TopTropicals Newsletter / September 25, 2009

FRESH SEEDS
New arrivals from India

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3776 Paulownia fortunei
Princess Tree, Empress Tree. The Chinese have been planting Paulownia trees for many centuries to bring good luck and to attract the Phoenix. In the summer months, given good growing conditions, the plant can reach up to 20 feet high and sometimes higher. Paulownia Tree is really the tree of the future, mainly because of its unique growth rate.

3944 Caesalpinia Mexican Flame
Mexican Peacock flower.
Bright flowers turning from yellow to red - with yellow, orange and red flowers in the same bunch.

3613 Cassia nodosa
Appleblossom Tree

3373 Colvillea racemosa
Colvilles glory. Very conspicuous cylindrical or cone shaped clusters of bright orange flowers.

3943 Ficus auriculata
Elephant ear fig tree, Giant Indian Fig. The largest leaves in the rainforests of Xishuangbanna. Mmakes a great indoor plant. The fruits are very much liked for the sweet jelly-like substance.

3942 Solanum mammosum
Nipple Fruit, Tit Plant, Apple of Sodom
Very unusual bright yellow fruit looks like small pear-shaped tomatoes, with nipple-like protrusions. Fruiting branches can be used in tropical cut flower arrangements.

 

ANNONAS:

2135 Annona cherimola
3684 Annona Atemoya
2634 Annona squamosa

BRUGMANSIA & DATURA:

2860 Brugmansia arborea
3072 Brugmansia x suaveolens
3775 Brugmansia Jessie Noel
2862 Datura Golden double
3076 Datura metel Purple
3519 Datura parajuli
2863 Datura Purple double
3481 Datura stramonium
3675 Datura wella

AND MORE:

3777 Acacia catechu
2730 Aristolochia littoralis
2439 Aristolochia ringens
2116 Bauhinia purpurea
2117 Bauhinia variegata alba
2303 Caesalpinia pulcherrima
3778 Cajanus cajan
2599 Camellia sinensis - Tea
3375 Ceiba pentandra
2668 Cyphomandra betacea
2981 Doxantha unguis-cati
2601 Erythrina arborescens
2600 Erythrina stricta
3941 Ficus religiosa
3372 Gmelina arborea
3082 Hedychium gardenerianum
3985 Hibiscus furcellatus
2816 Jacaranda mimosifolia
2603 Lagerstroemia indica, pink
2602 Melia azedarach
3069 Mimosa pudica
3596 Psidium guajava Indonesia
2796 Spathodea campanulata
3939 Tabebuia pallida



3940 Tetrapanax papyriferus
Rice-Paper Tree.
Tetrapanax is very dramatic in the landscape; the leaves can grow to a 3 feet across. The dried pith of the stem is the source of rice paper in China.

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HAPPY GARDENING!


3935 Tacca nivea
Bat Head Lily
Curious, bat-like maroon-black inflorescence both in shape and color, with wide spreading, wing-like white bracts, accompanied by long trailing filaments or "whiskers".

3100 Antigonon leptopus
Coral vine, Chinese love vine.

2858 Beaumontia grandiflora
Easter Lily Vine

3936 Capparis sandwichiana
Hawaiian Caper, Maiapilo, Pua Pilo. Low, sprawling shrub. The fragrant, off-white to pink flowers open after sunset and by morning have aged to pale pink. It is an endemic species and is considered "vulnerable" - likely to become endangered in the near future.

3669 Chonemorpha macrophylla (fragrans)
Frangipani vine. Large shiny leaves, flowers similar to Frangipani, with delicous rich scent.

3774 Magnolia doltsopa
Michelia excelsa, Sweet Michelia. Beautiful creamy white flowers with strong fragrance.

 

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