Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 29 Apr 2024

What is the bluest flower of the Tropics?

Eranthemum pulchellum - Blue Sage, Lead Flower

Eranthemum pulchellum - Blue Sage, Lead Flower

Eranthemum pulchellum - Blue Sage, Lead Flower

What is the bluest flower of the Tropics?

Eranthemum pulchellum - Blue Sage, or Lead Flower is brightest gentian blue - very unusual color in the tropics!
  • &💙 Winter heavy bloomer
  • &💙 Attracts butterflies and bees 🐝
  • &💙 Compact shrub, responds well to pruning.
  • &💙 Shade lover. Will happily bloom in the shade!
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Date: 28 Apr 2024

What is Lions Ears: the plant that keeps growing through the flower!

Lion's Ears - Leonotis leonurus

Lion's Ears - Leonotis leonurus

Lion's Ears - Leonotis leonurus

Lion's Ears - Leonotis leonurus

Lion's Ears - Leonotis leonurus

Lion's Ears - Leonotis leonurus

Lion's Ears - Leonotis leonurus

What is Lion's Ears: the plant that keeps growing "through the flower"!

Leonotis leonurus is another Nature's Wonder. Flower petals purportedly resemble Lion's ears, and bunch of upper leaves from a distance resemble Lions tails. A curious thing, the plant continues growing through the flower! This creates a multi-level appearance.<
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Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Everblooming.<
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⚕️ Used in Eastern medicine<
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Date: 26 Apr 2024

Caesalpinia pulcherrima - Red Dwarf Poinciana

Caesalpinia pulcherrima - Red Dwarf Poinciana

Caesalpinia pulcherrima - Red Dwarf Poinciana

🎨 "Gardening is the art that uses flowers and plants as paint, and the soil and sky as canvas." - Elizabeth Murray <
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❓ Why is it called a Peacock Flower? See yourself...<
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📷 Caesalpinia pulcherrima - Red Dwarf Poinciana, Bird of Paradise, Pride of Barbados, Peacock flower...

One of the most spectacular tropical bloomers. An eye-stopper!<
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Date: 24 Apr 2024

What plant is fragrant, easy and fast growing? Cashmere Bouquet!

Clerodendrum bungei - Glory Bower, Cashmere bouquet

Clerodendrum bungei - Glory Bower, Cashmere bouquet

Clerodendrum bungei - Glory Bower, Cashmere bouquet

Clerodendrum bungei - Glory Bower, Cashmere bouquet

Clerodendrum bungei - Glory Bower, Cashmere bouquet

💐 What plant is fragrant, easy and fast growing? Cashmere Bouquet!

Clerodendrum bungei - Glory Bower, Cashmere bouquet. <
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🌸 Need a fast growing, spreading shrub for privacy? Cashmere bouquet is a shrub with benefits - the flowers are beautiful and sweetly fragrant.

Also ideal for the container grown patio plant.<
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Attracts butterflies to the large flower trusses. <
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🌡 Hardy to zone 8.<
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Date: 22 Apr 2024

What is the best butterfly and hummingbird attractor? Thats the one, called

Odontonema callistachyum - Butterfly Bush

What is the best butterfly and hummingbird attractor? That's the one, called Butterfly Bush.

Odontonema callistachyum - Butterfly Bush, is an easy to grow medium size shrub. It is very fast growing and will bloom for you in both shade or full sun. <
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🌞 Here in Florida it starts blooming in late Winter and keeps going throughout the year.<
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