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How productive is Tamarind

Tamarind tree (Tamarindus indica)

Tamarind tree (Tamarindus indica)

⚡️ How productive is Tamarind - for previous post 👆

🪵 Tamarind tree (Tamarindus indica) can live for over 200 years and produce both edible fruit and valuable timber.

#Food_Forest #Fun_Facts

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Did you know that Tamarind has not only tasty fruit but also pretty flowers?

Tamarind tree (Tamarindus indica) - flowers

🌻 Did you know that Tamarind has not only tasty fruit but also pretty flowers?

⚠️ Tamarind Tree that we mentioned earlier is in full bloom now. The flowers are so pretty!

📚 Learn more: Tamarind Chutney Recipe

🛒Grow your own Tamarind Tree

#Food_Forest #Fun_Facts

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Why red flowers are so attractive?

Bauhinia galpinii (punctata) - Pride of De Kaap, Nasturtium Bauhinia

❓ Why red flowers are so attractive? ❤️

💋 If red is your favorite color for flowers, this is your plant!👇
  • ❤️ Bauhinia galpinii (punctata) - Pride of De Kaap or Nasturtium Bauhinia - belongs to Orchid trees that we mentioned earlier. But this one has very unusual color of flowers for Bauhinias: bright red or scarlet!
  • ❤️ Native to South Africa, this is a woody, vining shrub that also can be trained into a small tree, reaching 6-10 ft in height.
  • ❤️ As a all orchid trees it has deep green, bilobed leaves are resembling butterfly wings.
  • ❤️ Blooms almost year around, from Summer through late Fall, with vibrant orange-red, resembling those of nasturtiums, coming in clusters. Well-known for its stunning floral display.
  • ❤️ Hardy, low-maintenance, drought-tolerant once established. Prefers full sun but can tolerate partial shade.
  • ❤️ Attracts butterflies and bees


🛒 Order Pride of De Kaap

#Hedges_with_benefits

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Like the sweet, deep colors of tropical flowers, the fruits of the earth inspire and enrich our lives

Exotic tropical fruit on a tray

Exotic tropical fruit on a tray

💻 "Like the sweet, deep colors of tropical flowers, the fruits of the earth inspire and enrich our lives." - Homer

📸 Bael Fruit, Mangosteen, Sapodilla, Rambutan, Mango, Maprang - from Thailand fruit market

🛒 Shop rare tropical fruit trees

#Edible_Forest #Quotes

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Discover the magic of tropical plants for your home and garden:

Tropical flowers

🌺 Discover the magic of tropical plants for your home and garden:

In today's world, this is your escape into the real life of happy plants.
You can grow them all. We can help!

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Spectacular Colocasia Pharaoh Mask (tm)

Colocasia Pharaoh Mask

Colocasia Pharaoh Mask

Colocasia Pharaoh Mask

Colocasia Pharaoh Mask

Colocasia Pharaoh Mask

Colocasia Pharaoh Mask

Colocasia Pharaoh Mask

Colocasia Pharaoh Mask

👺 Spectacular! More pictures of the stunning Pharaoh Mask for the previous post

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Why Pharaoh Mask has stunning 3D effect?

Colocasia Pharaoh Mask

🎭 Why Pharaoh Mask has stunning 3D effect?
  • 👺 Colocasia Pharaoh Mask (tm) that we mentioned earlier is flourishing today in our garden!
  • 👺 Vibrant green leaves highlighted by striking purple veins, giving a distinct 3D appearance.
  • 👺 As they mature, the leaf edges curl, enhancing the purple veins. Each leaf, supported by sturdy, dark stems matching the veins' color, resembles a masquerade mask.
  • 👺 A cluster of these plants creates a striking visual with its unique foliage and dark stems, standing out among other elephant ears.
  • 👺 It's a must-have for any rare plant collector and is sure to be a showstopper and conversation piece!


📸 More pictures in next post

🛒 Get your own Pharaoh Mask

#Nature_Wonders #Shade_Garden #Container_Garden

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Why do cats love boxes so much?

😨 Why do cats love boxes so much?

Do you have pictures of your cat in a box? How many?

Share your cats in comments!
📸 🐈🐈🐈👇

🐾 More #PeopleCats in our Garden:
PeopleCats.Garden 

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Do red, white and yellow Dragon fruit taste differently?

White Dragon Fruit

White Dragon Fruit

Red Dragon Fruit

Red Dragon Fruit

Yellow Dragon Fruit

Yellow Dragon Fruit

⚡️ #Fun_Facts

🐉 White Dragon Fruit is not as common as the red variety and has a slightly sweeter taste. The sweetest one, however, is the yellow variety.

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What fruit tree will produce right away?

Strawberry tree, or Cotton Candy - Muntingia calabura, fruit

Strawberry tree, or Cotton Candy - Muntingia calabura, fruit

Strawberry tree, or Cotton Candy - Muntingia calabura, fruit on a plate

Strawberry tree, or Cotton Candy - Muntingia calabura, fruit on a plate

Strawberry tree, or Cotton Candy - Muntingia calabura branch

Strawberry tree, or Cotton Candy - Muntingia calabura branch

🍓 What fruit tree will produce right away? Strawberry Tree!
  • 🍒 Want a fruit tree that will produce for you right away? That's the one. Strawberry tree, or Cotton Candy - Muntingia calabura. So, why Strawberry and why Cotton Candy?
  • 🍒 Pretty white flowers with 4-5 petals look exactly like flowers of a Strawberry plant - hence the name.
  • 🍒 The fruit as so sweet and tasty, have no acid whatsoever - this is why it is also called Cotton Candy!
  • 🍒 This is probably the most profuse and rewarding fruiting tree! From spring to fall, you will harvest 2 crops a day once the plant is established.
  • 🍒 Easy to grow, fast growing tree of a medium size 20 ft tall, and graceful umbrella-like shape. Drought tolerant, once established. Requires almost no care, however, it is sensitive to freeze. But if you live outside of Tropics - it grows well and fruits non-stop in containers!


🛒 Get a Strawberry Tree

#Edible_Forest #Fun_Facts

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