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🌹 Heat-loving color that never quits: discover Cannas

📸 Canna flowers for the previous post 👆

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🌷 Why cannas shine in southern landscapes

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  🌷 Canna lilies thrive in the heat and humidity of the South, delivering bold, tropical flair with minimal effort.
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  🌷 These low-maintenance hardy perennials grow fast, bloom nearly year-round, and handle everything from full sun to soggy soil.
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  🌷 Their dramatic foliage and vivid flowers add instant impact to borders, containers, and water features.
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  🌷 Meet some standout Cannas:

• ♦️ Canna Australia - Towering up to 6-7 ft, this collectible variety flaunts fiery red blooms and rich burgundy leaves. A favorite for borders, ponds, and seed jewelry alike.
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  ♦️Canna Madeira - A compact beauty with red blooms edged in yellow, perfect for the front of borders or small containers.
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  ♦️Canna Tropicanna - A showstopper with tangerine flowers and striped foliage in bronze, green, and fuchsia tones - stunning even without blooms.

More Canna flowers in next post 👇

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📊 Three golden colors on one Adenium

📸 Photos of Adenium Thong Samsee for the previous post 👆

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🏆Three shades of gold, one legendary bloom

• 🏆 Adenium Thong Samsee has flowers at different stages on the same plant - from pink to yellow and white, creating the impression of a whole garden in bloom!
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  🏆 The name Thong Samsee comes from the Thai language and consists of three words:


Thong (ทอง) = "gold"
Sam (สาม) = "three"
See (สี) = "color"

Thus, Thong Samsee can be translated as "three golden colors" or "golden triple coloration", or simply "three-color".
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  🏆 This name refers to the variety's unique trait: its flowers go through three color stages - from soft yellow to pink and nearly white - creating the impression of multiple shades on one plant.
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  🏆 In Thai culture, the word (ทอง) - "gold" - symbolizes wealth and prosperity, while the number three can be associated with harmony and completeness. Therefore, the name of the variety may carry a wish for beauty and good fortune.

See photos of actual Adenium Thong Samsee in next post 👇

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🐱 Be more specific

"All my life, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I see that I should have been more specific." - Jane Wagner

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How to have your own FREE fresh Noni juice year round

Many people have heard about the mysterious and miraculous Noni fruit, yet few know exactly what it is. This odd-looking fruit grows on a beautiful tropical tree from Polynesia - Morinda citrifolia, that actually belongs to a Coffee family! The Noni fruit, also called Cheese Fruit for its special odor, has unique health benefits. It is said that this plant food is to be used when we are feeling really ill or really old... Do you want to know how to have your own FREE fresh Noni juice year round?
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💻 Golden and White Champaka side-by-side

Comparison of the 2 varieties of Champaka trees for the previous post 👆

⚪️ White Champaka - Magnolia (Michelia) x alba (in the center) has darker leaves

🟡 Golden Champaka - Magnolia (Michelia) champaca (left and right) has lighter-colored leaves: salad-green, chartreuse or lemon-lime.

🎥 The tree on the left is 3 years old, and the other two are 4 years old.

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✍️ Which Champaka tree is better - White or Golden?

🏆 Golden or White Champaka - Which Tree Should You Choose?
Both the White and Golden Champaka trees are prized for their intoxicating, fruity fragrance - often described as smelling like sweet bubble gum. Their blooms are famously used in the creation of Joy, one of the world's most expensive perfumes. While they share many similarities in scent and beauty, there are key differences between the two.

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  ⚪️ White Champaka - Magnolia (Michelia) x alba (in the video) is a sterile hybrid between Magnolia champaca and Magnolia montana. Because it does not produce seeds, this variety is always propagated through grafting or air layering. One major benefit of this is that grafted White Champaka trees begin blooming right away, even when they are still small. This makes Magnolia alba a more reliable and consistent bloomer from a young age.
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  ⚪️ White Champaka is also more compact and slower-growing than the Golden variety, making it especially suitable for container growing and smaller garden spaces.

• 🟡 Golden Champaka - Magnolia (Michelia) champaca is the original species and grows from seed, which means it typically takes a few years to start blooming. However, it has an edge in cold hardiness and is more tolerant of cooler temperatures compared to the White Champaka.
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  🟡 Golden Champaka tends to be more vigorous and taller, making it a better fit for larger landscape plantings where space and height are not limiting factors.

✍️ In Summary:

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  ✔️ Fragrance: Both smell similar - like fruity bubble gum - and are used for perfume.
• ✔️ White Champaka: Grafted, blooms sooner, compact growth, ideal for pots.
• ✔️ Golden Champaka: Grown from seed, blooms later, more cold tolerant, vigorous growth.
• ✔️ Both trees are exceptional choices for Southern gardens. Whether you choose the early-blooming, compact White Champaka or the hardy, golden-flowered original, you'll be adding one of the most enchanting perfume trees to your landscape. Plant both!

See side-by-side comparison of the 2 varieties of Champaka trees in the next post👇

🛒 Plant Champaka trees and always have your own Joy Perfume

🎥 Magnolia (Michelia) x alba, White Champaka
Golden Champaka: video 1 and video 2

📚 Learn more about White and Golden Champakas:

• ▫️ What tree to plant for wonderful fragrance?
• ▫️ What does Joy Perfume flower smell like?

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🍷 Wine is constant proof

"Wine is constant proof that God loves us and loves to see us happy." - Benjamin Franklin

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🌰 Where do almonds come from? From the prettiest red-leaved tree with health benefits!

• 📝 Most commercial almonds come from the Prunus dulcis tree, a close relative of Peach Tree, native to the Middle East and South Asia. However, Tropical Almond (Terminalia catappa), also called Indian almond or Sea almond, produces a similar nut in tropical regions.
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  📝 The Tropical Almond tree puts on a spectacular fall display rarely seen in evergreen tropical regions. As a deciduous tree, it sheds its large, glossy leaves in a burst of color - shifting from green to brilliant shades of red, orange, and especially bright mauve. This fiery transformation sets it apart from most tropical trees. At the same time, the almond-like fruits ripen, making this tree not only a visual showstopper but also a source of delicious, nutritious nuts.

🌰 Health benefits of Tropical Almond:

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  ✅ Rich in omega-3 fatty acids - supports brain and heart health.
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  ✅ High in protein and healthy fats – helps build and maintain muscle and energy.
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  ✅ Strengthens bones and teeth – due to its calcium and phosphorus content.
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  ✅ Improves eye health – thanks to antioxidants like vitamin E.
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  ✅ Reduces inflammation – naturally anti-inflammatory.
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  ✅ Supports liver and digestive health – traditional medicine uses the leaves for liver diseases, diarrhea, and dysentery.
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  ✅ Used as an aphrodisiac – in some traditional systems.

Tropical Almonds can be grown in the ground or containers and are tolerant of heat, drought, and salt, making them great for tropical and coastal gardens.

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