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Date: 30 Aug 2024

What is the biggest Gardenia flower? Tahitian Gardenia is as big as your hand!

Gardenia taitensis "Heaven Scent"

✋ What is the biggest Gardenia flower? Tahitian Gardenia is as big as your hand!
  • 💮 Gardenia taitensis "Heaven Scent" has a double flower up to 6"in diameter!
  • 💮 This hybrid is very rare and hard to find.
  • 💮 The intoxicating sweet fragrant blossoms are creamy white works of art.
  • 💮 Huge double flowers up to 5-6" in diameter and large glossy oval leaves.
  • 💮 Perfect container plant


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Date: 28 Aug 2024

Why Champaka tree is such a popular perfume tree

Joy Perfume tree - Magnolia (Michelia) champaca

🏆 Why Champaka tree is such a popular perfume tree

  • 🏵 The flowers from Champaka, or Joy Perfume tree (Magnolia (Michelia) champaca) - are used to make the world's most expensive perfume 'Joy' and smell like fruity bubble gum... you can't stop sticking your nose in this flower!
  • 🏵 Sacred tree of India and SE Asia. The flowers exude a divine fragrance that is exceedingly pleasing to the Gods... and women.
  • 🏵 The tree is very compact for both landscapes and containers. It has bushy, yet columnar shape. Can be grown in container with minimal pruning.
  • 🏵 Blooms on and off several times a year. Relatively cold hardy, but requires regular watering.


🎥 Yellow Champaka in bloom. This tree is 3 years old.

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Learn more from previous posts:
Flower of the most expensive perfume
White Champaka
Article about Champaka

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Date: 10 Sep 2024

How Turks Cap can be full of snow in Summer

Malvaviscus x penduliflorus Variegata - "Summer Snow"

Malvaviscus x penduliflorus Variegata - "Summer Snow"

Malvaviscus x penduliflorus Variegata - "Summer Snow"

Malvaviscus x penduliflorus Variegata - "Summer Snow"

Malvaviscus x penduliflorus Variegata - "Summer Snow"

❄️ How Turk's Cap can be full of snow in Summer

  • ⛄️ Malvaviscus x penduliflorus Variegata - "Summer Snow"- is very rare variegated variety Turk's Cap, or Firecracker Hibiscus.
  • ⛄️ Almost ever-blooming, this shrub looks much like a hibiscus (to which it is closely related) which flowers are ready to open. In fact, the flowers never open much, hence the common name of Sleepy Hibiscus.
  • ⛄️ It blooms often, and the flowers attract hummingbirds. The 2 inch long tubular flowers appear to be constructed of crimson crepe paper as they nod against the large variegated leaves.
  • ⛄️ Some leaves can be completely white! The little tree looks like a decorated Christmas tree!
  • ⛄️ Can be kept compact shape and is good for container culture and bonsai.


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Date: 6 Sep 2024

What to plant by the pond?

Elephant Ears Illustris Colocasia

⛲️ What to plant by the pond?

  • 🐘 Elephant Ears Illustris Colocasia is a classic beauty.
  • 🐘 The heart-shaped, large purple-and-green leaves of Illustris are huge, and their dark highlights are stunning.
  • 🐘 This elephant ear is a lover of moist shade, but does best with a little dappled sunlight.
  • 🐘 It will tolerate boggy conditions.
  • 🐘 Provide light shade to full shade and consistently moist or boggy soil.
  • 🐘 It is a strong fast growing variety that does great in container, landscapes, ponds and patios.


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Date: 4 Sep 2024

How to grow your own Chanel #5

Cananga fruticosa - Dwarf Ylang-Ylang, Chanel No 5 Tree

Cananga fruticosa - Dwarf Ylang-Ylang, Chanel No 5 Tree

🌞 How to grow your own Chanel #5.

  • Cananga fruticosa - Dwarf Ylang-Ylang, Chanel No 5 Tree is a highly sought-after plant fragrant small tree.
  • ✨It stays compact with a lovely tree-like shape.
  • ✨ Flowers smell just like the full-size Ylang-Ylang (source of Chanel#5 perfume fragrance), though the fragrance may be lighter in less humid conditions.
  • ✨Starts flowering right away and blooms year-round in warm conditions.
  • ✨ Thrives as a container- and houseplant. Needs bright light for profuse flowering.


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