💜 Why this Tibouchina is so popular: giant leaves & bold purple flowers

🟣 Glory bush, Quaresmeira - Tibouchina multiflora (grandifolia) - is truly a showstopper!

🟣 Fuzzy, Giant Leaves: We're talking huge velvety leaves, up to 10"across (or even 12" in shade!) - perfect for giving a gentle touch.

🟣 Colorful Surprise: As the plant matures, its lower leaves shift to fiery shades of orange and red—adding a pop of color.

🟣 Purple Majesty: When in bloom, it graces you with spikes of stunning purple flowers. It’s a real head-turner!

🟣 Sun or Shade? No problem! This beauty thrives in either, so it’s pretty flexible for your garden.

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How to make an improved Avocado sandwich.

💚 Ingredients:

· 1 ripe avocado
· 2 slices of your favorite bread (whole grain, sourdough, etc.)
· 1 small tomato, sliced
· 1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
· A handful of fresh spinach or arugula
· 1-2 tablespoons of hummus or mayonnaise
· Salt and pepper to taste
· Optional: A squeeze of lemon juice, red pepper flakes, or a fried egg

💚 Instructions:

· Toast the slices of bread until they're golden and crispy.
· Cut the avocado in half, remove the pit, and scoop the flesh into a bowl. You can either slice it or mash it with a fork until smooth, then season with salt, pepper, and a squeeze of lemon juice if desired.
· Spread hummus or mayonnaise on one slice of the toasted bread.
· Layer the avocado, sliced tomato, red onion, and fresh spinach or arugula.
· Top with the second slice of bread (optional).
· Cut the sandwich in half and serve immediately.

🍿 Enjoy!

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🍊 Discover rare Allamandas: Mandarin-flowered beauty

Allamanda violacea - rare variety Golden Indonesian Sunset. Flowers are multi-colored with bronze/golden highlights, some gardeners call it Mandarin Allamanda. Very showy flower, slightly fragrant.

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⭐️ Stansils Double Gold Allamanda williamsii

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🍆 How big is Giant Granadilla fruit and does it come from a Passion Vine?

Passiflora quadrangularis - Giant Granadilla Fruit is one of the species of a Passion Vine. Known for its impressive fruits and exotic flowers, it offers numerous benefits to gardeners.

☸️ Edible Fruit is impressive in size: 6-12 inches in length; it can weigh between 2 to 4 pounds! Though some may grow even larger under optimal conditions.👀
Granadilla fruits that are not only delicious but also rich in vitamins and nutrients.

☸️ Showy Flowers: Produces large, fragrant flowers with intricate designs

☸️ Attracts Pollinators: The flowers attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, promoting a healthy garden ecosystem.

☸️ Vigorous Grower: This vine grows rapidly and can cover trellises, fences, and pergolas, providing lush greenery and shade within just one season.

☸️ The fruits can be eaten fresh, juiced, or used in desserts and culinary dishes

☸️ Medicinal Properties: Traditionally used in some cultures for its potential health benefits, including digestive aid and anti-inflammatory properties.

☸️ Heat Tolerant: Thrives in warm climates and is relatively drought-tolerant once established.

📚 Learn more about Passion fruit and vine from previous posts:

· The truth about Passion flower and Passion fruit
· The Passion Fruit – Juicy Maracuya

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🔥 Discover the most impressive Florida Vine!

💻 "I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers." - Claude Monet

📸 Pyrostegia venusta - Flame Vine, is a stunning winter bloomer native to Florida. Its vibrant orange flowers resemble a fiery cascade, blanketing the tops of trees where the vine climbs. The tubular blossoms form dense clusters, creating a striking, flame-like appearance that stands out against the winter landscape, making it a spectacular sight during the cooler months.

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🍈 What to do when you have too much of Jackfruit: make Jackfruit Apple Marmalade!

🍴 Jackfruit is delicious exotic treat, we are waiting so many months for it to ripen, but when when we finally have it - it's more than we can eat! Jackfruit is the biggest fruit grown on a tree, and even with one fruit crop you will have enough for both eating fresh and cooking!

🍎 Jackfruit Apple Marmalade

✔️ Ripe jackfruit - 2 cups sliced arils
✔️ Apple pulp - 1 cup
✔️ Sugar - 3 cups

🍐 Cut the Jackfruit arils and remove the seeds. Finely slice the arils. Mix with apple pulp and cook until mixture thickens and marmalade sets. Pour into sterilized jars and seal.

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•How to grow the biggest fruit on Earth.

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💮 How to grow fragrant Cashmere Bouquet

💐 Clerodendrum philippinum - Cashmere Bouquet, Scent Malli - is one of the most popular Indian fragrant flowers.

💐 Fast growing bush with lush tropical foliage and very fragrant white flowers, carnation-like, coming in big clusters.

💐 Shade tolerant, great for shade gardens and as an indoor plant to enjoy tropical fragrance year around.

💐 This plant is fast growing in right conditions and can spread runners. Plant it in isolated corner or in keep in a pot unless you want to have a large size hedge in no time just from one plant within couple seasons...

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