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Want a Fence Covered in Royal Blooms?

Petrea volubilis, Queen's Wreath, Sandpaper vine

👑 Want a Fence Covered in Royal Blooms?
  • 😈 Petrea volubilis, also known as Queen's Wreath or Sandpaper vine, started blooming in our garden again in April. This tropical wisteria that steals the show is a twining vine with large, rough leaves - just like a sandpaper!
  • 😈 Petrea is the ultimate tropical climber - fast-growing, bold, and breathtaking. Its rough, sandpaper-like leaves are just the beginning... the real magic is in the massive cascading clusters of royal purple flowers that can stretch over a foot long!
  • 😈 There's also a rare white variety - Petrea glandulosa Alba - White Queen's Wreath. It features the same cascading form as the purple type, but with elegant snow-white, pinwheel-like flowers that create a soft, striking contrast in the garden.
  • 😈 Often called Tropical Wisteria, Petrea thrives in warm, humid climates and puts on a non-stop floral display. Each bloom lasts a few days, but the blue calyxes remain, giving the illusion of continuous flowering.
  • 😈 These flowers draw in butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds, turning your garden into a buzzing paradise.
  • 😈 Let it climb a trellis, fence, or arbor and watch it become the centerpiece of your yard - fast!


🛒 Add the Queen's Wreath to your garden and grow your own royal display! 👑

📚 Learn more:
The Royal Snow White that everyone loves
Purple Sandpaper Vine

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Lonicera japonica - Japanese Honeysuckle

🍯 Plant This and Let the Sweetness Take Over - Honeysuckle Magic Awaits!
  • 🐝 Lonicera japonica - Japanese Honeysuckle - is the vine that steals hearts!
  • 🐝 Its sweet, nostalgic fragrance fills the air and turns any garden into a tranquil escape.
  • 🐝 These fragrant, tubular blooms not only smell amazing - they also invite bees 🐝, butterflies🦋, and ladybugs🐞 to join the party.
  • 🐝 Fast-growing and ideal for trellises, fences, or arbors, this vine adds beauty, aroma, and privacy.
  • 🐝 Cold hardy and tough, it's a garden classic!


🛒 Get Sweet Honeysuckle for your garden today and let the scent do the talking!

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What will Tree Calliandra bring into your garden?

Calliandra houstoniana - Tree Calliandra

🎶 What will Tree Calliandra bring into your garden?
  • 🐾 Calliandra houstoniana - Tree Calliandra - is a stunning, bushy tree with vibrant pink blooms.
  • 🐾 Why every garden needs a Calliandra tree? It effortlessly adds charm in your garden and attracts wildlife: fluffy pink flowers attract hummingbirds and butterflies year around.
  • 🐾 How big and fast does it grow? This is the only tree form of Powderpuff. It quickly grows into a bushy beautiful tree under 20 ft - in just one season.


📚 More prom previous post:
Calliandra Tree everyone should have: how big and fast does it grow?
What Tree Calliandra brings into your garden

🛒 Order Tree Calliandra to create an impressive butterfly paradise in no time

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Plant this if you want a vibrant color over your fence quickly

Senecio confusus - Mexican Flame Vine, Orangeglow Vine

🤩 Plant this if you want a vibrant color over your fence quickly
  • 🔥 Senecio confusus - Mexican Flame Vine, Orangeglow Vine that we mentioned earlier - is the fast solution to turn a boring fence or unwanted view into a cheerful colorful flowers display.
  • 🔥 This fast-growing, drought-resistant vine blooms for several months from winter through spring and quickly covers fences with bright orange, daisy-like flowers .


🛒 Plant Mexican Flame Vine to enjoy bright colorful view

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What small plant can bring both beauty and aroma in your garden

Datura metel - Horn-of-Plenty

😈 What small plant can bring both beauty and aroma in your garden 🌸
  • ⭕️ A true showstopper, Datura metel - also known as Horn-of-Plenty - is a close relative of Angel Trumpet bush, but much more compact plant.
  • ⭕️ It boasts huge, double trumpet-shaped flowers that spiral outward like a horn, often in a unique mottled purple shade. These blooms are not only spectacular in appearance but also richly fragrant, filling the air from spring through fall.
  • ⭕️ Growing to 2–3 feet in containers, this fast-growing plant blooms repeatedly in spring, summer, and fall, adding a bold, tropical flair to gardens and patios.
  • ⭕️ Datura has a long history of medicinal uses.
  • ⭕️ With its exotic flowers, intoxicating scent, and lush foliage, Datura metel brings a mystical, surreal beauty to your garden like no other.


📚 More about Angel Trumpets:
Flower of Angels
Angel Trumpet in bloom

🛒 Plant Datura or Angel Trumpet for fragrant atmosphere 👍

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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

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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

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What is in bloom right now?

What is in bloom right now?
🪚 What is in bloom right now?

🚩 Calliandras are known to be spectacular winter bloomers, but in our garden, they seem to flower year-round. They make fantastic ever-blooming hedges or striking small specimen trees.

📸 Red-flowering Calliandra tweedii "With Love" - Red Tassel Flower. This beautiful bush is covered in red blooms in front of Top Tropicals office at Sebring Farm.

📚 Calliandras from previous posts:

🛍 Shop Calliandras - Powderpuffs

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What is in bloom right now?

Bauhinia alba (candida) - White Orchid Tree

Bauhinia alba (candida) - White Orchid Tree

🪚 What is in bloom right now?

😡 Orchid trees are among the most spectacular trees in Florida, flowering from late winter through spring. They are fast-growing, not fussy about soil or water, and bloom for several weeks in a stunning display of white, purple, pink, or red flowers.

📸 Bauhinia alba (candida) - White Orchid Tree - the most cold-hardy of all Bauhinias, tolerating temperatures as low as 26F. You can see them in full bloom across Florida right now!

📚 Orchid trees from previous posts:

🛍 Shop Orchid Trees

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Clerodendrum schmitii and Clerodendrum wallichii

Clerodendrum wallichii

Clerodendrum wallichii

Clerodendrum schmitii

Clerodendrum schmitii

🎈 Clerodendrum schmitii and Clerodendrum wallichii

📸 Clerodendrum wallichii (left) and Clerodendrum schmitii (right)

🛍 Shop Clerodendrums

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