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It's not where you live, it's who you live with! A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Cats Bob and Cash

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Wise Mango - a smart choice for flavor lovers: sweet, juicy, and Florida-tough. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Wise Mango

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Heavenly Lotus in bloom - Bua Sawan Adenium. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Adenium Bua Sawan pink double flower

Adenium Bua Sawan pink double flower

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Timo is a good loafer. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Timo the cat is a good loafer at PeopleCats.Garden

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What are Health Benefits of Alpinia galanga (Galangal) A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Alpinia galanga (Galangal)

Alpinia galanga (Galangal)

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This sacred perfume tree is perfect for small spaces: Parijat blooms with heartbreak and heaven. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

This sacred perfume tree is perfect for small spaces: Parijat blooms with heartbreak and heaven

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Halfway around the world. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Georgie is traveling the World Map at PeopleCats.Garden

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The wild fruit with a secret: health benefits of rare Spanish Tamarind - the exotic fruit you've never heard of. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

The wild fruit with a secret: health benefits of rare Spanish Tamarind - the exotic fruit youve never heard of The wild fruit with a secret: health benefits of rare Spanish Tamarind - the exotic fruit youve never heard of The wild fruit with a secret: health benefits of rare Spanish Tamarind - the exotic fruit youve never heard of The wild fruit with a secret: health benefits of rare Spanish Tamarind - the exotic fruit youve never heard of The wild fruit with a secret: health benefits of rare Spanish Tamarind - the exotic fruit youve never heard of
🍊The wild fruit with a secret: health benefits of rare Spanish Tamarind - the exotic fruit you've never heard of

  • Looking for a new exotic fruit to love? Meet Vangueria infausta - Spanish Tamarind, also called Wild Medlar. Native to Southern Africa, this little-known gem grows on a small tree and produces round, golden-brown fruit with a sweet-tart flavor. You can eat them fresh, dried, or even turn them into a tropical jam or homemade fruit beer!

  • But it's not just tasty - it's super healthy. The fruit is packed with vitamin C, fiber, and minerals like iron and magnesium. Locals use it as natural medicine: the leaves and bark are brewed into teas for colds, fevers, and stomachaches. The roots are even used for coughs and snakebites.

  • Secret bonus? Its bark and leaves make natural dyes in yellow, green, and purple!

  • The Wild Medlar is easy to grow in warm climates (Zones 9-11) and can handle poor soil and dry weather. In cooler zones, just grow it in a pot and bring it in for winter. Give it full sun, some water, and it'll reward you with 20-40 fruits per season.


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