Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 22 Aug 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

What flower looks plastic

Clusia lanceolata - Porcelain Flower or Cerra Cipapau Apple, flower

Clusia lanceolata - Porcelain Flower or Cerra Cipapau Apple, fruit with seeds

Clusia lanceolata - Porcelain Flower or Cerra Cipapau Apple, fruit

What flower looks plastic... or ceramic?

🔥 #Fun_Facts: Clusia lanceolata - Porcelain Flower or Cerra Cipapau Apple is a delightful small tree native to America with flowers looking just like they are made of porcelain! Gorgeous pink flowers with mauve throats look almost artificial. The tree happily blooms in shade, and the fruit resembles a small apple and is enjoyed by birds and wildlife. Very undemanding plant.

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Date: 6 Aug 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

What orchid tree has stunning red and yellow flowers year around?

Bauhinia madagascariensis - Red Butterfly Orchid Tree

💋 What orchid tree has stunning red and yellow flowers year around? Madagascar Orchid Tree.

We showed you in earlier post one showy red Orchid tree - Bauhinia galpinii; but this one is even more spectacular!

🔴 Bauhinia madagascariensis - Red Butterfly Orchid Tree is a very rare plant in cultivation and one of the most spectacular Bauhinia. Rare, collectible species.
🔴 Flowers and extremely showy, look like scarlet butterflies with bright yellow stripes at the base of each petal.
🔴 It grows into a small tree or tall bush. Fast growing. Attracts butterflies.
🔴 Plant in in full sun to get the most of its flowering season - this one literally blooms year around!

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Date: 28 Jul 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Why Poinciana is super popular tropical flowering tree

🌼 Why Poinciana is super popular tropical flowering tree

🟡 Peltophorum - Golden Flamboyant, Yellow Poinciana, in one of the most popular flowering trees of Tropics, along with Delonix and Jacaranda.
🟡 Golden Showers: It has bright yellow flowers bloom in clusters, creating a stunning, sunshiny display.
🟡 Butterfly Magnet: Attracts butterflies and bees, bringing life and movement to your garden.
🟡 Shade Provider: Its wide, spreading canopy offers a cool, shady spot to relax under.
🟡 Easy Maintenance: Low-maintenance and hardy, making it perfect for those who want beauty without the hassle.
🟡 Tropical Vibe: Adds a lush, tropical feel to any garden, making you feel like you're on a permanent vacation.
🟡 Fast Grower: Quick to grow, so you don’t have to wait long to enjoy its full beauty.
🟡 Elegant Foliage: Delicate, fern-like leaves add an elegant touch and sway gracefully in the breeze.
🟡 Long Blooming Season: Enjoy its gorgeous flowers for an extended period, adding color and joy to your garden.

📚 Three top tropical trees - from the legends of Caribbean

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Date: 28 Jul 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Why Poinciana is super popular tropical flowering tree

Peltophorum - Golden Flamboyant, Yellow Poinciana

🌼 Why Poinciana is super popular tropical flowering tree

🟡 Peltophorum - Golden Flamboyant, Yellow Poinciana, in one of the most popular flowering trees of Tropics, along with Delonix and Jacaranda.
🟡 Golden Showers: It has bright yellow flowers bloom in clusters, creating a stunning, sunshiny display.
🟡 Butterfly Magnet: Attracts butterflies and bees, bringing life and movement to your garden.
🟡 Shade Provider: Its wide, spreading canopy offers a cool, shady spot to relax under.
🟡 Easy Maintenance: Low-maintenance and hardy, making it perfect for those who want beauty without the hassle.
🟡 Tropical Vibe: Adds a lush, tropical feel to any garden, making you feel like you're on a permanent vacation.
🟡 Fast Grower: Quick to grow, so you don’t have to wait long to enjoy its full beauty.
🟡 Elegant Foliage: Delicate, fern-like leaves add an elegant touch and sway gracefully in the breeze.
🟡 Long Blooming Season: Enjoy its gorgeous flowers for an extended period, adding color and joy to your garden.

📚 Three top tropical trees - from the legends of Caribbean

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Date: 20 Jul 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Why is it called Cry Baby Tree?

⚡️ Why is it called Cry Baby Tree?

👶 Erythrina (Cry Baby Tree): When the wind blows through its leaves, it produces a rustling sound that resembles a baby crying, hence its name. The plant has spectacular red flowers and beautiful red seeds (see also earlier post).

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Date: 20 Jul 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Why is it called Cry Baby Tree?

Erythrina flower - Cry Baby Tree

Erythrina seeds - Cry Baby Tree

Erythrina - Cry Baby Tree

⚡️ #Fun_Facts: Why is it called Cry Baby Tree?

👶 Erythrina (Cry Baby Tree): When the wind blows through its leaves, it produces a rustling sound that resembles a baby crying, hence its name. The plant has spectacular red flowers and beautiful red seeds (see also earlier post).

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Date: 17 Jul 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

How to add color to your yard

🌈 How to add color to your yard.

🔜 Lovely Cassias we mentioned in earlier post are in full bloom today - they love the Summer Heat! They are our favorite Summer flowers.
🔜 Cassia (Senna) trees are compact, fast growing, tolerant to drought and poor soils, free-flowering and relatively cold hardy. Always a great choice!
🔜 Cassias come in several colors: yellow, orange, pink, red and rainbow.
🔜 Yellow-flowering cassias:

Senna surattensis (Cassia glauca)

🔜 Pink/red and multi-color Rainbow cassias (which are hybrids between yellow and pink cassias):

Cassia grandis - Red Cassia
Cassia javanica - Apple Blossom Tree
Cassia marginata - Rainbow Shower Tree
Cassia roxburghii - Ceylon Senna
Cassia x nodosa - Pink Shower, Appleblossom.

❔ What cassias do you have in your garden?
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Date: 17 Jul 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

How to add color to your yard

🌈 How to add color to your yard.

🔜 Lovely Cassias we mentioned in earlier post are in full bloom today - they love the Summer Heat! They are our favorite Summer flowers.
🔜 Cassia (Senna) trees are compact, fast growing, tolerant to drought and poor soils, free-flowering and relatively cold hardy. Always a great choice!
🔜 Cassias come in several colors: yellow, orange, pink, red and rainbow.
🔜 Yellow-flowering cassias:

Senna surattensis (Cassia glauca)

🔜 Pink/red and multi-color Rainbow cassias (which are hybrids between yellow and pink cassias):

Date: 17 Jul 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

How to add color to your yard

Rainbow Cassia

🌈 How to add color to your yard.

🔜 Lovely Cassias we mentioned in earlier post are in full bloom today - they love the Summer Heat! They are our favorite Summer flowers.
🔜 Cassia (Senna) trees are compact, fast growing, tolerant to drought and poor soils, free-flowering and relatively cold hardy. Always a great choice!
🔜 Cassias come in several colors: yellow, orange, pink, red and rainbow.
🔜 Yellow-flowering cassias:

Senna surattensis (Cassia glauca)

🔜 Pink/red and multi-color Rainbow cassias (which are hybrids between yellow and pink cassias):

Date: 11 Jul 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

What Tree Calliandra brings into your garden?

Calliandra houstoniana - Tree Calliandra

Calliandra houstoniana - Tree Calliandra, flower

⚡️ #Fun_Facts: Tree Calliandra

🎉 Calliandra houstoniana - Tree Calliandra - is the only tree form of Powderpuff. It quickly grows into a bushy beautiful tree in just one season, and fluffy pink flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies year around

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