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This is the bush you should plant: Pink Butterfly in no time

Pink Butterfly Bush (Clerodendrum mastacanthum, Rotheca mastacantha)

🀩 This is the bush you should plant: Pink Butterfly in no time
  • πŸŽ€ Pink Butterfly Bush (Clerodendrum mastacanthum, Rotheca mastacantha) is a rare and exciting new addition to the plant world, originating from South Africa.
  • πŸŽ€ It closely resembles the more common Blue Butterfly Bush (Clerodendrum ugandense) but stands out with its stunning pink flowers.
  • πŸŽ€ The pink blooms are arranged in tighter panicles, giving the plant a more compact appearance.
  • πŸŽ€ While the size of the flowers is a bit smaller than its blue counterpart, the vibrant color and unique charm make it a captivating choice for your garden. Its rarity and beautiful blossoms make the Pink Butterfly Bush a standout plant for rare plant collectors.
  • πŸŽ€ Very fast growing and vigorous bush! Perfect when you need a screen plant or a showy specimen quickly.


🎈 These two varieties of Clerodendrum must go together - Blue Butterfly and Pink Butterfly - perfect combination! The flowers and butterfly-like shape attract butterflies and other pollinators to the garden. So these plants are all about butterflies!

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What is better - Blue or Pink?

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

Holmskioldia sanguinea, Chinese Hat Flower

πŸ’‹ This is the bush you should let flower for you: Chinese Hat is in bloom
  • πŸ’‹ 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!
  • πŸ’‹ It blooms from Winter to Spring, offering a spectacular view!
  • πŸ’‹ 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?

βœ… 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 πŸ¦‹

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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

πŸ¦‹ 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

πŸ”₯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

πŸ”₯ Spectacular winter-flowering flame vine that everyone wants
  • πŸ”₯ 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.
  • πŸ”₯ 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.
  • πŸ”₯ Butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds love it, and its thick evergreen leaves create a lush background for the bright blossoms.
  • πŸ”₯ 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)

πŸ’” 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

πŸ¦‹ 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

πŸ”₯ Need a low growing show stopper that blooms like a winter fire?
  • πŸ”₯ Spectacular show! Gloxinia sylvatica - Bolivian Sunset - is a very low-growing, an eye-catching, easy-care plant that delights with vibrant fire-red blooms.
  • πŸ”₯ This fall-to-early-winter bloomer spreads quickly from rhizomes, forming a thick ground cover.
  • πŸ”₯ 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!
  • πŸ”₯ 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!


πŸŽ₯ Clerodendrum speciosissimum - Java Glorybower Mary Jane

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