The Tropical Grower
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We're growers. We like to grow things in Our Garden, share our experiences, and capture as much of its beauty as possible in photographs. Like getting advice from your friend with a green thumb. Check out our website. https://thetropicalgrower.com/
Shady afternoon Ground Orchid . . . for your mood. If you need more, try our show: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #gardening #nature #pix #art #botany #orchid #photography
October 7, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Shady afternoon Ground Orchid . . . for your mood. If you need more, try our show: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #gardening #nature #pix #art #botany #orchid #photography
Pretty little mushrooms breaking down the wood compost. See what's happening around Our Garden: thetropicalgrower.com#garden-dirt #fungi #botany #gardening #sciart #nature #macrophotography
October 6, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Pretty little mushrooms breaking down the wood compost. See what's happening around Our Garden: thetropicalgrower.com#garden-dirt #fungi #botany #gardening #sciart #nature #macrophotography
Tuesday Pick-Me-Up. Bright beautiful Orange Cosmos. More? Try our slideshow of What's Bloomn' around Our Garden: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #gardening #photography #nature #botany #pix #art
October 6, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Tuesday Pick-Me-Up. Bright beautiful Orange Cosmos. More? Try our slideshow of What's Bloomn' around Our Garden: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #gardening #photography #nature #botany #pix #art
Flower Time! With Matte Purple blooms, Mexican Petunias reflect color from everything around them. The soothing glow at its center in the morning is pretty awesome too. Check out the show: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #mondayphoto #photography #gardening #nature #botany #art
What's Bloomn' - The Tropical Grower
Every week The Tropical Grower posts new photos of flowers blooming around Our Garden in the What's Bloomn' slideshow. It's always a show.
thetropicalgrower.com
October 5, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Flower Time! With Matte Purple blooms, Mexican Petunias reflect color from everything around them. The soothing glow at its center in the morning is pretty awesome too. Check out the show: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #mondayphoto #photography #gardening #nature #botany #art
Happy Friday! Zinnias anyone? We have a new round coming up for the Fall show. Loven' it. The show: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #flowersonfriday #gardening #zinnia #botany #nature #photography
October 2, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Happy Friday! Zinnias anyone? We have a new round coming up for the Fall show. Loven' it. The show: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #flowersonfriday #gardening #zinnia #botany #nature #photography
"What's in here?" Bumble Bee searching out the glowing pollen of the Purple Water Lily. For more fun garden stuff check out: thetropicalgrower.com#garden-dirt #flowers #pollinators #bees #sci-art #pix #photography #nature #botany
September 29, 2026 at 5:08 PM
"What's in here?" Bumble Bee searching out the glowing pollen of the Purple Water Lily. For more fun garden stuff check out: thetropicalgrower.com#garden-dirt #flowers #pollinators #bees #sci-art #pix #photography #nature #botany
Flowers for your perusing pleasure. LOL! The Rangoon Creeper starts the palest of pinks, turning bright pink and finishing vivid red-pink. So fun. Check out the show: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #gardening #pix #botany #macrophotography #photography #art
What's Bloomn' - The Tropical Grower
Every week The Tropical Grower posts new photos of flowers blooming around Our Garden in the What's Bloomn' slideshow. It's always a show.
thetropicalgrower.com
September 29, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Flowers for your perusing pleasure. LOL! The Rangoon Creeper starts the palest of pinks, turning bright pink and finishing vivid red-pink. So fun. Check out the show: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #gardening #pix #botany #macrophotography #photography #art
Yellow Walking Iris or Alien Space craft? You decide. LOL. Check out our other tropical blooms from last week: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #gardening #nature #photography #macrophotography #plant-sky #pix
September 22, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Yellow Walking Iris or Alien Space craft? You decide. LOL. Check out our other tropical blooms from last week: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #gardening #nature #photography #macrophotography #plant-sky #pix
Fun with Fungi: Brittlegills form an intimate, mutually beneficial partnership with the roots of living trees, this one an Oak. The fun photo is only a tiny part of the network living underground. Try our Dirt Diary: thetropicalgrower.com#garden-dirt #fungj #botany #microphotography #pix #nature
September 22, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Fun with Fungi: Brittlegills form an intimate, mutually beneficial partnership with the roots of living trees, this one an Oak. The fun photo is only a tiny part of the network living underground. Try our Dirt Diary: thetropicalgrower.com#garden-dirt #fungj #botany #microphotography #pix #nature
No it isn't Snake Plant growing as a wees in the yard. It's a Wild Monk Orchid, Oeceoclades Maculata. And, it's tiny flowers are lovely: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #gardening #nature #macrophotography #photography #botany #mondayphoto #pix
What's Bloomn' - The Tropical Grower
Every week The Tropical Grower posts new photos of flowers blooming around Our Garden in the What's Bloomn' slideshow. It's always a show.
thetropicalgrower.com
September 21, 2026 at 9:22 PM
No it isn't Snake Plant growing as a wees in the yard. It's a Wild Monk Orchid, Oeceoclades Maculata. And, it's tiny flowers are lovely: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #gardening #nature #macrophotography #photography #botany #mondayphoto #pix
Flower Time! A day late, but never a bad time. Try our bright golden balls of Candlestick Plant. So lovely. thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #photography #macrophotography #gardening #nature #art #pix #botany
What's Bloomn' - The Tropical Grower
Every week The Tropical Grower posts new photos of flowers blooming around Our Garden in the What's Bloomn' slideshow. It's always a show.
thetropicalgrower.com
September 15, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Flower Time! A day late, but never a bad time. Try our bright golden balls of Candlestick Plant. So lovely. thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #photography #macrophotography #gardening #nature #art #pix #botany
Did I mention I keep finding myself attracted to Orange? LOL! With the lack of rain, we’ve missed all the fun fungi. Just in time, when I'm enamored by shades of Orange: thetropicalgrower.com#garden-dirt #fungi #macrophotography #nature #gardening #sciart #botany #photography #pix
September 13, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Did I mention I keep finding myself attracted to Orange? LOL! With the lack of rain, we’ve missed all the fun fungi. Just in time, when I'm enamored by shades of Orange: thetropicalgrower.com#garden-dirt #fungi #macrophotography #nature #gardening #sciart #botany #photography #pix
Loven' a lazy Sunday afternoon. These dainty
Wild Monk Orchids are actually wild. If you live in a tropical zone, they look like small Snake Plants in the yard until they spike. Try our show: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #nature #gardening #macrophotography #photography #botany #art
Wild Monk Orchids are actually wild. If you live in a tropical zone, they look like small Snake Plants in the yard until they spike. Try our show: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #nature #gardening #macrophotography #photography #botany #art
September 13, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Loven' a lazy Sunday afternoon. These dainty
Wild Monk Orchids are actually wild. If you live in a tropical zone, they look like small Snake Plants in the yard until they spike. Try our show: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #nature #gardening #macrophotography #photography #botany #art
Wild Monk Orchids are actually wild. If you live in a tropical zone, they look like small Snake Plants in the yard until they spike. Try our show: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #nature #gardening #macrophotography #photography #botany #art
Find a shady spot to enjoy the Pink Rain Lilies. They glow and shimmer in the tropical sun. Or try ours from last week: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #photography #macrophotography #gardening #nature #botany #art
September 11, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Find a shady spot to enjoy the Pink Rain Lilies. They glow and shimmer in the tropical sun. Or try ours from last week: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #photography #macrophotography #gardening #nature #botany #art
Ah, the end of a short week and plenty of warm weather left to enjoy the fuzzy Bumble Bees buzzing the Pickerelweed. Or take a peek at ours: thetropicalgrower.com#garden-dirt #Bees #flowersonfriday #pix #macrophotography #sciart #gardening #nature
September 11, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Ah, the end of a short week and plenty of warm weather left to enjoy the fuzzy Bumble Bees buzzing the Pickerelweed. Or take a peek at ours: thetropicalgrower.com#garden-dirt #Bees #flowersonfriday #pix #macrophotography #sciart #gardening #nature
Maybe inappropriate, but my head keeps playing "bow-chicka-wow-wow." In bright orange, it's hard to give 'em some privacy. LOL! Rusty Millipedes break down the dead stuff. Woo-Hoo! Check out the dirt: thetropicalgrower.com#garden-dirt #nature #sciart #pix #macrophotography #photography #gardening
September 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Maybe inappropriate, but my head keeps playing "bow-chicka-wow-wow." In bright orange, it's hard to give 'em some privacy. LOL! Rusty Millipedes break down the dead stuff. Woo-Hoo! Check out the dirt: thetropicalgrower.com#garden-dirt #nature #sciart #pix #macrophotography #photography #gardening
Hello Rains, the White Dendrobium Orchids are particularly pleased you're back from vacation, and our Rainy Season has returned to normal. Woo-Hoo! Check out our other bloomers: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #gardening #orchids #botany #art #photography #macrophotography #nature
September 10, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Hello Rains, the White Dendrobium Orchids are particularly pleased you're back from vacation, and our Rainy Season has returned to normal. Woo-Hoo! Check out our other bloomers: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #gardening #orchids #botany #art #photography #macrophotography #nature
Happy Labor Day! Enjoy some flowers. We have Laelia Orchids smelling divine and whole mess of White Dendrobium Orchids. Enjoy! thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #orchids #botany #art #nature #macrophotography #photomonday
What's Bloomn' - The Tropical Grower
Every week The Tropical Grower posts new photos of flowers blooming around Our Garden in the What's Bloomn' slideshow. It's always a show.
thetropicalgrower.com
September 7, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Happy Labor Day! Enjoy some flowers. We have Laelia Orchids smelling divine and whole mess of White Dendrobium Orchids. Enjoy! thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #orchids #botany #art #nature #macrophotography #photomonday
A little flame for you Friday. We got whole beds of the Flaming Torch Bromeliads. This is round 2 of 4. Woo-Hoo! Try the show: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #gardening #nature #art #flowersonfriday #botany #macrophotography #bromeliad
September 4, 2026 at 11:46 AM
A little flame for you Friday. We got whole beds of the Flaming Torch Bromeliads. This is round 2 of 4. Woo-Hoo! Try the show: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #gardening #nature #art #flowersonfriday #botany #macrophotography #bromeliad
Flower Time! We have the White-Center Flare Phalaenopsis Orchid in all it's magnificence, Laelia Orchids, and whole beds of Flaming Torch Bromeliads. Woo-Hoo! Enjoy the show: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #orchids #nature #mondayphoto #pix #gardening #microphotography #art #botany
What's Bloomn' - The Tropical Grower
Every week The Tropical Grower posts new photos of flowers blooming around Our Garden in the What's Bloomn' slideshow. It's always a show.
thetropicalgrower.com
August 31, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Flower Time! We have the White-Center Flare Phalaenopsis Orchid in all it's magnificence, Laelia Orchids, and whole beds of Flaming Torch Bromeliads. Woo-Hoo! Enjoy the show: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #orchids #nature #mondayphoto #pix #gardening #microphotography #art #botany
Yes, that's glowing pollen, like landing lights for Butterflies and Bees. We find it pretty and attracting too. See what else bloomed this week: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #nature #gardening #sci-art #macrophotography #pix #photography #flowersonfriday
August 28, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Yes, that's glowing pollen, like landing lights for Butterflies and Bees. We find it pretty and attracting too. See what else bloomed this week: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #nature #gardening #sci-art #macrophotography #pix #photography #flowersonfriday
Bright and Beautiful. Summer Cosmos just keeps going and going. Can't complain. LOL! Wildflowers make the summer. Check out this week's show: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #nature #gardening #botany #macrophotography #art #pix #wildflowers #photography #happy #summer
August 28, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Bright and Beautiful. Summer Cosmos just keeps going and going. Can't complain. LOL! Wildflowers make the summer. Check out this week's show: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #nature #gardening #botany #macrophotography #art #pix #wildflowers #photography #happy #summer
Not angel wing feathers, although I'm pretty sure it's what they'd look like. We got another round of the Dragon Fruit Cactus blooms. Magnificent! Check out what else is happening: thetropicalgrower.com#garden-dirt #flowers #nature #gardening #photography #botany #art
August 27, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Not angel wing feathers, although I'm pretty sure it's what they'd look like. We got another round of the Dragon Fruit Cactus blooms. Magnificent! Check out what else is happening: thetropicalgrower.com#garden-dirt #flowers #nature #gardening #photography #botany #art
Shiny. LOL! Golden Buttercup in the late summer sun. Check out our show: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #plant-sky #pix #macrophotography #photography #art #nature #gardening
August 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Shiny. LOL! Golden Buttercup in the late summer sun. Check out our show: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #plant-sky #pix #macrophotography #photography #art #nature #gardening
Not 1, but 2 of our Specialty Hybrid Phalaenopsis Orchids bloomed last week. Woo-Hoo! We're Featuring the Strawberry Swirl, like ice cream, but you can check out all of them here: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #gardening #pix #photomonday #macrophotography #plant-sky #orchid #nature
What's Bloomn' - The Tropical Grower
Every week The Tropical Grower posts new photos of flowers blooming around Our Garden in the What's Bloomn' slideshow. It's always a show.
thetropicalgrower.com
August 24, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Not 1, but 2 of our Specialty Hybrid Phalaenopsis Orchids bloomed last week. Woo-Hoo! We're Featuring the Strawberry Swirl, like ice cream, but you can check out all of them here: thetropicalgrower.com/gardening-ph... #flowers #gardening #pix #photomonday #macrophotography #plant-sky #orchid #nature