Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 30 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Malpighia - Barbados Cherry Tree, fruit

Date: 30 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Kalanchoe - Mother of Thousands, Mailbox plant

📬 What to plant by the mailbox? Mailbox plant! Ideal plant for the Brown Thumbs 👍🏾

🚩 Kalanchoe plants are often called Mother of Thousands or the Mailbox plant - and guess why?
🚩 Kalanchoe is the most convenient plant that will grow even by your mailbox! It requires no care, tolerates almost any conditions.
🚩 Very fast growing, drought tolerant small perennial.
🚩 The young plantlets which grow along the leaf edges are easily dislodged to become new plants and can be found in profusion around the base of the adult plant. Hence the name: Mother of Thousands. You will have as many of these tough cookies as you want!
🚩 Perfect houseplant.
🚩 Spectacular bloomer.

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Date: 29 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

🐈 Did you have a good day? Think of any blessings...

"I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior." - Hippolyte Taine

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Date: 29 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Ice Cream Bean Inga

Ice Cream Bean Inga fruit

Ice Cream Bean Inga tree

🍧 How to get big shade tree in one season with an ice cream on it? It's real!

🍦 Ice Cream Bean Inga is the ultimate fast-growing, shade-providing fruit tree with an irresistible twist! It not only transforms your yard into a cool, inviting oasis in record time but also produces fruit that kids (and adults!) can't get enough of!
🍦 Picture this: pods up to a foot long, bursting with sweet, creamy pulp that tastes exactly like ice cream!
🍦 Craving instant shade? Perfect for those sunny spots where you need shade, the Ice Cream Bean Inga rapidly unfurls its lush, umbrella-like canopy, creating a natural, leafy retreat in just one season!
🍦 With its delectable treats and speedy growth, this extraordinary tree is sure to be the highlight of your garden - where shade and sweetness meet!

🛒 Get shade with ice cream benefit

#Food_Forest #Fun_Facts #Nature_Wonders #How_to

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Date: 29 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Kaempferia angustifolia - Laos Silver Stripe

Date: 28 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

🐈🐈🐈 In Wesley's world, a full belly and a cozy nap spot are the ultimate luxuries: eat heartily, sleep soundly, and take life as it comes!

🕯 Good night from Wesley...

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Date: 28 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Theobroma cacao - Chocolate Tree, Cacao Tree

❤️💰 Fruit of Money and Love

Theobroma cacao, commonly known as the Chocolate Tree or Cacao Tree, is very exciting plant and a superfood as we mentioned earlier.

💥 Theobroma means "food of the gods" in Greek. "Theo" means god, and "broma" means food.
💥 The Olmecs, Mayans, and Aztecs were among the first to cultivate cacao, using it to make a bitter beverage called xocoatl. It was often spiced with chili peppers and used in various rituals and ceremonies.
💥 Currency: in ancient Mesoamerican cultures, cacao beans were so valuable that they were used as a form of currency. For example, 100 beans could buy a slave or a turkey.
💥 The Aztecs believed that cacao had stimulating properties and used it as an aphrodisiac. Emperor Montezuma was said to consume a large amount of cacao before visiting his harem. We can't deny that chocolate's mood-enhancing properties, combined with cultural and psychological factors, contribute to its romantic allure! ❤️
💥 A cacao pod contains 20 to 50 beans, each surrounded by a sweet, mucilaginous pulp. The pods grow directly on the trunk and larger branches of the tree, a feature known as cauliflory.
💥 After harvesting, cacao beans are fermented for several days, a critical step that develops the flavor precursors needed for chocolate production.
💥 The Cacao tree thrives in the humid, tropical regions around the equator. It can be grown as an exciting house plant.
💥 Health benefits: cacao beans are rich in antioxidants, magnesium, iron, and other minerals. They also contain flavonoids, associated with heart health benefits.
💥 There are three main varieties of cacao beans: Criollo, Forastero, and Trinitario. Criollo is considered the highest quality but is less common due to its susceptibility to disease. Forastero is the most widely grown, known for its hardiness. Trinitario is a hybrid of the two.
💥 It takes about 400 cacao beans to make one pound of chocolate. The beans undergo roasting, grinding, and mixing with sugar and other ingredients to produce the final chocolate product.

📚Learn more: Plants of Love - Aphrodisiacs of the plant world

🛒 Grow your own Chocolate Tree

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Date: 28 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

Pogostemon cablin - Patchouli

Researchers discover what a perfume from Ancient Rome was made of: Patchouli!

⚡️ A research team at the University of Cordoba has identified the composition of a Roman perfume more than 2,000 years old thanks to the discovery of a small vessel of ointment in Carmona, Spain.
⚡️ The mausoleum held the remains of six individuals in six urns, one of which was made of glass and contained the remains of a woman who died between 30 and 40 years of age. Her cloth bag held a rock crystal flask sealed with a stone and bitumen and three amber beads...
⚡️The well-preserved material inside the flask was examined with X-ray diffraction, gas chromatography, and mass spectrometry. The study determined that the scent was derived from Pogostemon cablin, a plant from India used to produce the scent Patchouli.
⚡️Patchouli only grows in the tropical climates of southern and southeastern Asia. This means it would have been imported into Roman territory and sold in products crafted for wealthy patrons who craved access to exotic ingredients.
⚡️ The high quality of the flask holding the scent suggests that it was a valuable product.

⚠️ Get your own valuable Patchouli Plant and always have the heavenly smell with you!

🛒 Plant your own Patchouli

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Date: 27 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Telegram channel & chat

💳 What do you think he is doing? Unpacking groceries? Or...

"A cat is a puzzle for which there is no solution." – Hazel Nicholson

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Date: 27 Jun 2024 Top Tropicals Newsletter

Celebrate America with
Independence Week Sale!

Celebrate the birthday of our great Country with Top Tropicals Independence Week Sale! Finally get all the plants you ever wanted for your garden - at amazing prices! Choose from over 100 varieties of rare tropical plants specially priced for this week:

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Feel FREE to shop away! Take advantage of this unique opportunity to enhance your garden with tropical beauty. But remember, this sale lasts only ONE WEEK, so hurry to get your plants and plant them during the best time of the year - hot summer! This is the ideal time to establish your plants quickly and ensure they become strong before winter arrives.

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