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This is the bush you should let flower for you: Chinese Hat is in bloom

Holmskioldia sanguinea, Chinese Hat Flower

💋 This is the bush you should let flower for you: Chinese Hat is in bloom
  • 💋 The Holmskioldia sanguinea, or Chinese Hat Flower, gets its charming nickname from the shape of its blooms. Each flower resembles a tiny, colorful hat or parasol, with a narrow tubular structure backed by a broad, circular calyx, giving it a "hat-like" appearance!
  • 💋 It blooms from Winter to Spring, offering a spectacular view!
  • 💋 Graceful branches are densely covered with vibrant flowers before the new leaves begin to regrow after winter.


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Calliandra Tree everyone should have: how big and fast does it grow?

🎈 Calliandra Tree everyone should have: how big and fast does it grow?

✅ Calliandra houstoniana - Tree Calliandra - is the only tree form of Powderpuff. It quickly grows into a bushy beautiful tree under 20 ft - in just one season, and fluffy pink flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies year around 🦋

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What Tree Calliandra brings into your garden

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What is the best fast growing flowering bush for a privacy screen

Calliandra haematocephala Alba - White Powderpuff

🦋 What is the best fast growing flowering bush for a privacy screen

🫶 Calliandra haematocephala Alba - White Powderpuff is very rare and beautiful variety, rare in cultivation. It is a vigorous and very fast growing bush.

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The most unusual, fast growing butterfly bush: Summer Snow

Malvaviscus x penduliflorus Variegata - Summer Snow

🔥The most unusual, fast growing butterfly bush: Summer Snow

😐 Malvaviscus x penduliflorus Variegata - "Summer Snow"- is very rare variegated variety Turk's Cap, or Firecracker Hibiscus. It will grow into a full size 6 ft large bush within just one season! Some leaves can be completely white! If trained into a standard, it will look like a decorated Christmas tree!

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How Turk's Cap can be full of snow in Summer

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Spectacular winter-flowering flame vine that everyone wants

Senecio confusus - Mexican flame vine, rangleglow Vine

🔥 Spectacular winter-flowering flame vine that everyone wants
  • 🔥 Senecio confusus - Mexican flame vine, or Orangleglow Vine - is a fast-growing showstopper that rewards minimal care with brilliant orange, daisy-like flowers almost year-round.
  • 🔥 For sheer beauty, this vigorous climber is hard to beat, covering itself with blooms from November through Spring, then sporadically for the rest of the year.
  • 🔥 Butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds love it, and its thick evergreen leaves create a lush background for the bright blossoms.
  • 🔥 Drought resistance and few pest problems make it a perfect pick for beginners who want a dazzling floral display with little fuss.


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A Fiesta of Mexican Flowers for beginners and butterflies

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When is the season for the Bleeding Hearts

Bleeding Heart Vine (Clerodendrum thomsoniae)

💔 When is the season for the Bleeding Hearts
  • ❣️ Bleeding Heart Vine (Clerodendrum thomsoniae) is named for its red and white flowers that look like dangling hearts.
  • ❣️ Native to tropical West Africa, this climber thrives in bright light and can be grown as a houseplant or trained on a trellis.
  • ❣️ It shows off its most spectacular blooms in winter, but with enough light, it'll happily flower year-round.


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Sunny showy Winter bloomer

ecoma stans - Yellow Elder

🦋 Sunny showy Winter bloomer

Tecoma stans - Yellow Elder - has been blooming for months. Spectacular winter bloomer!

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Easy and showy butterfly attracting bush

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Need a low growing show stopper that blooms like a winter fire?

Gloxinia sylvatica - Bolivian Sunset

🔥 Need a low growing show stopper that blooms like a winter fire?
  • 🔥 Spectacular show! Gloxinia sylvatica - Bolivian Sunset - is a very low-growing, an eye-catching, easy-care plant that delights with vibrant fire-red blooms.
  • 🔥 This fall-to-early-winter bloomer spreads quickly from rhizomes, forming a thick ground cover.
  • 🔥 Though it may die back in spring, it bounces right back once the rainy season arrives. As a bonus, you can share its beauty by gifting flowering starts from your own garden during the holidays!
  • 🔥 Whether you keep it as a houseplant or grow it outdoors in dappled shade with plenty of water, its dense leaves and flowers create a spectacular show.


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What is the most spectacular Clerodendrum?

Clerodendrum speciosissimum - Java Glorybower Mary Jane

✨ What is the most spectacular Clerodendrum?
  • 🌸 Clerodendrums are tropical favorites, easy to grow, and bloom year-round. Thriving in sun or shade, they're perfect for home gardens. Many bloom in winter, brightening dark days - even on a windowsill!
  • 🌸 One of our favorites is Clerodendrum speciosissimum - Java Glorybower Mary Jane. This fast growing bush blooms with bright coral flowers, virtually year around!


🎥 Clerodendrum speciosissimum - Java Glorybower Mary Jane

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What is the most popular Winter-flowering shrub?

Tropical Hydrangea - Dombeya x wallichii

💋 What is the most popular Winter-flowering shrub?
  • 🌸 Tropical Hydrangea - Dombeya x wallichii - is a Queen sister of the popular Princess - Dombeya seminole that we introduced in our earlier post.
  • 🌸 Tropical Hydrangea is a stunning winter bloomer with fragrant, pink, hydrangea-like flowers that will turn heads and attract pollinators.
  • 🌸 Spectacular blooms: Clusters of fragrant, pink flowers brighten the landscape in winter and draw in bees and butterflies.
  • 🌸 Lush foliage: Large, heart-shaped leaves add tropical charm year-round.
  • 🌸 Fast-growing: Quickly creates a multi-stemmed bush, perfect for screening or covering unwanted views.
  • 🌸 Versatile landscaping: Ideal for hedges, garden accents, or a statement plant in any tropical or subtropical garden.
  • 🌸 With its beauty and utility, Tropical Hydrangea is a must-have for creating a vibrant, pollinator-friendly garden with minimal effort!


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