Even if you don’t live in the Caribbean or another tropical climate, chances are still good that you love the bright colors and casual elegance of what we here at Calyx Flowers call “tropical style”. Sometimes it’s hard to find a way to bring a taste of the tropics into your home environment but we’ve… Read more »
Category: tropical flower gardening
Anthuriums!
How much do you know about Anthuriums? Well, let us fill you in! Common names for the Anthurium are Flamingo flower, Tail Flower, Oilcloth Flower, and Painters palette. Anthurium leaves are actually waxy bracts called ‘spaths’ and are heart shaped. While most known for being red, Anthuriums come in burgundy, pink, hot pink, dark pink,… Read more »
Gorgeous Flowers from St. Kitts
Just had to share with our Flower Lovers! One of our fabulous graphic designers, Ned, traveled to St. Kitts and shared his beautiful photography of tropical flowers with us. We were mezmerized by the exotic beauty of these flowers. Their colors and shapes pop amidst the lush green foliage that surrounds them. You almost feel like… Read more »
Hot! Hot! Hot Tropical Bromeliads!
For Tropical Lovers Make it hot for just the right loved one with a blooming Tropical Bromeliad Garden, planted with an eye-catching trio of tropical beauties, then placed in a modern design cachepot in a complementary jungle green hue. We’ve found so many of our Flower Lovers are also devotees of these chic plants and here’s… Read more »
Looking for the best summer bouquets?
Attention Flower Lovers! Check your mailbox as it’s time to unveil Summertime’s hottest bouquets. Our newest catalog is arriving in home this week and we have filled it with the very best of summer flowers. In it you will see the newest in hot tropical trends like our Pink Sizzle Orchids and the stately Tropical Tradewinds Bouquet.… Read more »
Orchid & Tropical Grow Lights
A reader recently told us about a line of grow lights designed especially for orchids. These Wonderlite orchid grow lights are wide spectrum bulbs designed for orchids and other tropical plants that tend to perform poorly in standard home or office environments. According to the manufacturer, its “spectral distribution” balances blue, red and far-red wavelengths… Read more »