Date: 5 May 2025
🎀 Five plant gifts she'll love this Mother's Day
Q: My mother loves gardening and I am thinking to buy her a live plant to make her happy. What plant do you recommend?
A: At Top Tropicals, we have a big selection of wonderful gift plants . Below are a few suggestions for you, these plants are large, developed and ready to bloom or fruit!
1. Joy Perfume Tree
The
Champaka or Joy Perfume Tree (Magnolia champaca) - is a top choice for
Southern landscapes, prized for its striking columnar shape and fragrant,
fruity bubble gum-scented blooms - you won't be able to stop sticking your nose
in this flower! A signature plant at Top Tropicals, it's known for producing
the world's most expensive perfume, Joy. The Joy Perfume Tree blooms on and
off year-round and is currently in full bloom at our farm in Sebring, FL,
filling the air around with fantastic sweet scent. This tree thrives in both pots
and the ground, growing bushy and full as it matures. At Top Tropicals, we
have beautiful Champaka trees in all sizes, from 3-4 ft tall (ready to bloom in a year) to 6-10 ft tall (already
bloomed) for local pick up or delivery.
Learn more, with a short video.
2. Tropical Raspberry Mysore
Tropical
Raspberry Mysore (Rubus albescens) - is the perfect solution for those missing
Northern fruit in hot climates. Unlike traditional raspberries that can't
handle the heat, this fast-growing Raspberry from India thrives in humid, hot
conditions and produces juicy, sweet fruit almost year-round! The clusters of
purple-black fruit are packed with flavor, and the plant is perfect for large
containers, producing plenty of fruit in no time. Cold-hardy to the upper 20s
F, it's an easy-to-grow, fast producer. We have beautiful, fruit-ready 3 gal Raspberry
bushes, ready to add a burst of sweetness to your garden!
Learn more, with a short
video.
3. Fragrant Jasmine Sambac
Jasminum
Sambac is widely regarded as the most fragrant jasmine, cherished by
tropical gardeners and plant collectors alike. Native to India, this jasmine is the
source of jasmine perfume oil and the signature ingredient in jasmine tea.
With various varieties offering unique flower sizes, shapes, and growth
habits, it’' perfect for both sun and shade, thriving as a container plant or
indoor favorite. Its delightful fragrance fills the air, and with the help
of
Sunshine Pikake plant booster, you can enjoy even more blooms. Jasmine Sambac,
along with Champaka, is another signature plant of Top Tropicals. Through the decades, we've collected all the available varieties in cultivation - check them out!
Learn more about Jasmine Sambac
varieties, with a short video.
4. Everbearing mulberry
The Dwarf
Everbearing Mulberry (Morus sp.) - is the perfect way to enjoy fruit
year-round! This beautiful, cold hardy bush produces sweet, juicy mulberries starting
from the very first year - often the same season you plant it. With its dwarf
habit (easily maintained at 4-6 ft), it's perfect for containers and small
spaces. Cold-hardy and drought-resistant, this productive plant thrives in
various climates, from USDA zones 5 to 10! The fast-growing Mulberry will provide
fruit year-round, and with minimal care, it will flourish in almost any soil. Our
Everbearing Mulberry bushes produce enough fruit for both birds and breakfast - we pick a handful every day!
Learn more, with a
short video.
5. Medinilla Coral Spike
Rare Medinilla
scortechinii - Orange Coral Spike - is a rare gem that brings a touch of
the ocean to your garden! With bright orange stems bursting into star-shaped
blooms, it looks like something straight from a coral reef. Compact and easy to
grow, this plant stays under 2-3 ft tall, making it perfect for pots,
hanging baskets, or as an epiphytic accent. The glossy dark leaves contrast
beautifully with the vibrant orange panicles, and it thrives in bright shade. A must-have for collectors of unusual
tropical plants, this coral spike adds a bold pop of orange wherever it grows - but hurry, it doesn't stay in stock for long!
Learn more, with a short video.
