nature, almost like
an
alien design prototype that actually works.
The Black Bat Lily (Tacca chantrieri) feels alive with shadow. Its dark
maroon wings and wiry whiskers make it look like something that fluttered
out of
the jungle at dusk. The bloom’s layered structure and near-black sheen
give it a quiet power — mysterious, understated, but impossible to
ignore. But if I were designing mood lighting for a greenhouse at night, the
Black Tacca wins. It’s subtle, mysterious, like a secret only visible
up
close. Together, they’re perfect opposites — yin and yang of the
tropical underworld: white for daylight, black for moonlight." — says
Tatiana Anderson, Top Tropicals Plant Expert
Special Offer: Discounts on Rare Tacca Plants
Grow your own Bat Lilies — White or Black — at a special
Halloween price!
Get 25% OFF Tacca plants with code
TACCA2025
Min order $25 (excluding S/H), valid online only,
cannot be combined with other offers.
Hurry, offer expires
November 03, 2025!
🎃
Storewide Halloween Sale – For Everything Beyond Tacca
Not into spooky plants? Enjoy savings on all other tropical plants
across the store!
Get 15% OFF tropical plants with code
HALLOWEEN2025
Min order $100 (excluding S/H), valid online only,
cannot be combined with other offers.
... Gemini are very fond of plants, especially flowers. They are able to
devote their lives to favorite plants, selecting new varieties, planting
gardens, parks and arboretums.
In addition, the planet-ruler Mercury gives them with business ability -
Gemini are excellent flower merchants of any level: from flower growers who
sell their plants to everyone, to wholesalers who supply their delicate fragrant
goods around the world.
In their house, Gemini do not keep too many plants, they have enough of
those that grow outside in their nursery and garden. However, among those who
nevertheless became piece of the family (exactly this way Gemini perceive their
house plants), preference is given to graceful forms, pubescent and curly,
like Farfugium, Monstrous epyphyllum, often carved leaves (Monstera) and plants with
aroma. All these properties not only improve the physical well-being of Gemini,
but also helps save the spiritual and mental balance of their contradictory
but all while tender and romantic nature. Gemini don't care about common
spices, they love unusual plants and especially those with a sweet scent. Their
favorite aroma is rose and similar, like fragrances of Clerodendrums, Jasmines, Gardenias, Plumeria, and Brunfelsia. At critical moments sweet scents awaken them into the
life!..
