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🎸 How to have the Deep Purple mood year around

• 🟣 Calathea rufibarba - Fuzzy Pheasant Feather, Deep Purple Velvet Furry - a favorite of shade garden landscapers. This thin, fuzzy, rippled leaf Calathea is very attractive as well as durable. A purple leaf back adds to this plants rich color and texture.
• 🟣 The upper foliage of Calathea rufibarba is semi-glossy, and olive green. The under side of the foliage, along with the stems are rich burgundy to deep purple!
• 🟣 The stems are covered with fine purplish-brown hairs.
• 🟣 Place your Deep Purple Calathea in bright filtered or indirect light.

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🙃 "I'm so tired, I could sleep standing up in a hurricane."

😶 Get a good rest tonight. Good night...

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Top 10 fast-fruiting trees:
#10. Peanut Butter Tree (Bunchosia argentea)

Peanut Butter Tree, earns its name from its fleshy fruits that boast a delightful peanut butter flavor. Compact in size, small tree reaching only 10-15 ft or kept as a bush, it's a perfect choice for limited spaces. Can thrive indoors, starting to fruit within just 2-3 years from seed.

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• 💋Delectable Peanut Butter Tree
• 💋The best small fruit trees that will produce right away
• 💋How soon will Peanut Butter Tree fruit?
• 💋Top 10 fast-fruiting trees

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💜 Is purple your favorite color? This is your plant!

• 🟪 Tibouchinas are tropical gems famous for their vibrant purple flowers, which feature unique, eyelash-like stamens that give them an enchanting look.
• 🟪 Their soft, velvety leaves add another layer of charm, making these plants a delight for both the eyes and the touch.

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😎 Bedtime Cat TV...

"A bird in the paw is worth two in the bush." - James Thurber

💻 Do you cats watch Cat TV?

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🐈 Black cat night

"A black cat is the most magical of creatures, bringing mystery and charm into every shadow." - Charles Dickens

Do you have a black cat? How many? 🐈

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Top 10 fast-fruiting trees:
#9. Blackberry Jam Fruit (Randia formosa)

🖤 Blackberry Jam Fruit, Jasmin de Rosa is a curious small evergreen tree or bush that combines features of a fragrant flower and delicious dessert fruit which tastes like fresh Blackberry jam. Fragrant white flowers are similar to Gardenia.

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• 💋The best small fruit trees that will produce right away
• 💋Truth about Blackberry Jam: it comes from Gardenia
• 💋Top 10 fast-fruiting trees

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⛲️ What to plant by the pond?

• 🐘 Elephant Ears Illustris Colocasia is a classic beauty.
• 🐘 The heart-shaped, large purple-and-green leaves of Illustris are huge, and their dark highlights are stunning.
• 🐘 This elephant ear is a lover of moist shade, but does best with a little dappled sunlight.
• 🐘 It will tolerate boggy conditions.
• 🐘 Provide light shade to full shade and consistently moist or boggy soil.
• 🐘 It is a strong fast growing variety that does great in container, landscapes, ponds and patios.

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