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Guilty as charged

๐Ÿ˜ฎ Guilty as charged.

๐Ÿ˜ถ Have a peaceful night...

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How to grow drumsticks on a tree

Moringa oleifera - Horseradish tree

๐Ÿ— How to grow drumsticks on a tree

๐Ÿฅ Our Moringa Tree is full of drumsticks!
Learn more about this useful plant - Moringa oleifera - Horseradish tree - from our previous posts:

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How to get a fountain of fragrant flowers in no time

Clerodendrum minahasse - Fountain Clerodendrum

โ›ฒ๏ธ How to get a fountain of fragrant flowers in no time

Clerodendrums
are that we mentioned earlier are all-time favorites for Southern landscape or indoor culture. Today's hero -
  • ๐ŸŒŸ Clerodendrum minahasse - Fountain Clerodendrum, a dense, beautiful bush with beautiful, cascading, fragrant flowers.
  • ๐ŸŒŸ It grows very fast, especially the second year, turning into a cascading display of fragrant flowers almost year around.
  • ๐ŸŒŸ Takes both sun and shade, as most Clerodendrums.
  • ๐ŸŒŸ It is a rare and hard to propagate plant.


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How soon will Peanut Butter Tree fruit?

Peanut Butter Tree (Bunchosia argentea)

๐Ÿฒ How soon will Peanut Butter Tree fruit?

This is a 3-year old Peanut Butter Tree (Bunchosia argentea) that we introduced in earlier post. It's the second year it's been fruiting. Delicious fruit!

Bunchosia argentea
- Peanut Butter Tree, earns its name from its fleshy fruits that boast a delightful peanut butter flavor.

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What is our most favorite Ginger plant? African Princess!

Costus fissiligulatus - African Princess, Cameroon Costus

๐ŸŽ€ What is our most favorite Ginger plant? African Princess!
  • ๐Ÿ‘ธ The most beautiful Ginger flower, in our opinion, is Costus fissiligulatus - African Princess, or Cameroon Costus - an amazing flowering Ginger from Gabon in West Africa.
  • ๐Ÿ‘ธ Dazzling pink trumpet flower with a yellow throat. It is very floriferous with an inflorescence of numerous flower buds.
  • ๐Ÿ‘ธ Low-growing plant only 3-4 ft that stands very erect.
  • ๐Ÿ‘ธ Easy grower with similar growing requirements to other gingers.


๐Ÿ’ป What is your most favorite ginger? Share in comments!

๐Ÿ“š Gingers from previous posts:
Most interesting edible gingers
5 most spectacular Ginger species
How to French Kiss the Red Button Ginger

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How to properly eat a pineapple

๐Ÿด How to properly eat a pineapple

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How to make exotic Passion Fruit Champagne Slush

Passion Fruit Champagne Slush

Passion Fruit Champagne Slush

๐Ÿพ How to make exotic Passion Fruit Champagne Slush
  • ๐Ÿฅ‚ Halve passion fruits crosswise and scoop out pulp with seeds into a bowl.
  • ๐Ÿฅ‚ Sprinkle sugar over the pulp. Let sit at room temperature for an hour.
  • ๐Ÿฅ‚ Stir in lime juice and boiling-hot water. Stir until sugar is dissolved.
  • ๐Ÿฅ‚ Pour through a fine sieve, pressing on solids, then discard the seeds.
  • ๐Ÿฅ‚ Freeze in ice cube tray.
  • ๐Ÿฅ‚ Once frozen, add 1 cube per champagne flute, then slowly add the champagne.


๐Ÿฅ Makes 6 cocktails:
  • โœ”๏ธ 10 passion fruits
  • โœ”๏ธ 1/2 cup sugar
  • โœ”๏ธ 1 tbsp lime juice
  • โœ”๏ธ 1/4 cup boiling hot water
  • โœ”๏ธ 1 chilled bottle of Champagne or sparkling wine


๐Ÿ“š From previous posts:
โ€ข The truth about Passion flower and Passion fruit

๐Ÿ›’ Grow your own Passion fruit

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Quisqualis vine - Rangoon Creeper

๐Ÿ˜ How to cover an ugly spot with a fragrance and and beauty, stop and smell the roses
  • ๐ŸŒน Our Quisqualis vine - Rangoon Creeper - has grown over a roof of our water treatment system (which wasn't the prettiest view!). Now every time we pass by we have to "stop and smell the roses". It is so beautiful, and it does smell like roses!
  • ๐ŸŒน It's scent is unforgettable, fruity and intoxicating... The flowers are born in clusters and each flower has many variations of color, depending on how old the flower is.


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Our Barbados cherry has been fruiting on and on

Barbados Cherry (Malpighia glabra)

๐Ÿ’๐Ÿฅค What's for lunch?

Yet another crop of Barbados cherry is here! Our Barbados cherry has been fruiting on and on for many months!

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