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Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah
🎄 Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah 🕎

Since 1900, the first night of Hanukkah has fallen on December 25 five times: 1910, 1921, 1959, 2005, and now 2024.

❤️ Wishing everybody Peace and Love!

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Merry Christmas, everybody! A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

👋 Merry Christmas, everybody! ❄️

  • 🎄 Today, let's set aside our differences and unite in joy, smiles, and cherished family moments. No matter your beliefs or religion, we come together in our shared love for gardening. The spirit of tropical beauty is something we all hold dear, connecting us across all divides.

  • 🎄 Wishing you happiness, health, and a vibrant green life during this festive season and beyond. Stay happy, stay healthy, and stay green!


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Cat Christmas Fairy Tale: how to collapse a Christmas Tree. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Cat Christmas Fairy Tale: how to collapse a Christmas Tree

🎄 Merry Christmas, everyone!

May your pets be as helpful and productive this season as our #PeopleCats at TopTropicals!

  • 🔴 Whether it's "redecorating" the tree, "reorganizing" the ornaments, or "stress testing" the branches, they're always full of holiday cheer... and a little chaos! 🐾


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Did you know which two trees are behind the creation of Eggnog? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Did you know which two trees are behind the creation of Eggnog? Nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans)

Nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans)

Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum cassia).

Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum cassia).

☕️ Did you know which two trees are behind the creation of Eggnog?

☕️ Eggnog is made from milk, cream, sugar, beaten eggs, and two spices: Nutmeg and Cinnamon. Both nutmeg and cinnamon come from spice trees:

Nutmeg is made from the seed of the Nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans).

🔥Cinnamon comes from the bark of the Cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum cassia).

These spices add the classic, warming flavors that make eggnog so popular during the holiday season.

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What is the most popular Christmas plant? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Christmas Orchid Cactus - Schlumbergera

😂 What is the most popular Christmas plant?
  • Every one knows Christmas Orchid Cactus - Schlumbergera. But this rare variety is exceptional - it is called New Deal.

    • This remarkable Christmas cactus hybrid has spectacular, large-flowers and blooms twice a season.
  • New Deal is completely lost to the trade today, but we have it at Top Tropicals for the first time after it was originally offered for purchase at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden over 90 years ago while having a special rare plant sale on the day of the famous presidential election on November 8, 1932 when F.D.R. was historically voted in as the next American president.
  • The plants we are offering are all 3rd generation vegetative propagation from an original specimen (still alive btw). Its name New Deal - is identical to President Franklin D. Roosevel main campaign slogan us
  • Not only is New Deal an exceptionally obscure, heirloom cultivar especially easy to grow under average house plant conditions,
  • It reliably produces almost an overabundance of brilliant violet-pink and white flowers which are easily an inch larger than any other variety.


💕 Do you have Christmas cactus at home? What colors? Share your pictures!

📚 Learn more:
"New Deal" - a remarkable Christmas cactus

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How Cardinals Guard runs red carpet for Christmas. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Cardinals Guard (Pachystachys coccinea)

Cardinals Guard (Pachystachys coccinea)

Cardinals Guard (Pachystachys coccinea)

Cardinals Guard (Pachystachys coccinea)

Cardinals Guard (Pachystachys coccinea)

Cardinals Guard (Pachystachys coccinea)

🚩 How Cardinals Guard runs red carpet for Christmas⛔️👍
  • 💖 If your garden needs a pop of color, Cardinals Guard (Pachystachys coccinea) is ready to take the spotlight! With its bold, scarlet-red blooms perched atop green cones, this evergreen perennial looks like it's wearing a crown.
  • 💖 Striking Christmas-red flowers emerge from a green cone. Blooms most of the year.
  • 💖 Adds vibrant color and a festive, tropical feel to any space.
  • 💖 Upright, multi-stemmed growth with lush foliage.
  • 💖 Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and other pollinators.
  • 💖 Care: Morning sun and afternoon shade (semi-shade preferred). Trim stems to prevent legginess and encourage fresh growth. Perfect for Southern gardens and large containers.


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I'm the boss. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Im the boss
I'm the boss

"In my house, I'm the boss, my cat is just the decision-maker"

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Share your cats in comments!

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Reminder: last day of Xmas sale and deals. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Reminder: last day of Xmas sale and deals Reminder: last day of Xmas sale and deals
🛍 Reminder: last day of Xmas sale and deals!

Our Christmas gift: 10% OFF discount code:
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Min order $150. Excluding S/H. Exp. 12-25-24

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Limited time promotion ends soon!

Last minute Holiday shopping:
Gift Card with a 15% BONUS!
As a bonus, we'll add 15% extra value to every gift card! For example, a $100 gift card becomes $115 of plant magic!
Offer expires 12-25-24. Gift card has no expiration date.

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Are these new Christmas ornaments? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Akee, Ackee - Blighia sapida

Akee, Ackee - Blighia sapida

Akee, Ackee - Blighia sapida

Akee, Ackee - Blighia sapida

Akee, Ackee - Blighia sapida, fruit

Akee, Ackee - Blighia sapida, fruit

Akee, Ackee - Blighia sapida, tree

Akee, Ackee - Blighia sapida, tree

Akee, Ackee - Blighia sapida

Akee, Ackee - Blighia sapida

Akee, Ackee - Blighia sapida, fruit

Akee, Ackee - Blighia sapida, fruit

Akee, Ackee - Blighia sapida, fruit

Akee, Ackee - Blighia sapida, fruit

Are these new Christmas ornaments? Ackee monster fruit!
  • ⛔️ Ackee (Akee) is the national fruit of Jamaica and is known for its unique bizarre shape, resembling giant red pear.
  • ⛔️ When properly prepared, its soft, creamy flesh is a key ingredient in the popular Jamaican dish, "ackee and saltfish." The fruit makes a delicious nutritious meal tasting like eggs and potatoes.
  • ⛔️ The fruit is native to West Africa, but it was introduced to the Caribbean in the 18th century and has since become a symbol of Jamaican cuisine.
  • ⛔️ Akee is actually a vegetable growing on a tree! Akee tree is easy to grow, undemanding, fast growing, and fruits right away. Sometimes it fruits twice a year!


📚 More prom previous posts:
Akee deliciousness
What is number one tree-grown vegetable
Grow Your Own Food: Akee
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