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Craving a Mojito? Beat the Summer heat with Mojito Elephant Ears!

Colocasia sculenta Mojito

Colocasia sculenta Mojito

Colocasia sculenta Mojito

Colocasia sculenta Mojito

Mojito

Mojito

Colocasia sculenta Mojito

Colocasia sculenta Mojito

🍹 Craving a Mojito? Beat the Summer heat with Mojito Elephant Ears!

Colocasia sculenta Mojito, a spectacular variety of Elephant Ears, is a must for a rare plant collection:
  • 🐘 Striking variegation: bold, mottled leaves in shades of green and dark purple, reminiscent of a refreshing mojito!
  • 🐘 Large, impressive leaves: massive, heart-shaped leaves that create a dramatic and tropical look.
  • 🐘Versatile: thrives in both sun and partial shade, making it adaptable to various garden locations.
  • 🐘 Water-loving: ideal for bog gardens, ponds, or as a stunning addition to water features.
  • 🐘 Container friendly: perfect for pots and containers, allowing you to bring its tropical charm to patios and balconies.
  • 🐘 Fast growing: quickly establishes, providing lush foliage and rapid visual impact.
  • 🐘 Low maintenance: minimal care once planted, making it a great choice for both beginner and experienced gardeners.
  • 🐘 Heat and cold tolerant: performs well in warm climates. During cool winters, leaves may die back and regrow in Spring.
  • 🐘 Edible tubers: produces edible corms (roots) that are a staple in many cuisines, adding a functional aspect to its beauty.
  • 🐘 Unique garden accent: an eye-catching focal point or accent plant.


πŸ›’ Get some Mojito for your garden

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Black-black-black plant! Its totally black, thats right

Black ZZ Plant, Zamioculcas x Black Dragon

Black ZZ Plant, Zamioculcas x Black Dragon

Black ZZ Plant, Zamioculcas x Black Dragon

Black ZZ Plant, Zamioculcas x Black Dragon

Black ZZ Plant, Zamioculcas x Black Dragon

Black ZZ Plant, Zamioculcas x Black Dragon

Black ZZ Plant, Zamioculcas x Black Dragon

Black ZZ Plant, Zamioculcas x Black Dragon

♣️ Black-black-black plant! It's totally black, that's right.
  • β–ͺ️ Meet the elusive Black ZZ Plant, where the leaves of this dragon truly live up to its name with their mesmerizing black hue.

  • Zamioculcas x Black Dragon - yes, the leaves of this Dragon are absolutely black!
  • β–ͺ️Indoor plant enthusiasts may be familiar with its green counterpart, but this rare black variety is a collector's dream come true! You can see both green and black varieties on one of the photos.
  • β–ͺ️The Black ZZ Plant is a succulent marvel, boasting dark glossy foliage thanks to its high chlorophyll concentration - a rarity in the plant kingdom.
  • β–ͺ️With its exceptional ability to store water, the ZZ Plant can endure long periods without watering, earning its title as one of the most drought-tolerant plants on the planet.
  • β–ͺ️Sometimes referred to as the Aroid Palm, this ancient relic shares a unique characteristic with Gonatopus: its leaflets can detach, root, and form bulblets, a trait unseen in other aroids outside the Zamioculcadeae family.
  • β–ͺ️Witness the magic as juvenile leaves emerge green and transform into striking black as they mature, adding a touch of mystery and elegance to any indoor oasis.


πŸ›’ Get the Black ZZ and surprise your friends

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What is this shocking pink gardenia? Does it exist?

Kopsia fruticosa - Pink Gardenia

Kopsia fruticosa - Pink Gardenia

Kopsia fruticosa - Pink Gardenia

Kopsia fruticosa - Pink Gardenia

Kopsia fruticosa - Pink Gardenia

Kopsia fruticosa - Pink Gardenia

Kopsia fruticosa - Pink Gardenia

Kopsia fruticosa - Pink Gardenia

πŸ‘ What is this shocking pink gardenia? Does it exist?
  • 🌸 Kopsia fruticosa: fondly known as the "Pink Gardenia", this gem is one of nature's most exquisite and elusive treasures.
  • 🌸 Its flowers are a marvel, transitioning from delicate light pink to deep hues with crimson centers, emitting a subtle fragrance.
  • 🌸 Imagine our surprise when we stumbled upon this enchanting plant labeled as a Pink Gardenia during our expedition in Thailand!
  • 🌸 Intrigued, we delved deeper into its botanical identity. While technically not a Gardenia, this beauty is a close relative of Plumeria and Adenium we mentioned earlier, as well as Tabernaemontana (also often confused with Gardenia). All these beauties belong to the esteemed plant family Apocynaceae.
  • 🌸 It's no wonder this plant has captured our hearts; its beauty is simply irresistible, leaving us wanting more.
  • 🌸 With its compact growth habit, it's perfect for containers or in-ground planting, adding a touch of elegance to any garden space.


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Treat yourself with a Pink Gardenia!

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Attention grabber: swollen trunk, giant leaves, and flowers just like corals! A must for bonsai collection

Jatropha podagrica - Gout Plant

Jatropha podagrica - Gout Plant

 Jatropha podagrica - Gout Plant flowers

Jatropha podagrica - Gout Plant flowers

 Jatropha podagrica - Gout Plant

Jatropha podagrica - Gout Plant

 Jatropha podagrica - Gout Plant leaves

Jatropha podagrica - Gout Plant leaves

 Jatropha podagrica - Gout Plant caudex

Jatropha podagrica - Gout Plant caudex

πŸͺΈ Attention grabber: swollen trunk, giant leaves, and flowers just like corals! A must for bonsai collection.
  • β™₯️ Jatropha podagrica: commonly known as the Gout Plant, this plant is a true attention grabber and a must-have in any container garden, as well as in succulent or bonsai plant collection.
  • β™₯️ Features a distinctive bottle-like caudex and surprisingly large tropical leaves up to 10-12 inches in diameter. Just like you saw in Adeniums.
  • β™₯️ Thrives in the shade, where its leaves grow even larger.
  • β™₯️ Perfect for natural bonsai and makes an excellent potted plant or conversation piece in a small garden.
  • β™₯️ Grows only 2-3 feet high, with a knobby, swollen stem and eye-catching, coral-like red flowers in large terminal clusters.
  • β™₯️ Prefers partial sun and well-drained soil, and is very drought-tolerant.
  • β™₯️ Easy to care for, adding exotic flair and intrigue to any plant collection.


πŸ›’ Shop Gout plant

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Three top tropical trees - from the legends of Caribbean

Yellow Poinciana, Jacaranda, and Royal Poinciana paintings

Yellow Poinciana, Jacaranda, and Royal Poinciana paintings

Yellow Poinciana

Yellow Poinciana

Jacaranda

Jacaranda

Royal Poinciana

Royal Poinciana

πŸ’›πŸ’œβ™₯️ Three top tropical trees - from the legends of Caribbean. Yellow Poinciana, Jacaranda, and Royal Poinciana: three happy colors of the Tropics.

While traveling through the vibrant and diverse Caribbean, we acquired three exquisite local paintings rendered on jacaranda wood plates and a calabash. These pieces of art celebrate the three most spectacular and revered flowering trees of the Tropics:
  1. Yellow Poinciana, with its bright golden blossoms, associated with joy and sunlight, symbolizing the warmth of the Caribbean spiritπŸ’›
  2. Jacaranda, known for its striking lavender-blue flowers, is a symbol of wisdom and rebirth, blooming in a breathtaking display that signals the change of seasons πŸ’œ
  3. Royal Poinciana, that we mentioned earlier, with its fiery red and orange flowers, is a symbol of passion and energy, referred to as the "Flamboyant" tree due to its bold and dramatic appearance β™₯️


  4. Get them now while we have them. No need to go too far into Caribbean!

    πŸ›’ Shop flowering trees

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Index of TopTropicals Telegram Channel

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πŸ—‚ Index of TopTropicals Telegram Channel

Follow these tags to find your interests:

πŸ¦‹ #Butterfly_Plants - Butterfly attracting plants.

#Container_Garden - Plants suitable for container garden and indoor culture.

🧯 #Fertilizers - All the truth about fertilizers, plant food supplements, and our recommendations for different types of plants.

πŸ₯­ #Food_Forest - Fruit trees, Spice plants, and Edibles.
Including: #Avocado, #Mango, #Papaya, #Guava, #Jackfruit, #Loquat

πŸ“– #Fun_Facts - interesting plant facts and legends.

🌳 #Hedges_with_benefits - Practical approach to your landscape and how to properly select showy and useful plants for your yard.

♍️ #Horoscope - Plant Horoscopes and Cat Horoscopes. Did you know that cats also have their Zodiac signs?

πŸ›  #How_to - Q&A about growing plants, tropical garden lifehacks.

πŸ‘€ #Nature_Wonders - Unusual, amusing, outrageous, bizarre plants...

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#PeopleCats - our Favorite PeopleCats (and some PeopleDogs, too).

🌸 #Perfume_Plants - Fragrant plants and perfume trees.

✍️ #Quotes - Interesting quotes.

πŸ₯— #Recipes - Exotic recipes for tropical fruit and edibles.

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#Remedies - Medicinal plants.

☁️ #Shade_Garden - Plants suitable for low light conditions.

🌼 #Tree
s - Spectacular flowering tropical trees.

πŸ† #Win - Contests, Sweepstakes, and other specials.

Join and share with friendsπŸ‘‡
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Index of TopTropicals Telegram Channel

Index of TopTropicals Telegram Channel
πŸ—‚ Index of TopTropicals Telegram Channel

Follow these tags to find your interests:

πŸ¦‹ #Butterfly_Plants - Butterfly attracting plants.

#Container_Garden - Plants suitable for container garden and indoor culture.

🧯 #Fertilizers - All the truth about fertilizers, plant food supplements, and our recommendations for different types of plants.

πŸ₯­ #Food_Forest - Fruit trees, Spice plants, and Edibles.
Including: #Avocado, #Mango, #Papaya, #Guava, #Jackfruit

πŸ“– #Fun_Facts - interesting plant facts and legends.

🌳 #Hedges_with_benefits - Practical approach to your landscape and how to properly select showy and useful plants for your yard.

♍️ #Horoscope - Plant Horoscopes and Cat Horoscopes. Did you know that cats also have their Zodiac signs?

πŸ›  #How_to - Q&A about growing plants, tropical garden lifehacks.

πŸ‘€ #Nature_Wonders - Unusual, amusing, outrageous, bizarre plants...

🐈
#PeopleCats - our Favorite PeopleCats (and some PeopleDogs, too).

🌸 #Perfume_Plants - Fragrant plants and perfume trees.

✍️ #Quotes - Interesting quotes.

πŸ₯— #Recipes - Exotic recipes for tropical fruit and edibles.

πŸ’Š
#Remedies - Medicinal plants.

☁️ #Shade_Garden - Plants suitable for low light conditions.

🌼 #Tree
s - Spectacular flowering tropical trees.

πŸ† #Win - Contests, Sweepstakes, and other specials.

Join and share with friendsπŸ‘‡
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Now you have seen everything: multi-grafted Adenium with different colors of flowers on the same plant!

Adenium

🌸 Now you have seen everything: multi-grafted Adenium with different colors of flowers on the same plant!

πŸ›’ Shop Adenium colors and hybrids


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Why did she say its a dog poo? Its a beauty from Argentina!

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

πŸ’© πŸ’ƒ Why did she say it's a dog poo? It's a beauty from Argentina!
  • 🌸 This remarkable caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis - is native to arid regions of Argentina.
  • 🌸 This is a showy flowering vine growing from a large caudex! The caudex can be of some weird shapes and forms. Some old lady once said "it's a dog poo plant!"
  • 🌸 Similar to Desert roses (Adeniums), it grows caudex for water storage to survive extended drought periods.
  • 🌸 Caudex grows over 2 ft! Vines reach over 12 ft, covered with beautiful bell-shaped pink flowers.
  • 🌸 Can be kept as a bonsai in a pot, easy to control as a container specimen with trellis or pruning.
  • 🌸 Although it doesn't mind dry conditions, the plant benefits from regular watering and good drainage, then it grows fast.
  • 🌸 This is one of our favorite plants, easy to grow, makes a great conversation piece. It is a perfect for bonsai


πŸ›’ Order Caudiciform Morning Glory

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How to get rid of a bad luck with the Garlic Vine?

Garlic vine (Mansoa alliacea)

Garlic vine (Mansoa alliacea)

πŸ‘Ύ How to get rid of a bad luck with the Garlic Vine?
  • 🟣 Garlic vine (Mansoa alliacea) is one of the most wanted flowering tropical vines.
  • 🟣 When in full bloom, it looks like a cascade of blue-purple over a fence or trellis.
  • 🟣 The fun part is, crushed leaves smell like garlic, which will keep away the vampires and bad luck! πŸ§›
  • 🟣 Deep lavender flowers with white throat fading to a paler lavender within a few days, and you can see all three colors on the plant at the same time.
  • 🟣 Garlic vine has moderate growth rate and can stay compact in a pot as a specimen, and even can be grown as a house plant.


πŸ“š Garlic vine: how to get rid of bad luck

πŸŽ₯ Video: Garlic vine keeps away the vampires.

πŸ›’ Get rid of bad luck by getting the Garlic Vine

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