Garden Blog - Top Tropicals
Date:
Summer Plant Market Extravaganza:
Event Mementos!
The event was fantastic! Thank you all for joining us at our Plant Market Extravaganza yesterday. We loved meeting new garden enthusiasts and reconnecting with old friends. Everyone found plants they adored, adding joy to their gardens. Many visitors enjoyed the garden tours led by Top Tropicals PeopleCats. Check out the event photos and our - you might spot yourself or your friends! Share these treasured moments, and we'll see you at the next event.
Happy Fathers Day - June 16!
❤️ Have a perfect day with dear friends, loving family, and healthy meals.
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The truth about Papaya:
Papaya fruit
Papaya tree with fruit
Papaya fruit
Papaya trees
1) it is grass, and
2) it can go transgender!
The secret facts of Papaya's private life.
- 📌 Did you know that Papaya technically is not a tree? It is a large herbaceous plant, usually with a single, straight trunk that can reach 30 feet!
- 📌 Many dwarf varieties available in selection, reaching only 6-8 ft tall, but producing large crops of full size fruit - they are easy to harvest.
- 📌 Papaya trees have very complex gender mechanism, but the bottom line is - the tree can chance its sex based on conditions! Many varieties are self-fertile, but it always recommended to plant a few trees for cross-pollination and better yield.
- 📌 The sweetest Papaya is from so called "Solo" cultivars: the fruit is usually round or oval, on a smaller side, but super sweet.
- 📌 Fruit from Solo cultivars are not susceptible to fruit flies.
- 📌 Being officially a tropical plant, Papaya is pretty cold resistant and can withstand light freeze without significant damage.
- 📌 Surprisingly, Papayas are also hurricane-resistant plants and can take strong winds without damage. They still stand when other trees are down!
- 📌 Papaya is one of the Super-Foods thanks to papain - a natural enzyme containing in this fruit. Papaya fruit offers the best digestive aid! Eat some papaya after each meal to maintain healthy digestion.
- 📌 Try papaya leaf wraps for cooking meats - you won't need a meat tenderizer!
- 📌 Easy to grow trees, Papayas don't take any space in the garden, but bring so much goodness into your life!
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Do you want an unusual flowering plant for a shady spot? Panama Queen is the winner!
Aphelandra sinclairiana - Panama Queen
- ✴️ Aphelandra sinclairiana - Panama Queen is a very rare plant with extremely tropical look.
- ✴️ Fragrant flowers have unusual color combination: orange and pink.
- ✴️ Thrives in semi-shade or shade.
❓ What is your favorite shade plant? Share in comments👇
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Stop! Dont touch! Just smell that magic fragrance
Easter Lily Cactus (Echinopsis sp)
- 💠 Easter Lily Cactus (Echinopsis sp) is native to Brazil and Argentina. It is a globular cactus that produces splendid night-blooming, white fragrant flowers up to 10" long!
- 💠 Big, white or pink, fragrant blooms.
- 💠 Flowers open at night or early morning, creating a magical experience.
- 💠 Blooms last only a day or two, making each one special.
- 💠 Cool shapes: unique, spiny, ribbed bodies come in different forms and sizes.
- 💠 Easy Care: low-maintenance, very little water, lots of sunlight, and well-draining soil. Adapted to survive in harsh, dry environments, it can take both drought (obviously - cactus) and rainy seasons (like we have in Florida).
- 💠 Great for water-saving gardens and container culture.
- 💠 Many species and hybrids to collect, with a range of colors and forms.
❓ What other cactus species with fragrant flowers do you know? Share in comments👇
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Top 5 recommended vigorous Mango tree varieties, reliable producers
Mango Glenn
Mango Pim Seng Mun
Mango Sweet Tart
Mango Fruit Punch
Mango Orange Sherbet
- 🟠 1. Glenn - Excellent eating quality, consistent production, and effortless to grow.
- 🟠 2. Pim Seng Mun - extremely productive mango.
- 🟠 3. Sweet Tart - New patented variety - exclusive offer.
- 🟠 4. Fruit Punch - Multi fruit flavor, delicious!
- 🟠 5. Orange Sherbet - One of the best new varieties for backyard growing. Flavor is sweet citrus-orange and less lemony than Lemon Meringue mango. The tree is moderately vigorous.
❓What is your favorite Mango variety? Share in comments 👇
📝 See also earlier posts:
5 most Favorite Mango Varieties
Top 10 Dwarf "Condo" Mango
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This is not a Photoshop! It is a true color of Plumeria
Rainbow Plumeria
The season started and we have lots of fragrant and colorful blooms on our Plumerias that we introduced earlier.
Some of the colors are just beyond description!
Plumeria, or Frangipani - is a symbol of Hawaiian Tropics and the most favorite perfume flower.
🛒 Choose from fantastic colors of Plumeria
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2 most favorite flowering trees for small yards
❓ What tree to plant when you have a limited space? Two winners under 20 ft will fit any garden setting:
💛 Tabebuia chrysotricha - Dwarf Golden Tabebuia
💗 Tabebuia impetiginosa - Dwarf Pink Tabebuia
✔️ These two small trees are spectacular bloomers in late winter to spring. The leafless trees are covered with bright flowers - yellow and pink. The flowers cover these trees completely, before new leaves appear.
✔️ They both are great or container culture. Perfect for small yard or patio.
✔️ Hardy and easy to grow.
🎥 Video of spectacular Tabebuia bloom in earlier post
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2 most favorite flowering trees for small yards
Tabebuia chrysotricha - Dwarf Golden Tabebuia tree
Tabebuia chrysotricha - Dwarf Golden Tabebuia flowers
Tabebuia impetiginosa - Dwarf Pink Tabebuia tree
Tabebuia impetiginosa - Dwarf Pink Tabebuia flowers
❓ What tree to plant when you have a limited space? Two winners under 20 ft will fit any garden setting:
💛 Tabebuia chrysotricha - Dwarf Golden Tabebuia
💗 Tabebuia impetiginosa - Dwarf Pink Tabebuia
- ✔️ These two small trees are spectacular bloomers in late winter to spring. The leafless trees are covered with bright flowers - yellow and pink. The flowers cover these trees completely, before new leaves appear.
- ✔️ They both are great or container culture. Perfect for small yard or patio.
- ✔️ Hardy and easy to grow.
🎥 Video of spectacular Tabebuia bloom in earlier post
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The truth about Ladybugs in your garden life
❓ Q: I have Ladybugs in my garden, I wonder if they are eating my plants? Do I need to get rid of them?
🐞 Ladybug (Harmonia axyridis) is, in fact, one of the best insects you can find in your garden, it is a natural predator that takes care of many bad bugs, including aphids
🐞 Keep Ladybugs happy and bring them to your garden!
🐞 Ladybugs actually are cultivated as natural pest control, and you can even buy them for your yard, instead of chemicals!
📸
1. Love life of Ladybugs
2. Ladybug larvae eating aphids.
3. One of our #PeopleCats, "innocent" Ladybug (a.k.a. Bug) is wondering who else she can bug next...
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Date:
Manx -
The Tailless Cats:
Timo and Matilda
Q: I saw your tailless cats. Why they don't have tails?
A: We decided to write a special story about
these special cats. They are rescues who came to us on January 31 this year. The
pictures in the article feature our adorable Manx siblings: Timo
(long-haired) and his sister Matilda (short-haired). They are very different in
personality and looks, but they have at least 2 things in common: lack of tail and
beautiful orange eyes. Timo is a big boy who likes to play with everybody.
Matilda is a shy miniature girl, but she likes to eat a lot... so she is a bit
chubby! She looks almost as big as her big-bone and fluffy brother.
Manx cats are a charming breed known for their lack of tails. Originating
from the Isle of Man, they have a rich history and delightful
personalities.
Date:
June 15: join us for our
Summer Plant Market Extravaganza!
Saturday, June 15, 9 am - 4 pm
Hi there! Rain or shine, we're ready to make it a day to remember with fantastic deals just for you:
30% OFF online prices, one day only!
(excluding those in 15 gallon sizes or larger).
Gift bags - arrive early! The first 25 customers will receive a
special gift bag!
Secret Garden: Super savings area 50-70% off
$5 and $10: Discover many plants available at just $5 and $10.
Free plant with any purchase as a token of our appreciation
Reminder: Father's Day June 16
Bring your Father with you and load up with presents of garden goodness!
Event discounts valid at both locations:
Ft Myers Garden Center: 13890 Orange River, Ft Myers, FL
Sebring B-Farm: 9100 McRoy Rd, Sebring, FL
Don't miss out on this opportunity to transform your garden and stay cool this summer. We can't wait to see you there!
Kristi @ Top Tropicals
To plant a seed is to believe in tomorrow
Good night🌜
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How to grow Noni tree for fruit?
💊 The medicinal Noni tree (see our earlier post) is one of the most suitable fruit trees for potting culture. A 1-3 gallon size plant will flower and fruit for you within a year.
Noni's special features:
✅ flowers and fruits at young age, nearly year around.
✅ tolerates shade and grows large ornamental leaves in filtered light.
✅ suitable for indoor culture
✅ medicinal properties are endless and cannot be under-appreciated.
✅ This plant can be grown in any climate indoors, and will produce fruit for you under minimal care. Just provide warm frost-free conditions, as this tropical tree is very cold sensitive.
- easy in cultivation, drought and water tolerant, not susceptible to insects.
📚 Learn more: Morinda citrifolia - Noni. Life Sustaining Plant
🛒 Order Noni Tree
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How to grow Noni tree for fruit?
Morinda citrifolia - Noni fruit
Morinda citrifolia - Noni fruit tree
Morinda citrifolia - Noni tree
Morinda citrifolia - Noni fruit
💊 The medicinal Noni tree (see our earlier post) is one of the most suitable fruit trees for potting culture. A 1-3 gallon size plant will flower and fruit for you within a year.
Noni's special features:
- ✅ flowers and fruits at young age, nearly year around.
- ✅ tolerates shade and grows large ornamental leaves in filtered light.
- ✅ suitable for indoor culture
- ✅ medicinal properties are endless and cannot be under-appreciated.
- ✅ This plant can be grown in any climate indoors, and will produce fruit for you under minimal care. Just provide warm frost-free conditions, as this tropical tree is very cold sensitive.
- easy in cultivation, drought and water tolerant, not susceptible to insects.
📚 Learn more: Morinda citrifolia - Noni. Life Sustaining Plant
🛒 Order Noni Tree
#Food_Forest #Remedies #How_to
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