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🍈 We Cut Open a 37 lb Jackfruit - You Won't Believe What's Inside!
🍈 Cutting into a 37-pound Jackedak Jackfruit with Chiane and Ashley!
🍈 Join us at Top Tropicals as we explore one of the largest fruits on Earth - the mighty Jackfruit. From golden, juicy bulbs bursting with tropical sweetness to edible seeds and the soft “rag” with hints of bubblegum, pineapple, and custard, this giant fruit has more surprises than expected.
- ✔️Learn how to cut and clean a jackfruit
- ✔️See which parts are edible (you might be surprised!)
- ✔️Why it's a favorite for exotic fruit lovers
- ✔️Hear our taste-test reactions: bubblegum, custard, pineapple?
🍈 Whether you're into exotic fruits, cooking, or growing your own tropical trees, this is one tasty experience you don't want to miss.
🍈 Want to grow your own Jackfruit? We've got you covered!
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Anthurium vittarifolium - Long Leaf Anthurium
🍃 Anthurium with leaves longer than you!
🛒 Grow the 6-foot leaf Anthurium
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- 🌿 Ever seen an Anthurium with leaves longer than you are tall? Anthurium vittarifolium - Long Leaf Anthurium - is a true rainforest treasure from South America. Its strap-like leaves can reach an incredible 6 feet in length but stay only about 2 inches wide, creating elegant green ribbons that drape down like a waterfall.
- 🌿 Grow it in a hanging basket and you’ll get a cascading curtain of foliage that instantly turns any space into a jungle hideaway.
- 🌿 As if the leaves weren’t enough, this rare beauty produces clusters of bright pink berries that pop against the deep green leaves, adding an unexpected splash of color!
- 🌿 It's rare, it's dramatic, and it's the kind of plant that makes people stop and ask, “What on earth is THAT?”
🛒 Grow the 6-foot leaf Anthurium
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🐈 August 8 - International Cat Day: cats taking over?
Let's be honest - cats kind of rule the world right now. There are nearly 700 million of them, and they're not just lounging on your couch anymore. They've taken over the internet, inspired museum exhibits, popped up in luxury ads, and even have their own global holidays (yes, more than one). They are so much more than just pets - they're pop culture royalty 👑
🐈📸 TopTropicals cats Google and Shortstuff ruling at Top Tropicals PeopleCats.Garden.
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Let's be honest - cats kind of rule the world right now. There are nearly 700 million of them, and they're not just lounging on your couch anymore. They've taken over the internet, inspired museum exhibits, popped up in luxury ads, and even have their own global holidays (yes, more than one). They are so much more than just pets - they're pop culture royalty 👑
🐈⬛ Cat #Fun_Facts:
- 🐾 There are about 700 million cats in the world. That's one for every ten people... and some of us are definitely over our quota.
🐾 People literally buy movie tickets to watch cat videos. Last summer in New York, a full hour of nothing but cat clips played in theaters - 73 minutes straight of cat clips at the cinema - and people loved it!
🐾 Cats are ad superstars. They show up in everything from luxury fashion to car commercials. They star in memes, viral videos, and major luxury brand and car campaigns. Apparently, if you want people to care, just add a cat.
🐾 Cats have three international holidays. Not one, not two - three! February 20, August 8, and October 29. Meanwhile, world peace only gets one. Priorities.
🐾 A cat exhibit in Poland broke records. A cat-themed show in Krakow's Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology drew the highest visitor numbers in 30 years - 57,186 attendees.
🐾One chubby cat in Athens is a Google Maps tourist attraction. Titan, an orange-and-white street cat near the Acropolis, is so famous he's on Google Maps. Yes, right next to the Parthenon.
🐾Cats have been hanging around humans for over 10,000 years. It started when our trash attracted mice - and the cats came for the buffet.
🐾Ancient Egyptians elevated cats. They didn't just keep them around - they gave them fancy burials, turned them into art, and even made them into gods.
🐈📸 TopTropicals cats Google and Shortstuff ruling at Top Tropicals PeopleCats.Garden.
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Tibouchina multiflora (grandifolia) - Glory bush, Quaresmeira
💜 What is the best purple flowering bush? Glory bush!
This isn’t just a flowering shrub. It’s a statement.
🛒 Make your garden pop with purple: explore Tibouchina plants
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Why this Tibouchina is so popular
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- 🟣 Why everyone in Florida wants this fuzzy-leaf Tibouchina? Tibouchina multiflora (grandifolia), Glory bush, Quaresmeira
- 🟣 The leaves are huge, soft, and fuzzy - up to 10 inches wide, sometimes 12 in shade. They're as fun to touch as they are to look at!
- 🟣 And when it blooms? You get bold spikes of purple flowers from August through winter, turning your garden into a purple paradise.
- 🟣 But here's the twist: the older leaves can surprise you by turning shades of orange and red - a rare bonus of fall color in the tropics.
- 🟣 It thrives in sun or shade, grows fast, and handles Florida’s winters without a fuss.
is one of those plants that stops people in their tracks.
This isn’t just a flowering shrub. It’s a statement.
🛒 Make your garden pop with purple: explore Tibouchina plants
📚 Learn more:
Why this Tibouchina is so popular
#Hedges_with_benefits
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