🌸 Transform your garden with the Chinaberry Tree (Melia azedarach) - a fast-growing, fragrant beauty that doubles in size in just one season!
🌸 Its lilac flowers and sweet vanilla-like scent will fill your garden with elegance, while its hardy nature ensures it thrives even in colder climates.
🌸 Enjoy lush, green foliage and a lovely shade canopy, all with minimal care. Plus, it's low-maintenance, pest-resistant, and has medicinal benefits!
Ready to add this aromatic gem to your landscape? Don't wait bring home the Chinaberry Tree today!
Rare Night-Blooming Cactus that Glows and Grows Large Edible Fruit
Epiphyllum hookeri - Rare Night-Blooming Cactus with fragrant flowers and large edible fruit
Epiphyllum hookeri - Night-Blooming Cactus with large leaves
Epiphyllum hookeri - Night-Blooming Cactus large flowers
Rare Night-Blooming Cactus that Glows and Grows Large Edible Fruit 🍅
Did you know this nigh blooming beauty has large edible fruit? Why the Epiphyllum hookeri is the ultimate two-for-one plant for tropical garden lovers.
Climbing Cactus Plant Facts
Botanical name: Epiphyllum hookeri, Epiphyllum strictum, Epiphyllum stenopetalum, Epiphyllum phyllanthus Also known as: Climbing Cactus, Hooker's Orchid Cactus
USDA Zone: 9 - 11
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🌠 The Midnight Spectacle
Most gardeners grow the Epiphyllum hookeri for its "ghostly" white flowers. These massive, fragrant blooms wait until sunset to unfurl, reaching their peak beauty under the moonlight before fading at dawn.
🌠 The Edible Bonus
What many don’t realize is that this specific seed-grown type is a "fruiting" powerhouse. After the dramatic floral display, the plant sets smooth, elongated fruit. The flavor? Mild, sweet, and surprisingly refreshing -think of it as a garden-grown secret.
🌠 How to Grow It
Light: Filtered sun or bright shade (no harsh midday sun!). Hydration: Regular watering in well-drained soil. Display: It’s a natural climber/cascader—put it in a hanging basket and let it shine.
Just in time for spring: Nun Orchid blooms for months!
Phaius tankervilleae, Chinese Ground Orchid, Nut Orchid
Phaius tankervilleae, Chinese Ground Orchid, Nut Orchid
Phaius tankervilleae, Chinese Ground Orchid, Nut Orchid
Just in time for spring: Nun Orchid blooms for months! 🌹
🌷 What a wonderful treat after a long cold winter: Nun Orchid (Phaius tankervillea) is putting on a full show right now in the garden - and it’s been going strong since February.
🌷 These plants were already loaded with buds before our Record 25F Florida Freeze, so I moved the two pots into the garage to protect them. Totally worth it - they came through beautifully and didn’t miss a beat.
🌷 Now they’re in full bloom and should keep going well into April. This is one of those rare orchids that just keeps going.
🌷 Unlike most orchids, Nun Orchid grows in regular soil. Big lush leaves, tall flower spikes, and it’s perfectly happy in filtered light - great for patios, containers, or a shady spot in your garden.
Mix with honey and a little water to soften the texture.
Spoon the mixture into small cups or molds.
Freeze until icy-soft.
Serve topped with fresh mint for a refreshing tropical snack.
🌿 About the plant:
Pitomba (Eugenia luschnathiana) is a tropical fruit native to Brazil, prized for its bright, citrusy pulp with a sweet-sour kick. The flavor is often compared to a mix of apricot, citrus, and mild resin, making it refreshing and snack-worthy straight from the fruit.
Pitomba Plant Facts
Botanical name: Eugenia luschnathiana, Phyllocalyx luschnathianus Also known as: Pitomba
USDA Zone: 9 - 11
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🌱 In the garden:
Pitomba grows as a small to medium-sized slow growing tree with glossy evergreen leaves. It thrives in warm climates, prefers full sun to light shade, suitable for USDA zones 10-11, it can also be grown in large containers and responds well to pruning, making it manageable for home gardens.
🌸Dombeya seminole - Tropical Rose Hydrangea: everyone who sees this plant falls in love at first sight. Exceptional rose-pink flower clusters cover the shrub, and butterflies and bees go wild over it. While it is considered a winter bloomer, here at Top Tropicals garden we regularly see it flower multiple times a year, with peak bloom from November through January and surprise blooms the rest of the year.
Tropical Rose Hydrangea Plant Facts
Botanical name: Dombeya Seminole Also known as: Tropical Rose Hydrangea
USDA Zone: 9 - 11
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🌸 Here is how to keep your Dombeya seminole happy and blooming more:
💋 1. Full sun
The more sun it gets, the more flowers it produces. Sun equals bloom power.
💋 2. Adequate water
Dombeyas are heavy drinkers. Regular watering fuels fast growth and heavier flowering.
💋 3. Feed for flowers
Use Sunshine Megaflor bloom booster with regular watering, or apply Green Magic controlled-release fertilizer every 6 months.
💋 4. Trim after flowering
Prune once blooms fade. A bushier plant means more flowering points next season.
💋 5. Give it space
This is a round, airy shrub. Allow at least 6 x 6 ft for good air circulation and even light exposure.
🌸 Quick facts you will appreciate: 💋Often called Tropical Hydrangea because of its hydrangea-like flower clusters 💋Blooms fall through spring, often all winter 💋Reaches about 6-7 ft tall and wide, but can be kept smaller with pruning 💋Thrives in full sun to partial shade and tolerates poor soil 💋An excellent nectar source for butterflies
If you want a beautiful color that refuses to quit, this shrub earns its spotlight.
