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How to get a quick shade from Elephant Ear and crafts from Monkey Ear?

Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Monkey Ear Tree, Elephant Ear Tree

Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Monkey Ear Tree, Elephant Ear Tree

Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Monkey Ear Tree, Elephant Ear Tree, seed pod

Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Monkey Ear Tree, Elephant Ear Tree, seed pod

Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Monkey Ear Tree, Elephant Ear Tree, seed pods

Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Monkey Ear Tree, Elephant Ear Tree, seed pods

Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Monkey Ear Tree, Elephant Ear Tree, flowers

Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Monkey Ear Tree, Elephant Ear Tree, flowers

Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Monkey Ear Tree, Elephant Ear Tree, fruit

Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Monkey Ear Tree, Elephant Ear Tree, fruit

🦣 How to get a quick shade from Elephant Ear and crafts from Monkey Ear?
  • 🙉 Looking for a cool looking tree that grows faster than your to-do list? Meet Enterolobium cyclocarpum - Monkey Ear Tree, or Elephant Ear Tree. This large, feathery beauty is one of the quirkiest members of the subtropics.
  • 🙉 This fast-growing, cold-hardy giant provides ample shade in no time, making it perfect for anyone seeking instant relaxation under a canopy.
  • 🙉 But here's the real kicker - the tree's pods curl up to resemble ears! These unique legume pods aren't just fun to look at, they're also great for crafts and decorations. Nature's art project, anyone?
  • 🙉 So, if you're looking for a curious tree with personality (and maybe a bit of ear charm), the Monkey Ear Tree is ready to impress. Grow it, shade it, and get crafty with its ear-shaped pods!


📱 See video how to make Monkey Ear bonsai in next post👇

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How to spread luck?

Lucky Nut (Thevetia nereifolia)

Lucky Nut (Thevetia nereifolia)

Lucky Nut (Thevetia nereifolia) peach flower

Lucky Nut (Thevetia nereifolia) peach flower

Lucky Nut (Thevetia nereifolia) nuts

Lucky Nut (Thevetia nereifolia) nuts

Lucky Nut (Thevetia nereifolia) yellow flower

Lucky Nut (Thevetia nereifolia) yellow flower

🎲 How to spread luck? With Lucky Nuts!
  • 🍀 This tropical gem, also known as Lucky Nut (Thevetia nereifolia), is a small, compact tree with glossy, dark green leaves and gorgeous yellow-to-peach funnel-shaped flowers.
  • 🍀 Native to tropical America, it's admired for its smooth, triangular fruit that hides two large, oily seeds.
  • 🍀 It's rumored that planting a Lucky Nut tree brings good fortune!
  • 🍀 Beyond its charm, this handsome little tree is hardy and low-maintenance.
  • 🍀 Just don't let its mischievous name fool you- it's all about spreading luck!


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What is the best undemanding yet interesting plant for dry, hot area

Pedilanthus tithymaloides â€" Devils Backbone, Jacobs Ladder

⚡️ What is the best undemanding yet interesting plant for dry, hot area
  • 🌿 Pedilanthus tithymaloides – better known as Devils Backbone or Jacobs Ladder – is a fun, quirky plant with zig-zagging stems that definitely catch the eye! Despite its name, it's anything but evil, it's just a name that adds intrigue.
  • 🌿 Its curious structure looks like nature decided to make an origami plant! Its cute pink blooms add to the charm.
  • 🌿 Whether you’re into drought-tolerant landscaping/xeriscaping or need an easy-going houseplant, this one fits the bill. Plus, it's a survivor, tolerating dry conditions with style.
  • 🌿 Perfect for those who like a bit of plant personality.


📸 More photos in the next post👇

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How to make sour taste sweet and what causes the miracle?

Miracle Fruit, Synsepalum dulcificum

Miracle Fruit, Synsepalum dulcificum

Miracle Fruit, Synsepalum dulcificum

Miracle Fruit, Synsepalum dulcificum

Miracle Fruit, Synsepalum dulcificum

Miracle Fruit, Synsepalum dulcificum

🍋 🎂 How to make sour taste sweet and what causes the miracle?
  • 🍭Miracle Fruit, Synsepalum dulcificum - is one of the strangest tropical fruit that makes sour taste sweet!
  • 🍭 The miracle is that if lemon or other sour food is eaten after the miracle fruit, the sour tastes sweet, as if sugar has been added. That kind of magical experience is unforgettable!
  • 🍭 A natural chemical in the fruit masks the tongue sour taste buds so that lemons taste like lemonade or lemon pie, or lemon candy! The sweet sensation lasts for half an hour to a few hours.
  • 🍭 Miracle fruit berries are valued as a food supplement for chemo-therapy patients to improve the taste of food.
  • 🍭 This small, evergreen shrub grows very slowly to a height of 4-6 ft in container, and 6-10 ft in natural habitat. A 10 years old plant might be easily only 4-5 feet tall. It forms an oval to pyramidal shaped bush or small tree.
  • 🍭 Miracle fruit is a small compact bush, and can be a rewarding indoor plant. It can be grown in a 1-3 gal pot and produce most of the year. Seed to fruit in 2 to 3 years. Flower to fruit in 30 to 45 days.


📚 Learn more about Miracle fruit, its history, and how to grow it:
Everyday Miracle - Grow the Dream!

🛒 Plant your own Miracle Fruit

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Fun Fact: Giant Pelican Flower

Aristolochia gigantea var. Brasiliensis - Giant Pelican Flower

Aristolochia gigantea var. Brasiliensis - Giant Pelican Flower

Aristolochia gigantea var. Brasiliensis - Giant Pelican Flower

Aristolochia gigantea var. Brasiliensis - Giant Pelican Flower

Aristolochia gigantea var. Brasiliensis - Giant Pelican Flower

Aristolochia gigantea var. Brasiliensis - Giant Pelican Flower

😱 Fun Fact: Giant Pelican Flower

🦉 Aristolochia gigantea var. Brasiliensis - Giant Pelican Flower - boasts flowers over 10 inches long, with a zany pelican-like shape and a lemony scent🍋
Its striking pattern of white and reddish-brown makes it a rare and fascinating collectible that thrives on a stake, trellis, or even in a hanging basket! Great butterfly attractor.
More info: previous post.

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How to grow your own Chanel #5

Cananga fruticosa - Dwarf Ylang-Ylang, Chanel No 5 Tree

Cananga fruticosa - Dwarf Ylang-Ylang, Chanel No 5 Tree

🌞 How to grow your own Chanel #5.
  • ✨ Cananga fruticosa - Dwarf Ylang-Ylang, Chanel No 5 Tree is a highly sought-after plant fragrant small tree.
  • ✨It stays compact with a lovely tree-like shape.
  • ✨ Flowers smell just like the full-size Ylang-Ylang (source of Chanel#5 perfume fragrance), though the fragrance may be lighter in less humid conditions.
  • ✨Starts flowering right away and blooms year-round in warm conditions.
  • ✨ Thrives as a container- and houseplant. Needs bright light for profuse flowering.


🛒 Get your own Chanel #5

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Fun Fact: King Anthurium

Anthurium veitchii - King Anthurium

Anthurium veitchii - King Anthurium

Anthurium veitchii - King Anthurium

Anthurium veitchii - King Anthurium

Anthurium veitchii - King Anthurium

Anthurium veitchii - King Anthurium

👑 Fun Fact: King Anthurium

🔖 Crowning its title, Anthurium veitchii - King Anthurium - boasts leaves up to 3 feet long! Majestic houseplant! Very hard to find, rare plant.

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Fun Fact: Voodoo Lily

Amorphophallus konjak - Voodoo Lily plant

Amorphophallus konjak - Voodoo Lily plant

Amorphophallus konjak - Voodoo Lily, flower

Amorphophallus konjak - Voodoo Lily, flower

Amorphophallus konjak - Voodoo Lily, flower

Amorphophallus konjak - Voodoo Lily, flower

😈 Fun Fact: Voodoo Lily

👹 Amorphophallus konjak - Voodoo Lily, blooms from a single corm and releases an unforgettable scent, often compared to rotting meat. Despite its bizarre appearance and smell (that only lasts one day!), it's a showstopper that can easily be grown as a houseplant.

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Fun Fact: Bulls-Horn Acacia

Acacia collinsii (sphaerocephala) - Bulls-Horn Acacia

Acacia collinsii (sphaerocephala) - Bulls-Horn Acacia

Acacia collinsii (sphaerocephala) - Bulls-Horn Acacia

Acacia collinsii (sphaerocephala) - Bulls-Horn Acacia

Acacia collinsii (sphaerocephala) - Bulls-Horn Acacia

Acacia collinsii (sphaerocephala) - Bulls-Horn Acacia

🤘 Fun Fact: Bulls-Horn Acacia

🐜 Acacia collinsii (sphaerocephala) - Bulls-Horn Acacia, named for its bull-horn-shaped thorns, has a unique partnership with ants! The plant provides shelter in its hollow thorns, and in return, the ants fiercely protect it from herbivores. Nature’s ultimate bodyguards!

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When Bat Head Devil Flower is in bloom

Tacca chantrieri - Black Tacca

🌚 When Bat Head Devil Flower is in bloom
  • 🦇 Tacca Lily - has been in bloom all summer, on an off.
  • 🦇 Curious, bat-like inflorescence both in shape and color, with wide spreading, wing-like bracts of rich maroon-black, accompanied by long trailing filaments or "whiskers".
  • 🦇 Perfect container plant for a greenhouse. Needs filtered light, prefers high humidity.
  • 🦇 Comes in different species and colors: Black, White, Green:

Tacca nivea - White Tacca
Tacca chantrieri - Black Tacca
Tacca leontopetaloides - Green Tacca

📚 Learn more from previous post:
Bat Head - Devil Flower

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