Tony's Tropical Flowers

Tony's Tropical Flowers My love for tropical flowers has “bloomed” into a self-supporting hobby, that allows me to spread the beauty of Heliconias & Gingers to others in the area.

It's been quite a while since I posted. A combination of other priorities, getting the house ready for market, work, a b...
03/12/2023

It's been quite a while since I posted. A combination of other priorities, getting the house ready for market, work, a broken ankle, and a dry Winter/Spring, but I'm able to wander the yard taking in the beauty of the tropical flowers and fruit again.

Minimal Heliconias flowering now, but I can still bring some cheer in from the garden.
10/06/2023

Minimal Heliconias flowering now, but I can still bring some cheer in from the garden.

7 degrees at 7am in Highvale. The tropical plants are holding up well with the drop in temperature, but will being worki...
25/05/2023

7 degrees at 7am in Highvale.
The tropical plants are holding up well with the drop in temperature, but will being working a bit harder in a couple months when we get down around zero on a few mornings.

The first fruit from my dragon fruit plant. Large and tastes great. 2 more on the way on that plant and one on another.
02/04/2023

The first fruit from my dragon fruit plant. Large and tastes great. 2 more on the way on that plant and one on another.

I noticed a strong perfume when I went down into the back yard this morning. The scented Daphne was going completely ove...
30/03/2023

I noticed a strong perfume when I went down into the back yard this morning. The scented Daphne was going completely overboard.

The Monstera plant outside the bedroom window.There are 5 large fruit almost ripening, another 2 small fruit growing, an...
07/02/2023

The Monstera plant outside the bedroom window.
There are 5 large fruit almost ripening, another 2 small fruit growing, and 9 flowers yet to develop into fruit. This plant gets absolutely no fertilising, and relies on rain for hydration.

For all the people that ask, will Beehive Gingers grow in full sun or full shade? The first picture is a clump in full s...
26/01/2023

For all the people that ask, will Beehive Gingers grow in full sun or full shade?
The first picture is a clump in full sun all day, the second is in full shade under the rainforest canopy.

This year is probably the best my Rostrata have flowerd in the 20 years I've been growing them. Clumps are like this all...
15/01/2023

This year is probably the best my Rostrata have flowerd in the 20 years I've been growing them. Clumps are like this all around the yard.

The front yard has turned it on to see out 2022.
31/12/2022

The front yard has turned it on to see out 2022.

Christmas flowers from the garden.
24/12/2022

Christmas flowers from the garden.

Not strictly Tropical, but the Agapanthus look so good this time of year
18/12/2022

Not strictly Tropical, but the Agapanthus look so good this time of year

Galangal flowers coming through. The plants are loving this heat and occasional storm.
18/12/2022

Galangal flowers coming through. The plants are loving this heat and occasional storm.

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