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🦅 Yearning for Jungle Vibes? Discover the Giant Bird’s Nest Anthurium - look at the size of this monster!

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  🪺 Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's Nest - is one of the most wanted tropical jungle plants. It has impressive foliage: enormous, wrinkly leaves with a unique cardboard-like texture that can grow up to 7 feet long! The bright red berries add to the show.
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  🪺 Jungle allure: perfect for creating a lush, tropical atmosphere with its striking and bold presence.
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  🪺 Ideal for spacious areas: thrives in places with good natural light and ample space, making it a standout feature.
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  🪺 Easy care: low-maintenance epiphyte, requires very little water.
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  🪺 Tolerates low light conditions, perfect for a shade garden.
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  🪺 Conversation piece: eye-catching texture adds visual interest and depth to your plant collection with its distinctive leaf surface. The size of the leaves is unbelievable!
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  🪺 Suitable for indoor and outdoor settings.
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  🪺 Air purifying: helps improve air quality, making it a functional and beautiful addition to your home.
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  🪺 Tropical statement: brings a piece of the jungle into your environment, transforming it into a green oasis.

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🦎 Iguana attacking! your plants... How to keep iguanas away?

Q: I am having a hard time keeping iguanas eating everything! Any solution to keep them out?

Iguanas may become quite a problem in the garden. Our first suggestion would be - get a Duck as we have (Duck Dobi), she is so dominant and keeps any wild animals away from the property, including gators... and cats! They are scared of her! Dobi thinks she owns the place.

Here are a few other ways to control iguana problem in your backyard:

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  ✅ Rid your lawn of dropped fruits. Iguanas love fruit. And they love low-hanging fruit or fruit that's easy to get to. If you have fruit trees, take the time to pick up your yard and dispose of any dropped fruit.
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  ✅ Keep a lid on a garbage can. Put your garbage cans in a place they can't get to, or put a cinder block on your can lid.
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  ✅ Do not leave pet food out. If you're putting a bowl of dog food or a plate of cat food out for your pets, you're inviting iguanas into your yard.
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  ✅ Fill iguana holes. Iguanas like to dig. Wherever you see a hole, fill it. Stuff rocks into the hole first, then fill it with dirt and top it with sod. The iguana may return to dig again, but he won't dig through large rocks.
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  ✅ Do NOT feed the iguanas. Don't be friendly with them, so they won't come back.
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  ✅ Wire netting around plants. You can use wire netting or screens to prevent iguanas from entering plants and shrubs.
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  ✅ Spray them with a hose. When you see an iguana in the yard, spray them with the hose. They also hate loud noises. Constant "harassment" can keep them from returning.
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  ✅ Keep your yard clean. Excessive overgrowth or yard storage are great places for iguanas to hide.
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  ✅ Do not leave food out, unattended. Iguanas are mainly herbivores but that doesn't mean they won't smell something good and want to eat it. They will TRY anything.

Hopefully these tips help keep your iguana problems to a minimum!

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🦎 Iguana attacking! your plants...

Q: I am having a hard time keeping iguanas eating everything! Any solution to keep them out?

Iguanas may become quite a problem in the garden. Our first suggestion would be - get a Duck as we have (Duck Dobi), she is so dominant and keeps any wild animals away from the property, including gators... and cats! They are scared of her! Dobi thinks she owns the place.

Here are a few other ways to control iguana problem in your backyard:

• 
  ✅ Rid your lawn of dropped fruits. Iguanas love fruit. And they love low-hanging fruit or fruit that's easy to get to. If you have fruit trees, take the time to pick up your yard and dispose of any dropped fruit.
• 
  ✅ Keep a lid on a garbage can. Put your garbage cans in a place they can't get to, or put a cinder block on your can lid.
• 
  ✅ Do not leave pet food out. If you're putting a bowl of dog food or a plate of cat food out for your pets, you're inviting iguanas into your yard.
• 
  ✅ Fill iguana holes. Iguanas like to dig. Wherever you see a hole, fill it. Stuff rocks into the hole first, then fill it with dirt and top it with sod. The iguana may return to dig again, but he won't dig through large rocks.
• 
  ✅ Do NOT feed the iguanas. Don't be friendly with them, so they won't come back.
• 
  ✅ Wire netting around plants. You can use wire netting or screens to prevent iguanas from entering plants and shrubs.
• 
  ✅ Spray them with a hose. When you see an iguana in the yard, spray them with the hose. They also hate loud noises. Constant "harassment" can keep them from returning.
• 
  ✅ Keep your yard clean. Excessive overgrowth or yard storage are great places for iguanas to hide.
• 
  ✅ Do not leave food out, unattended. Iguanas are mainly herbivores but that doesn't mean they won't smell something good and want to eat it. They will TRY anything.

Hopefully these tips help keep your iguana problems to a minimum!

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🍬 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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🦋 How to attract more butterflies to your garden?

Attracting butterflies to your garden can be a fun and rewarding experience. Here are some tips to help you create a butterfly-friendly environment.

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  💐 Choose the right plants: butterflies are attracted to nectar-producing flowers such as odontonemas.
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  💐 Plant lots of bright flowers, especially of yellow and pink colors like some cassias which seem to be the pleasant to butterfly's eye.
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  💐 Use a variety of flowers to attract different species of butterflies. Check the list of butterfly-attracting tropical plants.
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  💐 Provide food for caterpillars: butterflies lay their eggs on specific host plants that caterpillars will eat. For example, monarch butterflies lay their eggs on milkweed. Passion flower (Passiflora) and Aristolochia that we introduced earlier, are also great butterfly hosts, but be prepared to sacrifice some leaves!
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  💐 Provide a water source: butterflies need a source of water to drink from. A shallow dish or birdbath with rocks in it will provide a place for butterflies to rest and drink.
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  💐 Avoid using pesticides: they can harm butterflies and other beneficial insects. Try using natural methods to control pests in your garden.
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  💐 Create a sunny spot: butterflies love warm, sunny spots. Plant your butterfly garden in an area that receives at least six hours of direct sunlight each day.
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  💐 Add a butterfly house to provide shelter for butterflies during bad weather and at night.

📸 Milkweed, Odontonema, Giant Milkweed

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🌻 What is a perfect shade tree with flower benefits? Discover the sunny Kassod Tree...

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  🟡 Cassia siamea - Kassod Tree (Siamese Senna) is a remarkable subtropical tree known for several special features:
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  🟡 Fast Growing, making it an excellent choice for quick shade and ornamental use.
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  🟡 Bright yellow flowers that bloom in clusters, adding a vibrant splash of color.
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  🟡 Evergreen foliage: lush green leaves year-round, providing continuous beauty and shade.
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  🟡 Hardy: highly resilient and can thrive in a variety of soil types and conditions, including poor soils and dry climates. Tolerates both light frost and summer heat.
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  🟡 Low maintenance, easy care, not messy, making it an ideal choice for both novice and experienced gardeners.
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  🟡 Nitrogen fixation: Improves soil fertility by fixing nitrogen, benefiting surrounding plants and enhancing garden productivity.
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  🟡 Medicinal use: herbal medicine (laxative properties and to treat various ailments).
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  🟡 Attracts bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, supporting local biodiversity and ecosystem health 🐞🦋🐝
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  🟡 Shade provider: Ideal for creating shaded areas in gardens and landscapes, contributing to a cooler environment during hot weather.

🛒 Add shade and color to your garden with Kassod Tree

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🌻 What is a perfect shade tree with flower benefits? Discover the sunny Kassod Tree...

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  🟡 Cassia siamea - Kassod Tree (Siamese Senna) is a remarkable subtropical tree known for several special features:
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  🟡 Fast Growing, making it an excellent choice for quick shade and ornamental use.
• 
  🟡 Bright yellow flowers that bloom in clusters, adding a vibrant splash of color.
• 
  🟡 Evergreen foliage: lush green leaves year-round, providing continuous beauty and shade.
• 
  🟡 Hardy: highly resilient and can thrive in a variety of soil types and conditions, including poor soils and dry climates. Tolerates both light frost and summer heat.
• 
  🟡 Low maintenance, easy care, not messy, making it an ideal choice for both novice and experienced gardeners.
• 
  🟡 Nitrogen fixation: Improves soil fertility by fixing nitrogen, benefiting surrounding plants and enhancing garden productivity.
• 
  🟡 Medicinal use: herbal medicine (laxative properties and to treat various ailments).
• 
  🟡 Attracts bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, supporting local biodiversity and ecosystem health 🐞🦋🐝
• 
  🟡 Shade provider: Ideal for creating shaded areas in gardens and landscapes, contributing to a cooler environment during hot weather.

🛒 Add shade and color to your garden with Kassod Tree

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♣️ Black-black-black plant! It's totally black, that's right.

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  ▪️ Meet the elusive Black ZZ Plant, where the leaves of this dragon truly live up to its name with their mesmerizing black hue.

Zamioculcas x Black Dragon - yes, the leaves of this Dragon are absolutely black!
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  ▪️Indoor plant enthusiasts may be familiar with its green counterpart, but this rare black variety is a collector's dream come true! You can see both green and black varieties on one of the photos.
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  ▪️The Black ZZ Plant is a succulent marvel, boasting dark glossy foliage thanks to its high chlorophyll concentration - a rarity in the plant kingdom.
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  ▪️With its exceptional ability to store water, the ZZ Plant can endure long periods without watering, earning its title as one of the most drought-tolerant plants on the planet.
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  ▪️Sometimes referred to as the Aroid Palm, this ancient relic shares a unique characteristic with Gonatopus: its leaflets can detach, root, and form bulblets, a trait unseen in other aroids outside the Zamioculcadeae family.
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  ▪️Witness the magic as juvenile leaves emerge green and transform into striking black as they mature, adding a touch of mystery and elegance to any indoor oasis.

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🏆 The last day of Tropical Flowering Plant Contest! Hurry up to enter your pictures of favorite plants for a chance to win the Joy Perfume Tree!

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