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Plant Horoscope - Taurus

Plant Horoscope - 
Taurus

By Alex Butova, the Witch of Herbs and Cats

...Taurus is the second astrological sign in the modern zodiac. This sign is associated with several myths and bull worship from several ancient cultures. It was the first sign of the zodiac established among the Mesopotamians, who called it "The Great Bull of Heaven"...
Taurus, like other earthly signs, refers to plants in a peculiar way. This is not to say that he does not love them, and how can he not love the grass that feeds him or trees in the shadow of which he rests during the midday hours? Yes, he loves them. Well, just need someone else to grow all these flowers and trees, someone else look after them, making sure that they are always in good condition and would be apt to give Taurus full portion of sensual pleasures!..

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New Video:
Akee - Jamaica's National Fruit

Akee tree youtube video

In this video we talk about growing your own Akee tree so you can have delicious Jamaican meals without going to a Jamaican restaurant!
Akee is a rare fruit tree that is hard to find. It is a National fruit of Jamaica and delicious when fried! The tree is easy in cultivation, fast growing and can be maintained compact. It is relatively cold tolerant for being a tropical tree. It will start fruiting for you the next season, you don't have to wait long. Sometimes it fruits twice a year!..

Akee 
fruit

Akee fruit

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"...How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes..."
- Maya Angelou -

Memorial Day

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Magnolia (Michelia) champaca - Joy Perfume Tree, Champaka, 3 gal pot 2853 Magnolia (Michelia) champaca - Joy Perfume Tree, Champaka, 3 gal pot
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Terminalia catappa - Tropical Almond
2266 Terminalia catappa - Tropical Almond
Grown in
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Flamboyant tree, Royal poinciana, Delonix regia
1176 Flamboyant tree, Royal poinciana, Delonix regia
Grown in
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Ice Cream Bean tree, Inga feuille (edulis)
1114 Ice Cream Bean tree, Inga feuille (edulis)
Grown in
10"/3 gal pot

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Cestrum nocturnum - Night blooming jasmine
1046 Cestrum nocturnum - Night blooming jasmine
Grown in
10"/3 gal pot, large plant

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Datura Metel - Horn-of-Plenty
2014 Datura Metel - Horn-of-Plenty
Grown in
10"/3 gal pot, large plant

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Cerbera x manghas hybrid - Enchanted Incense (Red 
Flower)
5293 Cerbera x manghas hybrid - Enchanted Incense (Red Flower)
Grown in
6"/1 gal pot

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Miracle Fruit, Large Leaf variety, Synsepalum subcordatum
3146 Miracle Fruit, Large Leaf variety, Synsepalum subcordatum
Grown in
10"/3 gal pot

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Senecio confusus - Mexican flame vine (Pseudogynoxus chenopodiodes)
1189 Senecio confusus - Mexican flame vine (Pseudogynoxus chenopodiodes)
Grown in
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Odontonema cuspidatum - Firespike, Red
1373 Odontonema cuspidatum - Firespike, Red
Grown in
10"/3 gal pot

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Ilex paraguariensis - Yerba 
Mate
5428 Ilex paraguariensis - Yerba Mate
Grown in
10"/3 gal pot

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Medinilla cumingii (myriantha) - Malaysian 
Orchid
4095 Medinilla cumingii (myriantha) - Malaysian Orchid
Grown in
10"/3 gal pot, very large plant

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Top Story: The little mango tree that could

Mango Tree

By Ed Jones, the Mango Guy

"...Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven't done a thing. You are just talking..."
- Wangari Maathai -

This is the story of the little mango tree that could. From the beginning, it has been a fighter and has come through its latest battle with a few scars, but it is still going...
...On January 30, the unthinkable happened. Cold weather was coming. We had a low of under 25F on that Sunday morning...
...Then, on April 4, 2022 we had a very bad hail storm... Hail stones up to 3" fell for 20 minutes...
Learn more about what happened and see this mango tree today... What helped it to survive and also what will help it to grow back into a beautiful tree?

For information on how to shape your mango trees, see this video:

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Tithonia diversifolia - Sunflower tree1213 Tithonia diversifolia - Sunflower tree
Grown in
10"/3 gal pot

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Jackfruit tree Super Thai (Artocarpus 
heterophyllus)
4334 Jackfruit tree Super Thai (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
Grown in
10"/3 gal pot, large plant

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Persimmon tree Native American, Low chill, Diospyros virginiana
3500 Persimmon tree Native American, Low chill, Diospyros virginiana
Grown in
6"/1 gal pot

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Bauhinia variegata purple - Orchid Tree
2728 Bauhinia variegata purple - Orchid Tree
Grown in
10"/3 gal pot

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Vernonia fulta - Tropical Aster, Ironweed, 
Bitterleaf
5647 Vernonia fulta - Tropical Aster, Ironweed, Bitterleaf
Grown in
10"/3 gal pot, large plant

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Monstera deliciosa (Philodendron pertusum) - Swiss cheese 
plant
2988 Monstera deliciosa (Philodendron pertusum) - Swiss cheese plant
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6-10"/1-3 gal pot

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Pavonia multiflora - Brazilian 
Candles
2710 Pavonia multiflora - Brazilian Candles
Grown in
6"/1 gal pot

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Jasminum mesnyi - Japanese Jasmine
1120 Jasminum mesnyi - Japanese Jasmine
Grown in
10"/3 gal pot

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Alocasia Imperial Red
6785 Alocasia Imperial Red
Grown in
10"/3 gal pot, large plant

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Justicia Fruit 
Cocktail
2100 Justicia Fruit Cocktail
Grown in
6"/1 gal pot

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Kopsia arborea (pruniformis) - 
Pin-Mala
2509 Kopsia arborea (pruniformis) - Pin-Mala
Grown in
10"/3 gal pot

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Alpinia x purpurata - Hot Pink Cone 
Ginger
6020 Alpinia x purpurata - Hot Pink Cone Ginger
Grown in
10"/3 gal pot

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New Video:
Golden Sugar Apple - Pineapple Annona

Annona - Golden Sugar Apple youtube video

In this video we talk about a rare hybrid of Annona - Golden Sugar Apple. This rare Annona is a species originally brought to us from Costa Rica. We believe it to be a natural hybrid between A. muricata and A. glabra...
Fast growing, it forms a nice bushy specimen. It has a large, up to 1 lb fruit, green when unripe, turning dark yellow to orange on ripening. The pulp is golden to orange when ripe, with a strong Pineapple scent, and resembling Jackfruit in texture. Flavor is like the custard apple but with pineapple, papaya, apricot and melon overtones. Note that some people dislike the taste, others find it good... The tree tolerates flooding. It is also cold hardy! The plant would be very interesting for rare fruit collectors as it offers a large, exotic fruit of unusual color and taste, and appears to be much more hardy and water tolerant than similar looking but sensitive A. muricata, A. montana and Rollinia.

Annona - Golden Sugar Apple youtube video

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Hibiscus acetosella - African Cranberry Hibiscus, red leaves5551 Hibiscus acetosella - African Cranberry Hibiscus, red leaves
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Clitoria ternatea - Blue Butterfly 
Pea
1318 Clitoria ternatea - Blue Butterfly Pea
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Thunbergia laurifolia - Blue Sky vine
1292 Thunbergia laurifolia - Blue Sky vine
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Capsicum annuum x chinense - Biquinho Pepper
6669 Capsicum annuum x chinense - Biquinho Pepper
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10"/3 gal pot, fruiting size

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Cassia (Senna) bicapsularis - Butterfly Bush
1332 Cassia (Senna) bicapsularis - Butterfly Bush
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6-10"/1-3 gal pot

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Pseuderanthemum seticalyx - Australian Nerve Flower, Shooting Star
6086 Pseuderanthemum seticalyx - Australian Nerve Flower, Shooting Star
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Cestrum nocturnum - Night blooming 
jasmine
1046 Cestrum nocturnum - Night blooming jasmine
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10"/3 gal pot, large plant

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Datura Metel - Horn-of-Plenty
2014 Datura Metel - Horn-of-Plenty
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6"/1 gal pot, large plant

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Perilla frutescens - Shiso, Shishi Herb, Beefsteak Plant
5646 Perilla frutescens - Shiso, Shishi Herb, Beefsteak Plant
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Pogostemon patchouli - 
Pucha-Pat
2097 Pogostemon patchouli - Pucha-Pat
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10"/3 gal pot, large plant

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Cajanus cajan - Pigeon Pea var. Bicolor Fuerte
6632 Cajanus cajan - Pigeon Pea var. Bicolor Fuerte
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Aframomum melegueta - Grains of Paradise, African Cardamom
5912 Aframomum melegueta - Grains of Paradise, African Cardamom
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6-10"/1-3 gal pot, large plant

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Happy Mother's Day!

with New Fragrant Plumerias...

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother’s Day with the most beautiful symbol of the Tropics - fragrant Plumeria! Lots of new varieties just arrived!

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Mother's Day Sale!

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers and congratulations to you all for remembering it!

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What is the easiest, prettiest, and most practical plant?
A plastic one?
Believe it or not, there is a different answer:

Plant of the month: Callisia Variegated Golden Tendril

Callisia fragrans x soconuscensis Melnikoff - Variegated Golden Tendril

Callisia fragrans x soconuscensis Melnikoff - Variegated Golden Tendril

An ultimate plant:
- perfect low maintenance house plant
- easy to grow
- has multiple holistic medicinal properties
- can grow fast as grownd cover
- needs almost no water
- sun or shade
- no fuss, no kidding!

This is an extremely rare variety of the European Holistic Medicinal Plant - Golden Tendril. It has showy variegated leaves and makes a beautiful houseplant on top of its medicinal value. It tolerates wide range of conditions and requires very little water; takes both bright sun or shade and is very fast growing and easy. The plant has wide medicinal use in Europe, literally every household uses this plant as a home remedies... just like Aloe Vera! According to scientific research, active biological substances from steroid group contained in this plant can struggle with any types of infections, stimulates metabolic processes, strengthens immunity and circulatory system, has a positive influence on growths and much more... some people consider it a virtual panacea. Whether it works for everybody or not, it is definitely fun to own such a legendary plant!

These are pictures of actual plants for sale!

Callisia fragrans x soconuscensis Melnikoff - Variegated Golden Tendril

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Aphrodisiac Superherb: Turnera

4415 Turnera ulmifolia Sundrop - Yellow Buttercup

By Alex Butova, the Witch of Herbs and Cats

This plant has been a much wanted herb for the last decade due to its magic, special properties... The plant is Turnera, or Damiana, the newest superplant to attract attention among the wellness-minded set...
...It is one of the more notorious herbal aphrodisiacs and has the reputation of being a superlative sexual tonic. Turnera is a mood-elevating aromatic herb that helps calm anxiety and induce a relaxed state of mind... It lends a delightful energy and flavor to wines and sundry other erotic potions...

Turnera subulata Key West, White Buttercup

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Spend time among trees...

"...Time spent among trees is never time wasted..."
- Katrina Mayer -

Ceiba pentandra

One of the most impressive and massive trees in the world - Ceiba pentandra - Kapok Tree. A majestic tropical tree! The ancient Maya of Central America believed that a great Ceiba tree stood at the center of the earth... Would you like to try growing it in the center of your backyard? Considering it will take decades to grow this big...

Ficus

Ficus macrophylla (Banyan). Did you know that exotic Banyan Trees are close related to Fig trees?..