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๐Ÿ’› How to get an easy and showy butterfly attracting bush ๐Ÿฆ‹

๐Ÿ Tecoma stans
- Yellow Elder is a great everblooming bush or a small tree for your butterfly garden.

๐Ÿ Golden Blooms: Bright yellow trumpet-shaped flowers that light up your garden with vibrant color.

๐Ÿ Pollinator's Delight: Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, bees, adding lively visitors to your garden.

๐Ÿ Drought-Tolerant: Tough and resilient, perfect for sunny spots and low-water gardens.

๐Ÿ Long Blooming: Flowers almost all year round, providing continuous bursts of sunshine.

๐Ÿ Compact Size: Ideal for small spaces or containers, fitting nicely into any garden layout.

๐Ÿ Easy Care: Low-maintenance and hardy to light freeze, great for gardeners of all experience levels.

๐Ÿ Lush Greenery: Rich green foliage that stays beautiful all year, even when not in bloom.

๐Ÿ Tropical Charm: Adds a bright, tropical feel, making every day feel like a sunny getaway.

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๐Ÿฅญ Use your yard instead of being used by your yard!

Tired of mowing a boring lawn? Get some colors in your yard and grow edible landscape!

Select useful, functional plants:
๐ŸŒบ Spectacular Eye Candies
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๐ŸŒณ Hedges with Benefits
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๐Ÿฆ‹ Butterfly Attractors
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๐Ÿ’ Food Forest
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At TopTropicals, we have 25 years experience growing rare tropical fruit trees and flowering plants.

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๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ How this Raspberry ginger became viral spiral

๐Ÿ“Spectacular! Costus vargasii - Spiral Ginger Raspberry Yogurt

๐Ÿ“This interesting name refers to the colorful raspberry colored stem, but that's not the only colorful thing about this Spiraling Ginger.

๐Ÿ“The leaves are dark green, long and glossy with velvety deep purple undersides.

๐Ÿ“The inflorescence is a vivid red with tight bracts and bold yellow flowers.

๐Ÿ“The butterflies love to drink the nectar from the flowers.

๐Ÿ“This is a large vigorous ginger, the spirals are growing up to 5-6 ft tall!

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๐Ÿ˜ How to cover an ugly spot with a fragrance and and beauty, stop and smell the roses

๐ŸŒน Our Quisqualis vine - Rangoon Creeper - has grown over a roof of our water treatment system (which wasn't the prettiest view!). Now every time we pass by we have to "stop and smell the roses". It is so beautiful, and it does smell like roses!

๐ŸŒน It's scent is unforgettable, fruity and intoxicating... The flowers are born in clusters and each flower has many variations of color, depending on how old the flower is.

๐Ÿ“š Learn more from previous posts:
๐Ÿ’‹Flamingo pink with fruity fragrance
๐Ÿ’‹Single flower variety

๐Ÿ›’ Get your own Quisqualis vine

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๐ŸŽ€ What is our most favorite Ginger plant? African Princess!

๐Ÿ‘ธ The most beautiful Ginger flower, in our opinion, is Costus fissiligulatus - African Princess, or Cameroon Costus - an amazing flowering Ginger from Gabon in West Africa.

๐Ÿ‘ธ Dazzling pink trumpet flower with a yellow throat. It is very floriferous with an inflorescence of numerous flower buds.

๐Ÿ‘ธ Low-growing plant only 3-4 ft that stands very erect.

๐Ÿ‘ธ Easy grower with similar growing requirements to other gingers.

๐Ÿ’ป What is your most favorite ginger? Share in comments!

๐Ÿ“š Gingers from previous posts:
Most interesting edible gingers
5 most spectacular Ginger species
How to French Kiss the Red Button Ginger

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โ›ฒ๏ธ How to get a fountain of fragrant flowers in no time

Clerodendrums
are that we mentioned earlier are all-time favorites for Southern landscape or indoor culture. Today's hero -

๐ŸŒŸ Clerodendrum minahasse - Fountain Clerodendrum, a dense, beautiful bush with beautiful, cascading, fragrant flowers.

๐ŸŒŸ It grows very fast, especially the second year, turning into a cascading display of fragrant flowers almost year around.

๐ŸŒŸ Takes both sun and shade, as most Clerodendrums.

๐ŸŒŸ It is a rare and hard to propagate plant.

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๐Ÿ’ฐ How to double your Gold

๐Ÿ’› Allamanda williamsii
- Stansils Double Gold has unusual double flowers! This vining shrub can be very compact unlike common Allamanda vines (that can become quite massive). You can trim it into a small bush, or let it grow over a fence or trellis.

๐Ÿ’› Stansils Double Gold is very attractive ever-blooming vine with bright yellow double trumpet-like flowers 3" wide, slightly fragrant, blooming year-round.

๐Ÿ’› Grows well in most soils. Keep fairly dry during winter and prune in spring before growth begins.

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๐Ÿ’ฎ How to grow fragrant Cashmere Bouquet

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Clerodendrum philippinum - Cashmere Bouquet, Scent Malli - is one of the most popular Indian fragrant flowers.

๐Ÿ’ Fast growing bush with lush tropical foliage and very fragrant white flowers, carnation-like, coming in big clusters.

๐Ÿ’ Shade tolerant, great for shade gardens and as an indoor plant to enjoy tropical fragrance year around.

๐Ÿ’ This plant is fast growing in right conditions and can spread runners. Plant it in isolated corner or in keep in a pot unless you want to have a large size hedge in no time just from one plant within couple seasons...

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๐Ÿ”ฅ Discover the most impressive Florida Vine!

๐Ÿ’ป "I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers." - Claude Monet

๐Ÿ“ธ Pyrostegia venusta - Flame Vine, is a stunning winter bloomer native to Florida. Its vibrant orange flowers resemble a fiery cascade, blanketing the tops of trees where the vine climbs. The tubular blossoms form dense clusters, creating a striking, flame-like appearance that stands out against the winter landscape, making it a spectacular sight during the cooler months.

โ“ What is your favorite tropical vine? Share in comments๐Ÿ‘‡

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๐Ÿ† How big is Giant Granadilla fruit and does it come from a Passion Vine?

Passiflora quadrangularis - Giant Granadilla Fruit is one of the species of a Passion Vine. Known for its impressive fruits and exotic flowers, it offers numerous benefits to gardeners.

โ˜ธ๏ธ Edible Fruit is impressive in size: 6-12 inches in length; it can weigh between 2 to 4 pounds! Though some may grow even larger under optimal conditions.๐Ÿ‘€
Granadilla fruits that are not only delicious but also rich in vitamins and nutrients.

โ˜ธ๏ธ Showy Flowers: Produces large, fragrant flowers with intricate designs

โ˜ธ๏ธ Attracts Pollinators: The flowers attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, promoting a healthy garden ecosystem.

โ˜ธ๏ธ Vigorous Grower: This vine grows rapidly and can cover trellises, fences, and pergolas, providing lush greenery and shade within just one season.

โ˜ธ๏ธ The fruits can be eaten fresh, juiced, or used in desserts and culinary dishes

โ˜ธ๏ธ Medicinal Properties: Traditionally used in some cultures for its potential health benefits, including digestive aid and anti-inflammatory properties.

โ˜ธ๏ธ Heat Tolerant: Thrives in warm climates and is relatively drought-tolerant once established.

๐Ÿ“š Learn more about Passion fruit and vine from previous posts:
ยท The truth about Passion flower and Passion fruit
ยท The Passion Fruit โ€“ Juicy Maracuya

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๐ŸŠ Discover rare Allamandas: Mandarin-flowered beauty

Allamanda violacea - rare variety Golden Indonesian Sunset. Flowers are multi-colored with bronze/golden highlights, some gardeners call it Mandarin Allamanda. Very showy flower, slightly fragrant.

โ“ What colors of Allamanda do you have? Share in comments๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ“š Check out from previous posts:
๐Ÿท Cabernet Allamanda
โญ๏ธ Stansils Double Gold Allamanda williamsii

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๐Ÿ’œ Why this Tibouchina is so popular: giant leaves & bold purple flowers

๐ŸŸฃ Glory bush, Quaresmeira - Tibouchina multiflora (grandifolia) - is truly a showstopper!

๐ŸŸฃ Fuzzy, Giant Leaves: We're talking huge velvety leaves, up to 10" across (or even 12" in shade!) - perfect for giving a gentle touch.

๐ŸŸฃ Colorful Surprise: As the plant matures, its lower leaves shift to fiery shades of orange and redโ€”adding a pop of color.

๐ŸŸฃ Purple Majesty: When in bloom, it graces you with spikes of stunning purple flowers. Itโ€™s a real head-turner!

๐ŸŸฃ Sun or Shade? No problem! This beauty thrives in either, so itโ€™s pretty flexible for your garden.

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๐Ÿง™โ€โ™€๏ธ Why the shamans call Ayahuasca "vine of the soul"

๐Ÿฅƒ Banisteriopsis caapi, known as Ayahuasca, is the key ingredient in the traditional Amazonian brew revered as the "vine of the soul." Used in sacred rituals for its hallucinogenic and healing properties, it cleanses the body and spirit while serving as a profound teacher in indigenous ceremonies.

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