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Why exotic Mamey fruit is so much wanted?

 Why exotic Mamey fruit is so much wanted?  Why exotic Mamey fruit is so much wanted?  Why exotic Mamey fruit is so much wanted?
🍊 Why exotic Mamey fruit is so much wanted?

Pouteria sapota, or Mamey Sapote - is Cuban favorite. It is considered by Cubans to produce the best fruit in the world.

🍹 The fruit has delicious bright orange soft flesh, sweet and pumpkin-like in flavor. The Mamey fruit is eaten fresh, in milk shakes and ice cream.

👀 Mamey has a curious growth habit: flowers emerge in clusters in the axils of fallen leaves along the branches, followed by the showy fruit. This is called cauliflorous - plants that flower and fruit from their main stems or woody trunks. Other examples are Cucumber tree and Jaboticaba.

🌳 Mamey is a slow growing, compact tree, but needs some space to spread the branches. It normally grows 20 ft in height and 20 ft wide.

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What are the health benefits of Gardening?

 What are the health benefits of Gardening?
🥦 What are the health benefits of Gardening?

Therapeutic effect of gardening is not just a modern discovery. Throughout history, various cultures have recognized the mental and physical benefits of gardening...

🏺 In ancient Egypt, physicians prescribed walks through gardens for patients struggling with mental health issues.

🕯 During the Middle Ages in Europe, monastery gardens were designed not only for sustenance but also for meditation and relaxation.

🔮 Gardening has been shown to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression while promoting relaxation and a sense of well-being.

😅 The physical activity involved in gardening also provides exercise, contributing to overall health.

🌳 So, whether you're tending to a small indoor herb garden or cultivating a vast outdoor plot, the act of gardening can be a powerful tool for both mental and physical wellness.

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How to find a plant name? Try

 How to find a plant name? Try
🧐 How to find a plant name? Try Plant ID from TopTropicals - we know them all!

📷 Submit a picture of your mystery plant in comments to this post and we will put the name to it!

🤔 Lost in the jungle of unknown flora? Fear not! At TopTropicals, we're your guides through Nature's mysteries. Share a snapshot, and we'll unveil the identity of that mysterious plant in your garden.

  • 🔹 Captured a cool looking flower but don't know what it is?
  • 🔹 Own a rare plant but lost a tag?
  • 🔹 Simply want to be "know-it-all" and impress others with your plant knowledge?


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In the photos above: Citoria ternatea, Strongylodon macrobotrys, Aetanthus nodosus, Cananga fruticosa, Butea monosperma.

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🧐 How to find a plant name? Try Plant ID from TopTropicals - we know them all!

📷 Submit a picture of your mystery plant in comments to this post and we will put the name to it!

🤔 Lost in the jungle of unknown flora? Fear not! At TopTropicals, we're your guides through Nature's mysteries. Share a snapshot, and we'll unveil the identity of that mysterious plant in your garden.

  • 🔹 Captured a cool looking flower but don't know what it is?
  • 🔹 Own a rare plant but lost a tag?
  • 🔹 Simply want to be "know-it-all" and impress others with your plant knowledge?


🤓 We can help! At TopTropicals we know all the Tropicals.

In the photos above: Citoria ternatea, Strongylodon macrobotrys, Aetanthus nodosus, Cananga fruticosa, Butea monosperma.

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How to find a plant name

 How to find a plant name
🧐 How to find a plant name? Try Plant ID from TopTropicals - we know them all!

📷 Submit a picture of your mystery plant in comments to this post and we will put the name to it!

🤔 Lost in the jungle of unknown flora? Fear not! At TopTropicals, we're your guides through Nature's mysteries. Share a snapshot, and we'll unveil the identity of that mysterious plant in your garden.

  • 🔹 Captured a cool looking flower but don't know what it is?
  • 🔹 Own a rare plant but lost a tag?
  • 🔹 Simply want to be "know-it-all" and impress others with your plant knowledge?


🤓 We can help! At TopTropicals we know all the Tropicals.

In the photos above: Citoria ternatea, Strongylodon macrobotrys, Aetanthus nodosus, Cananga fruticosa, Butea monosperma.

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How to find a plant name? Try Plant ID from TopTropicals - we know them all!

 How to find a plant name? Try Plant ID from TopTropicals - we know them all!
🧐 How to find a plant name? Try Plant ID from TopTropicals - we know them all!

📷 Submit a picture of your mystery plant in comments to this post and we will put the name to it!

🤔 Lost in the jungle of unknown flora? Fear not! At TopTropicals, we're your guides through Nature's mysteries. Share a snapshot, and we'll unveil the identity of that mysterious plant in your garden.

  • 🔹 Captured a cool looking flower but don't know what it is?
  • 🔹 Own a rare plant but lost a tag?
  • 🔹 Simply want to be "know-it-all" and impress others with your plant knowledge?


🤓 We can help! At TopTropicals we know all the Tropicals.

In the photos above: Citoria ternatea, Strongylodon macrobotrys, Aetanthus nodosus, Cananga fruticosa, Butea monosperma.

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Do you know why this plant is caged?

Do you know why this plant is caged? Do you know why this plant is caged? Do you know why this plant is caged?
🌐 Do you know why this plant is caged? Because it's so tasty!

🦌🐇🐿🦝 Yes indeed, we protect it from all kinds of visitors: deer, bunnies, squirrels, raccoons...

Because it's our favorite food and don't want to share! 🙄

Yuca Root, Cassava, Tapioca - variegated form Manihot esculenta cv. Variegata makes not only a great meal but a beautiful ornamental, as we mentioned earlier. Besides culinary value, it is simply a stunning little tree!

🥙 Plant several plants in your garden and you will never run out of healthy food. Try this vegetable and you will never want French fries!🍟

‼️ Don't be shy to harvest the roots - this plant is easy to regrow from cuttings, so you can have your crops year round.

📚 Learn more about Yuca Root

🍲 Cassava Fries Recipe

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Why everybody wants this plant? Intoxicating sweet fragrance is the answer! Do you have one?

Why everybody wants this plant? Intoxicating sweet fragrance is the answer! Do you have one? Why everybody wants this plant? Intoxicating sweet fragrance is the answer! Do you have one? Why everybody wants this plant? Intoxicating sweet fragrance is the answer! Do you have one? Why everybody wants this plant? Intoxicating sweet fragrance is the answer! Do you have one?
🍬 Why everybody wants this plant? Intoxicating sweet fragrance is the answer! Do you have one?

Cestrum nocturnum - Night blooming jasmine.

⭐️ This fast growing, dense shrub is a garden favorite, one of the most famous and desirable fragrant plants.

🌃 The sweetest fragrance at night is intoxicating.

🌄 Flowers are pale yellow to white, open at night and stay extremely fragrant until sunrise.

🙏 These flowers are widely used in India and other countries of South Asia for perfumery, medicinal applications and in religious ceremonies.

🏡 Best location will be near driveway, window or entrance, where the magic fragrance can be appreciated.

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Koelreuteria paniculata - Golden Rain Tree

Koelreuteria paniculata - Golden Rain Tree
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." - Chinese Proverb

📷 Koelreuteria paniculata - Golden Rain Tree, one of the most spectacular trees of subtopics that is actually very cold hardy and drought resistant.

  • 🔰 Cascading clusters of bright yellow flowers in summer are followed by bright pink, papery, lantern-like seed pods that gracefully dangle through autumn.

  • 🔰 Its elegant foliage and attractive form make it a captivating centerpiece in any garden or landscape.

  • 🔰 Very fast growing, nice solution for a shade tree.

  • 🔰 According to ancient Chinese manuscripts, the Golden Rain Tree is crucial for Dragons, as it is believed to be connected to their existence, guarding and complementing each other. Growing these plants is considered auspicious and is believed to safeguard the Dragon family.

2024 is a year of Dragon! 🐉

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Best picks of the Season

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Hibiscus schizopetalus - Coral Hibiscus

Hibiscus schizopetalus - Coral Hibiscus. Spectacular weeping tree hibiscus, rare and hard to find. Grows rapidly and blooms freely. Flowers look like parachutes and can be recognized by the fringed and lacy petals which are bent backward. It has slender and gracefully curved stems. Can be trained into a showy standard.


Cestrum nocturnum - Night blooming jasmine

Cestrum nocturnum - Night blooming jasmine. Garden favorite - the sweetest fragrance at night is intoxicating. One of the most famous and desirable fragrant plants. Flowers are pale yellow to white, open at night and stay extremely fragrant until sunrise. These flowers are widely used in India and other countries of South Asia for perfumery, medicinal applications and in religious ceremonies. Best location will be near driveway, window or entrance, where the magic fragrance can be appreciated.


Juanulloa aurantiaca - Gold Finger plant, Mexican Spoon Flower

Juanulloa aurantiaca - Gold Finger plant, Mexican Spoon Flower - this one is soooo pretty! Unusual looking vine or shrub with yellow-orange fleshy flowers, everblooming and a VERY fast growing. Rare, collectible plant.


Tabernaemontana Flore Pleno, Crape Jasmine

Tabernaemontana Flore Pleno - Crape Jasmine, Carnation of India, Florida Gardenia - this fast growing bush with waxy leaves and beautiful fragrant flowers is a must in tropical garden. Easy to grow and free flowering, dense bush.


Microsorum musifolium - Alligator (Crocodile) Fern

Microsorum musifolium - Alligator Fern, Crocodile Fern from Australasia. Perfect for shade! An epiphytic fern with cool alligator-skin looking leaves. The strikingly shaped, light green fronds of the fern form a lovely backdrop to its stunning stiff, leathery, dark green alligator-skin foliage. Perfect as a houseplant, or planted under a tree. Grows to 2-3 ft in height and likes a sheltered, semi-shaded location, no direct sunlight.