Lots of new plants coming into the nursery these days- everything is growing and blooming like crazy with the tropical weather!

This Week’s Hours:

Wednesday :       OPEN 9:30 am to 1:30 pm 

Thursday :          OPEN 9:30 am to 1:30 pm

Friday :              OPEN 9:30 am to 1:30 pm

Saturday:           OPEN 9:30 am to 1:30 pm

Sunday:                Closed

Some new photos:

Tahitian Gardenia  ( Gardenia taitensis )  known as “Tiare Flower” in the islands.  This is a great plant for our sunny, coastal conditions.  Steady bloomer of sweetly fragrant white pinwheel flowers approx 4″ in diameter. Leaves are dark green and glossy-  large and tough.

This flower is very important in Tahitian culture, where it is worn behind the ear and made into oils and shampoos.

Hard to find, yet a good plant for the Space Coast.  I’ve been growing it for over 12 years in my garden- it’s one of my all time favorites.  Exotica Tropicals is fully stocked with Tahitian Gardenia at the moment!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A few blooming Heliconia around the nursery:  Heliconia bihai x marginata ‘Rauliniana’ (right)

Heliconia stricta ‘Firebird’ (center),  Heliconia rostrata (hanging on left), Justicia ‘Orange Plume’ (in back)

 

 

 

Philodendron gloriosum -  a terrestrial spreader with big velevety leaves. Likes a shadier protected spot.

 

 

Collector Cordylines (Ti Plants)  “Picasso Red” and “Hilo Rainbow”

 

 

Megaskepasma erythrochlamys “Brazilian Red Cloak”

Very tropical looking large leaves with brilliant fuschia towering blooms – a butterfly favorite.

 

 

Justicia Spicigera ‘Sidicaro’  – “Orange Plume”