❔ Why do we love Ground Orchids?

❓ Q: I need your expert advice on a low growing perennial with pretty flowers that I can plant in semi-shade close to my house. What is your favorite perennial?

😊 A: Our most favorite bright flowering perennials are ground orchids!

• 💋 Ground orchids are the easiest and most rewarding flowers for a tropical garden. They thrive in regular garden soil or potting mix, tolerate both sun and shade, and bloom nearly year-round.
• 💋 Their adaptability makes them a perfect choice for any spot in the garden, whether you need to fill a sunny patch or a shaded area under trees.
• 💋 And look at these colors! From vibrant purples to soft pinks and yellows, ground orchids bring a splash of tropical beauty with minimal effort. Their consistent blooming makes them a must-have for gardeners seeking color all year.
• 💋 For profuse blooming, apply Sunshine Orchidasm - Orchid TotalFeed Booster.
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What Ginger makes a natural shampoo?

• 🎍Pine Cone Ginger (Zingiber Zerumbet), also called Shampoo Ginger due to its unique, milky substance found in the cones. It is widely used as a natural shampoo in Asia and Hawaii, and even found in commercial shampoos.
• 🎍Fragrant and Spicy: All parts of the plant are known for their strong, spicy fragrance.
• 🎍Stunning Flowers: The cone-shaped flowers are long-lasting and perfect for cut flower arrangements.
• 🎍Fun history: Pinecone ginger is a canoe plant, brought across the Pacific by ancient Polynesian settlers.

📚 Gingers from previous posts:

• 🟡Favorite Ginger - African Princess
• 🟡Most interesting edible gingers
• 🟡5 most spectacular Ginger species
• 🟡How to French Kiss: the Red Button Ginger

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🎸 How to have the Deep Purple mood year around

• 🟣 Calathea rufibarba - Fuzzy Pheasant Feather, Deep Purple Velvet Furry - a favorite of shade garden landscapers. This thin, fuzzy, rippled leaf Calathea is very attractive as well as durable. A purple leaf back adds to this plants rich color and texture.
• 🟣 The upper foliage of Calathea rufibarba is semi-glossy, and olive green. The under side of the foliage, along with the stems are rich burgundy to deep purple!
• 🟣 The stems are covered with fine purplish-brown hairs.
• 🟣 Place your Deep Purple Calathea in bright filtered or indirect light.

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⛲️ 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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🌞 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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