Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 26 Jan 2022

New Video:
The Hong Kong Orchid Tree

Bauhinia blakeana

"...Edging the golf course of the club was a glorious sweep of glowing purple. Even before I was near enough to identify the trees, the rich, heady perfume which filled the air told me they were Bauhinias. The sight left me breathless and it was then I realized how difficult was the attempt I was making to describe in mere words the trees I know better how to paint..." (D. Cowen, "Flowering trees and shrubs of India")

Bauhinia blakeana - Hong Kong Orchid Tree, is the most beautiful of all orchid trees, and the most wanted one. It has the largest flowers, brightly colored. Winter bloomer. These trees start flowering in very small size, when only 2-3 ft tall!
Certainly seeing flowering Bauhinia blakeana is one of the best things a plant collector will love about winter. It truly is the most beautiful orchid tree!

Read more: Bauhinias: Orchid trees with Butterfly flowers
Spectacular Hong Kong Orchid Tree - Eye Candy and "Clever Leaf"

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Date: 10 Jun 2024

What is the best shade tree that is fast growing and beautiful?

Bauhinia blakeana - Hong Kong Orchid Tree flower

Bauhinia blakeana - Hong Kong Orchid Tree flower

Bauhinia blakeana - Hong Kong Orchid Tree

Bauhinia blakeana - Hong Kong Orchid Tree

🌳 What is the best shade tree that is fast growing and beautiful?

  • 🌸 Orchid trees that we mentioned earlier are one of the most popular shade trees in Southern gardens.
  • 🌸 Bauhinia blakeana - Hong Kong Orchid Tree - is the most beautiful of all orchid trees.
  • 🌸 It has the largest flowers, brightly colored.
  • 🌸 Winter bloomer.
  • 🌸 Starts flowering in very small size, when only 2-3 ft tall.
  • 🌸 Very fast growing.


📚 Learn more: Bauhinias - trees with Orchid Flowers and Butterfly Wings
🎥 YouTube Video: Hong Kong Orchid Tree

🛒 Plant a Tree

#Quotes #Trees

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Date: 15 Dec 2024

What is the Secret of how to Make Vanilla Orchid bloom?

Vanilla Bean Orchid climbing a tree

😱 What is the Secret of how to Make Vanilla Orchid bloom? Let it climb!
  • ✨ Check out this Vanilla Bean Orchid thriving at TopTropicals! It's happily climbing a tree, gripping the bark tightly with its aerial roots.
  • ✨ Here's the scoop: Vanilla orchids won't bloom until they start climbing and feel securely attached to something strong.
  • ✨ If you are growing Vanilla in a pot, no worries - just add a small log or a burlap-covered board. This clever hack gives your vanilla the "solid ground" it craves, and soon enough, it'll reward you with blooms and vanilla beans!


📚 Learn more:


Where does Vanilla come from? How to grow your own Vanilla Beans.
Vanilla - The Most Versatile Orchid

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🛒 Shop Vanilla Bean Orchids

#Shade_Garden #How_to

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Date: 10 Nov 2022

Fertilizing indoor plants in Winter

Sunshine boosters for indoor palnts

What is the best fertilizer for indoor plants?
Can I fertilize house plants in Winter?

The best fertilizer for indoor plants is liquid fertilizer Sunshine Boosters (TM). It is amino-acid based, natural, and is safe to use with every watering and year around. Unlike dry fertilizers that are not recommended to use during Winter, Sunshine Boosters formula is mild and scientifically balanced. Your houseplants will consume exactly as much nutrients as they need even during cooler months of less active growth. Sunshine boosters will not burn roots and won't create nutrient lockup (excessive salts that often caused by dry fertilizers). Sunshine Boosters is a perfect food for all kinds of plants, and different boosters available for different plant types (flowering, fruiting, even for orchids). Check out Sunshine Boosters selection.

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Arundina graminifolia - Bamboo Orchid, Bird Ground Orchid

Grow Purple! In the photo: Arundina graminifolia - Bamboo Orchid, Bird Ground Orchid - Winter flowering orchid that grows in regular soil. These plants are in bloom right now, picture taken this week!

Date: 4 Aug 2024

If RED is your favorite flower color, this is your plant!

Epidendrum radicans - Orange Reed Ground Orchid

Epidendrum radicans - Orange Reed Ground Orchid

Epidendrum radicans - Orange Reed Ground Orchid

Epidendrum radicans - Orange Reed Ground Orchid

Epidendrum radicans - Orange Reed Ground Orchid

💋 If RED is your favorite flower color, this is your plant!
  • 👄 Epidendrum radicans - Orange Reed Ground Orchid, Sunrise - is one of the most spectacular ground orchids.
  • 👄 The Orange Reed Ground Orchid symbolizes warmth and energy, much like a sunrise, bringing a splash of color and life wherever it grows.


📚 See earlier posts about ground orchids: 1 2

🎥 YouTube: Ground Orchids

🛒 Shop Ground Orchids

#Shade_Garden #Container_Garden


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