Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 24 Dec 2024

What is the most popular Christmas plant?

Christmas Orchid Cactus - Schlumbergera

😂 What is the most popular Christmas plant?

  • Every one knows Christmas Orchid Cactus - Schlumbergera. But this rare variety is exceptional - it is called New Deal.
  • This remarkable Christmas cactus hybrid has spectacular, large-flowers and blooms twice a season.
  • New Deal is completely lost to the trade today, but we have it at Top Tropicals for the first time after it was originally offered for purchase at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden over 90 years ago while having a special rare plant sale on the day of the famous presidential election on November 8, 1932 when F.D.R. was historically voted in as the next American president.
  • The plants we are offering are all 3rd generation vegetative propagation from an original specimen (still alive btw). Its name New Deal - is identical to President Franklin D. Roosevel main campaign slogan us
  • Not only is New Deal an exceptionally obscure, heirloom cultivar especially easy to grow under average house plant conditions,
  • It reliably produces almost an overabundance of brilliant violet-pink and white flowers which are easily an inch larger than any other variety.


💕 Do you have Christmas cactus at home? What colors? Share your pictures!

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"New Deal" - a remarkable Christmas cactus

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Date: 20 Dec 2024

Why Red Plumbago is so wanted for shade gardens

Plumbago indica - Chitraka, Scarlett Leadwort, Red Plumbago

👍 Why Red Plumbago is so wanted for shade gardens

  • ♥️ Plumbago indica - Chitraka, Scarlett Leadwort, Red Plumbago is a rare gem from India that boasts vibrant scarlet-red flowers. A semi-woody perennial shrub with graceful, flexible branches.
  • ♥️ Thrives in low-light areas, bringing bold color to places where many plants struggle.
  • ♥️ Works great in shade gardens, containers, or even indoors as a striking ornamental plant.
  • ♥️ Traditionally used in India for enhancing digestion and stimulating appetite, thanks to compounds like Plumbagin.
  • ♥️ Cold sensitive plant, protect from frost, keep above 40F.


📸 More photos in next post👇

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Date: 17 Dec 2024

How big does Paraiso Verde grow?

Philodendron x Paraiso Verde

👍 How big does Paraiso Verde grow?

  • Philodendron x Paraiso Verde is our favorite philodendron with striking leaves!
  • ✅ This large-leaf plant is perfect for growing indoors and is virtually care-free! It has long, beautifully variegated leaves with a mix of green, cream, and sometimes pinkish hues. Each leaf has a unique pattern, just like fingerprints! 💅
  • ✅ It grows fast and pretty big, so it needs some space. Each leaf is over a foot long. The plant can be trimmed as needed. Great solution for those who want to create some green paradise quickly.
  • ✅This variety is highly sought after by plant collectors due to its rarity and exotic appearance, and may be pretty expensive in trade.
  • ✅ As a bonus, Paraiso Verde helps purify the air by removing toxins, making it great for indoor environments - home or office.


👍 Create your tropical paradise indoors in no time!

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Rare showy plant that thrives indoors

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Date: 16 Dec 2024

When Brunfelsia is in bloom? Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

🌸 When Brunfelsia is in bloom? Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow!

  • 🅱️ Purple-flowered Brunfelsias are at the peak of their bloom right now!

  • 🅱️ Known as Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow for their magical color transformation from purple to lavender to white over three days: B. grandiflora, B. paucifolia, B. australis.

  • 🅱️ Brunfelsias are wonderfully fragrant winter bloomers

  • 🅱️ Perfect flowering shrub for shaded areas

  • 🅱️ Ideal for growing in containers. Compact and graceful growers.


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The number one flower for shady spots
Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow, Brunfelsia from Brazil

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Date: 16 Dec 2024

When Brunfelsia is in bloom? Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

🌸 When Brunfelsia is in bloom? Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow!

  • 🅱️ Purple-flowered Brunfelsias are at the peak of their bloom right now!

  • 🅱️ Known as Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow for their magical color transformation from purple to lavender to white over three days: B. grandiflora, B. paucifolia, B. australis.

  • 🅱️ Brunfelsias are wonderfully fragrant winter bloomers

  • 🅱️ Perfect flowering shrub for shaded areas

  • 🅱️ Ideal for growing in containers. Compact and graceful growers.


📚 Learn more about purple Brunfelsias:


The number one flower for shady spots
Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow, Brunfelsia from Brazil

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Shop purple Brunfelsias - Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow

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