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Did you have this on your Wishlist?

Don't miss your chance - wishlist favorites are now in stock, limited quantities!

Cat with Adenium in a pot

We just received a lot of exciting New Arrivals - check out the big list below! Many of these plants had multiple wishlist requests from our valued customers.

Remember: all limited-quantity, hot-seller plants are sold on a first come - first serve basis. Don't wait too long to order! Take a moment to browse the New Arrivals list and make sure you don't miss the plant you've been waiting for. Once we send you an availability confirmation email to your wishlist request, the item will be removed from your wishlist. If you missed your chance to grab it, you'll need to add it to your wishlist again.

Never miss a chance to grab your favorite or hard-to-find plants at Top Tropicals! Looking for a specific plant? Add it to your wishlist and we'll notify you when it's back in stock!

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Low-Maintenance Bloom for Your Patio

Desert Rose - Adenium in pot

Q: I'm looking for compact, low-maintenance plants for my patio - something colorful, unusual, and not like the boring crotons. I need several for my lanai, preferably flowering, showy, and easy to care for since I often forget to water. Do such plants even exist?

A: Sounds like you need Adeniums - also known as Desert Roses. They're perfect for patios and lanais, and they check every box: compact, low maintenance, drought-tolerant, and bursting with color. You can grow them in sun or shade, and they don't mind if you forget to water now and then. Plus, they're real conversation pieces - people collect them like art! Adeniums look like living sculptures thanks to their thick, swollen caudex.

At Top Tropicals, we grow over 200 hybrid varieties of Adeniums, and usually have 100+ in stock. You'll find doubles, reds, purples, yellows, even striped, dotted, rainbow, and black flowers. With so many options, you'll want more than just one!

Desert Roses - Adeniums in pots

Want that iconic fat base? Here's the trick:

Every time you repot, raise the plant slightly to expose more of the upper roots. This encourages downward root growth and thickens the caudex over time. Just use a well-draining mix, water only when dry, and feed with Sunshine Megaflor Booster to support both blooming and trunk growth.

Adeniums aren't just low-effort - they're living art for your lanai!

Add Color to Your Lanai

The First Video of Exotic Adenium Hybrids

Our Desert roses - Adeniums - were planted in March - and now, at the end of April, they're in full bloom. Just look at these colors in this ">short video!

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The First Video of Exotic Adenium Hybrids!

🌸 The First Video of Exotic Adenium Hybrids!

  • 🌸     Our Desert roses - Adeniums - were planted in March - and now, at the end of April, they're in full bloom. Just look at these colors!

  • 🌸 Check out the varieties still in stock and grab yours before they’re gone. Some are already sold out, but you still have a chance to score amazing blooms!

  • 🌸 Why Collect Adeniums?

· Easy to grow indoors or out
  • · Thrive in sun, shade, and low humidity
  • · Drought-tolerant, low maintenance
  • · Not picky about soil
  • · Stunning blooms and unique caudex shapes

  • 🌸 How Many Varieties Exist?

· Over 200 hybrids at Top Tropicals
  • · 100+ varieties in stock now
  • · From doubles to red, purple, yellow, striped, dotted, rainbow, even black flowers - you'll want them all!


🌸 How to Grow a Big, Swollen Caudex
Each time you repot, raise the plant slightly to expose more of the upper roots. This encourages new root growth downward and helps form a thicker, more dramatic caudex.
  • · Use a well-draining mix
  • · Water only when dry - Adeniums love dry conditions
  • · Feed with Sunshine Megaflor Booster that supports both caudex and blooms
  • · Grow best in filtered bright light


👍 A simple trick with big results!

📚 More about Adeniums:

🛒 Shop Adenium colors and hybrids

#Container_Garden #How_to #Shade_Garden #Adenium

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The First Video of Exotic Adenium Hybrids!

Exotic Adenium Hybrids

🌸 The First Video of Exotic Adenium Hybrids!
  • 🌸 Our Desert roses - Adeniums - were planted in March - and now, at the end of April, they're in full bloom. Just look at these colors!
  • 🌸 Check out the varieties still in stock and grab yours before they’re gone. Some are already sold out, but you still have a chance to score amazing blooms!
  • 🌸 Why Collect Adeniums?

· Easy to grow indoors or out
  • · Thrive in sun, shade, and low humidity
  • · Drought-tolerant, low maintenance
  • · Not picky about soil
  • · Stunning blooms and unique caudex shapes

  • 🌸 How Many Varieties Exist?

· Over 200 hybrids at Top Tropicals
  • · 100+ varieties in stock now
  • · From doubles to red, purple, yellow, striped, dotted, rainbow, even black flowers - you'll want them all!


🌸 How to Grow a Big, Swollen Caudex
Each time you repot, raise the plant slightly to expose more of the upper roots. This encourages new root growth downward and helps form a thicker, more dramatic caudex.
  • · Use a well-draining mix
  • · Water only when dry - Adeniums love dry conditions
  • · Feed with Sunshine Megaflor Booster that supports both caudex and blooms
  • · Grow best in filtered bright light


👍 A simple trick with big results!

📚 More about Adeniums:

🛒 Shop Adenium colors and hybrids

#Container_Garden #How_to #Shade_Garden

🔴 Join 👉 TopTropicals

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This is the Xeriscape Star

Crocosmia - Coppertips Grass, Falling Stars

Crocosmia - Coppertips Grass, Falling Stars

Crocosmia - Coppertips Grass, Falling Stars

Crocosmia - Coppertips Grass, Falling Stars

Crocosmia - Coppertips Grass, Falling Stars

Crocosmia - Coppertips Grass, Falling Stars

Crocosmia - Coppertips Grass, Falling Stars

Crocosmia - Coppertips Grass, Falling Stars

🖕 This is the Xeriscape Star

Crocosmia - Coppertips Grass, Falling Stars from the previous post ⤴️

🛍 Plant Crocosmia

#Hedges_with_benefits #Butterfly_Plants

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What is the easiest flower for dry sunny spots

Crocosmia - Coppertips Grass, Falling Stars

⭐️ What is the easiest flower for dry sunny spots
  • 🔥 Crocosmia - Coppertips Grass, Falling Stars - is a fiery burst of color!
  • 🔥 Crocosmia is perfect for borders, flower beds, and rock gardens. This easy-to-grow perennial boasts sword-like leaves and arching spikes of vivid red, orange, and golden blooms in summer, attracting hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies.
  • 🔥 Resilient and long-lasting, it thrives in full sun to semi-shade and well-drained soil. Drought tolerant, great for xeriscaping. With minimal care, this plant delivers breathtaking color and pollinator activity season after season!
  • 🔥 Crocosmia adds drama, movement, and a tropical touch to your garden
  • 🔥 In colder climates, grow in pots and protect corms in winter.


More pictures in the next post ⤵️

🛍 Plant Crocosmia

#Hedges_with_benefits #Butterfly_Plants

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What is the cutest miniature plant

Haemaria discolor - Jewel Orchid

💎 What is the cutest miniature plant
  • 🥳 Haemaria discolor - Jewel Orchid - is a true gem of the plant world.
  • 🥳 Jewel Orchid stuns with deep green leaves crisscrossed by glowing red veins, making it a showstopper even when not in bloom.
  • 🥳When it does flower, expect delicate, bell-shaped white blooms with golden centers, lightly fragrant and lasting up to three weeks!
  • 🥳This compact, low-growing orchid thrives in shade, perfect for containers or as an underplanting beneath trees. Easy to care for, it enjoys warmth, humidity, but no direct sun!
  • 🥳A must-have for a plant lover looking for drama and elegance in one.


🛍 Shop Jewel Orchid

#Container_Garden #Shade_Garden #Nature_Wonders

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What are the most beautiful desert roses

Desert roses - Adeniums, collage of varieties

Desert roses - Adeniums, collage of varieties

🌸 What are the most beautiful desert roses
  • 🌸 Check out Top Tropicals selection of Desert roses - Adeniums, while we still have the most interesting varieties.
  • 🌸 If the weather is still cold in your area, we can hold shipping of your order weather-permitting. Don't miss the varieties you always wanted! They are selling fast, first come first serve.


📚 About Adeniums:

🛍 Shop Adenium colors and hybrids

#Container_Garden #How_to #Shade_Garden

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Have you ever seen a pink gardenia?

Kopsia fruticosa - Pink Gardenia

🥰 Have you ever seen a pink gardenia?
  • 🌸 Kopsia fruticosa also called "Pink Gardenia", is one of nature's most exquisite and elusive treasures. Technically not a Gardenia, this beauty is a close relative of Plumeria and Adenium as well as Tabernaemontana (also often confused with Gardenia). All these beauties belong to the esteemed plant family Apocynaceae.
  • 🌸 This bush has been in bloom for us for many months, since Fall, through Winter, and and is still flowering!


📚 Learn more about this elusive treasure:
 What is pink gardenia? Does it exist?

🛍 Get your own Pink Gardenia

#Nature_Wonders #Container_Garden

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Why Adeniums are the most popular container plants

Adeniums in pots

What is the easiest and most showy plant for your patio or poolside?

Q: Can you recommend a compact, showy plant for a container by the pool that will bloom with minimal care and survive if I forget to water it? I need 4-5 of them... Does such a plant even exist, or is that too much to ask?

A: Surprisingly, such a plant does exist! Meet the Desert Rose - Adenium - the perfect flowering plant for low-maintenance beauty. Just look at those colors!

Why choose Adenium for your container garden?

Desert roses - Adeniums - are among the most popular container plants for both indoor and outdoor settings. Here's why:
- Easy to grow - Thrives in sun or shade, indoors, and in low humidity.
- Drought-tolerant - Requires minimal water and can go long periods without it.
- Not picky about soil and pH.
- Spectacular blooms - Produces vibrant, showy flowers.
- Unique and eye-catching - Forms a curious, swollen caudex with unusual shapes.

How many varieties and colors are out there?

- At Top Tropicals, we offer over 200 varieties of Adeniums, with more than 100 in stock at any time.
- With so many stunning hybrid colors, you'll want to collect them all!
- Enjoy double flowers, red, purple, yellow, striped, dotted, rainbow, and even black flowers!

The secret to a large, swollen caudex:

- Raise the plant slightly each time you repot it, exposing the upper part of the roots - this encourages the plant to form more roots that grow downward.
- Unlike most tropical and houseplants, Adeniums prefer neutral to hard water, have very low water needs, and can thrive in full sun or shade.

Adeniums truly check all the boxes for a carefree, long-blooming, and striking poolside or patio plant!

Shop Adenium Colors and hybrids

Adeniums caudexes

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