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Why Red Cactus is better than Christmas Cactus
Red Rhipsalis (Rhipsalis ramulosa)
😡 Why Red Cactus is better than Christmas Cactus
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- ⛔️ Everybody wants this plant when they see it! Red Rhipsalis (Rhipsalis ramulosa) is a show-stopper with its arched, flat stems that cascade into a pendant display. When exposed to bright light, the stems turn a stunning violet-red, adding a vibrant pop of color to your space.
- ⛔️ Flat, ribbon-like stems deepen to violet-red in high light. Tiny flowers and ornamental shell-like berries line the edges for an extra decorative touch.
- ⛔️ Can be grown as a creeper or in hanging baskets for a dramatic display. In bright light, the leaves are bright red year around - this is why it is even better than popular Christmas Cactus that blooms only once a year!
- ⛔️ Thrives in full sun to semi-shade with moderate watering. Use well-drained soil to prevent root rot and pinch the tips to encourage fuller growth.
- ⛔️ Looking for a unique and low-maintenance plant? Whether indoors in a pot or outdoors as a garden accent, Red Rhipsalis brings a touch of the exotic with minimal effort. Its vibrant stems and easy care make it a must-have for any plant lover!
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Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah
🎄 Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah 🕎
Since 1900, the first night of Hanukkah has fallen on December 25 five times: 1910, 1921, 1959, 2005, and now 2024.
❤️ Wishing everybody Peace and Love!
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Since 1900, the first night of Hanukkah has fallen on December 25 five times: 1910, 1921, 1959, 2005, and now 2024.
❤️ Wishing everybody Peace and Love!
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Merry Christmas, everybody!
👋 Merry Christmas, everybody! ❄️
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🎄 Today, let's set aside our differences and unite in joy, smiles, and cherished family moments. No matter your beliefs or religion, we come together in our shared love for gardening. The spirit of tropical beauty is something we all hold dear, connecting us across all divides.
🎄 Wishing you happiness, health, and a vibrant green life during this festive season and beyond. Stay happy, stay healthy, and stay green!
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Cat Christmas Fairy Tale: how to collapse a Christmas Tree
Cat Christmas Fairy Tale: how to collapse a Christmas Tree
🎄 Merry Christmas, everyone!
May your pets be as helpful and productive this season as our #PeopleCats at TopTropicals!
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🎄 Merry Christmas, everyone!
May your pets be as helpful and productive this season as our #PeopleCats at TopTropicals!
🔴 Whether it's "redecorating" the tree, "reorganizing" the ornaments, or "stress testing" the branches, they're always full of holiday cheer... and a little chaos! 🐾
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Did you know which two trees are behind the creation of Eggnog?
Nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans)
Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum cassia).
☕️ Did you know which two trees are behind the creation of Eggnog?
☕️ Eggnog is made from milk, cream, sugar, beaten eggs, and two spices: Nutmeg and Cinnamon. Both nutmeg and cinnamon come from spice trees:
Nutmeg is made from the seed of the Nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans).
🔥Cinnamon comes from the bark of the Cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum cassia).
These spices add the classic, warming flavors that make eggnog so popular during the holiday season.
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☕️ Eggnog is made from milk, cream, sugar, beaten eggs, and two spices: Nutmeg and Cinnamon. Both nutmeg and cinnamon come from spice trees:
Nutmeg is made from the seed of the Nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans).
🔥Cinnamon comes from the bark of the Cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum cassia).
These spices add the classic, warming flavors that make eggnog so popular during the holiday season.
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What is the most popular Christmas plant?
Christmas Orchid Cactus - Schlumbergera
😂 What is the most popular Christmas plant?
💕 Do you have Christmas cactus at home? What colors? Share your pictures!
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"New Deal" - a remarkable Christmas cactus
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- Every one knows Christmas Orchid Cactus - Schlumbergera. But this rare variety is exceptional - it is called New Deal.
- New Deal is completely lost to the trade today, but we have it at Top Tropicals for the first time after it was originally offered for purchase at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden over 90 years ago while having a special rare plant sale on the day of the famous presidential election on November 8, 1932 when F.D.R. was historically voted in as the next American president.
- The plants we are offering are all 3rd generation vegetative propagation from an original specimen (still alive btw). Its name New Deal - is identical to President Franklin D. Roosevel main campaign slogan
- Not only is New Deal an exceptionally obscure, heirloom cultivar especially easy to grow under average house plant conditions,
- It reliably produces almost an overabundance of brilliant violet-pink and white flowers which are easily an inch larger than any other variety.
This remarkable Christmas cactus hybrid has spectacular, large-flowers and blooms twice a season.
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How Cardinals Guard runs red carpet for Christmas
Cardinals Guard (Pachystachys coccinea)
Cardinals Guard (Pachystachys coccinea)
Cardinals Guard (Pachystachys coccinea)
🚩 How Cardinals Guard runs red carpet for Christmas⛔️👍
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- 💖 If your garden needs a pop of color, Cardinals Guard (Pachystachys coccinea) is ready to take the spotlight! With its bold, scarlet-red blooms perched atop green cones, this evergreen perennial looks like it's wearing a crown.
- 💖 Striking Christmas-red flowers emerge from a green cone. Blooms most of the year.
- 💖 Adds vibrant color and a festive, tropical feel to any space.
- 💖 Upright, multi-stemmed growth with lush foliage.
- 💖 Attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and other pollinators.
- 💖 Care: Morning sun and afternoon shade (semi-shade preferred). Trim stems to prevent legginess and encourage fresh growth. Perfect for Southern gardens and large containers.
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2 NEW HOLIDAY VIDEOS!
1. Cat Christmas Fairy Tale:
A Guide How to Collapse a Christmas Tree
Happy Holidays, everyone! May your pets be as helpful and productive this season as our PeopleCats at TopTropicals! Whether it's "redecorating" the tree, "reorganizing" the ornaments, or "stress testing" the branches, they're always full of holiday cheer... and a little chaos!
2. Are you a collector?
Enjoy the Holiday Display for you!
Are you a collector like many of us here in Top Tropicals community? We
know our passion often lies with rare plants, but what else captures your
interest?
Take inspiration from our friend Lynda, who collects... toys. Her holiday
display is a delightful sight, featuring Christmas miniatures, bunnies,
puppies, and, of course, teddy bears! It's a wonderful blend of festive cheer and
cherished collectibles.
What are your favorite collections besides plants? Share your own pictures and unique displays with us in our Telegram Channel!
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Im the boss
I'm the boss
"In my house, I'm the boss, my cat is just the decision-maker"
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Reminder: last day of Xmas sale and deals
🛍 Reminder: last day of Xmas sale and deals!
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Our Christmas gift: 10% OFF discount code:
CHRISTMASGIFT
Min order $150. Excluding S/H. Exp. 12-25-24
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Last minute Holiday shopping:
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Are these new Christmas ornaments?
Akee, Ackee - Blighia sapida
Akee, Ackee - Blighia sapida
Akee, Ackee - Blighia sapida, fruit
Akee, Ackee - Blighia sapida, tree
Akee, Ackee - Blighia sapida
Akee, Ackee - Blighia sapida, fruit
Akee, Ackee - Blighia sapida, fruit
Are these new Christmas ornaments? Ackee monster fruit!
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Akee deliciousness
What is number one tree-grown vegetable
Grow Your Own Food: Akee
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- ⛔️ Ackee (Akee) is the national fruit of Jamaica and is known for its unique bizarre shape, resembling giant red pear.
- ⛔️ When properly prepared, its soft, creamy flesh is a key ingredient in the popular Jamaican dish, "ackee and saltfish." The fruit makes a delicious nutritious meal tasting like eggs and potatoes.
- ⛔️ The fruit is native to West Africa, but it was introduced to the Caribbean in the 18th century and has since become a symbol of Jamaican cuisine.
- ⛔️ Akee is actually a vegetable growing on a tree! Akee tree is easy to grow, undemanding, fast growing, and fruits right away. Sometimes it fruits twice a year!
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Akee deliciousness
What is number one tree-grown vegetable
Grow Your Own Food: Akee
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Are you a collector?
🔔 Are you a collector? ❄️
Are you a collector like many of us here in Top Tropicals community? We know our passion often lies with rare plants, but what else captures your interest?
🏡 Take inspiration from our friend Lynda, who collects... toys. Her holiday display is a delightful sight, featuring Christmas miniatures, bunnies, puppies, and, of course, teddy bears! It’s a wonderful blend of festive cheer and cherished collectibles 🍪
🔥 What are your favorite collections besides plants? Let us know in the comments and share your own pictures and unique displays! And click the poll in the next post👇
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Are you a collector like many of us here in Top Tropicals community? We know our passion often lies with rare plants, but what else captures your interest?
🏡 Take inspiration from our friend Lynda, who collects... toys. Her holiday display is a delightful sight, featuring Christmas miniatures, bunnies, puppies, and, of course, teddy bears! It’s a wonderful blend of festive cheer and cherished collectibles 🍪
🔥 What are your favorite collections besides plants? Let us know in the comments and share your own pictures and unique displays! And click the poll in the next post👇
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What do the blooms of Money Tree look like?
Pachira aquatica (Bombax glabra) - Malabar Peanut or Guiana Chestnut
💰 What do the blooms of Money Tree look like?
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Good luck tree that brings money and prosperity
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- 💰 Pachira aquatica (Bombax glabra) - Malabar Peanut or Guiana Chestnut is in bloom right now! The flowers are exotic and eye-catching. They resemble fireworks bursting into bloom!
- 💰 Each flower features long, thread-like stamens in shades of creamy white, pale yellow, or pinkish hues, forming a feathery, pom-pom-like structure at the center. The flowers are surrounded by greenish or reddish-brown sepals, adding to their unique look.
- 💰 It is a beautiful, fast growing flowering tree with edible nuts.
- 💰 It is believed to bring good luck and prosperity to those who own it, and is sometimes referred to as a "money tree"
- 💰 While the flowers are stunning, they are usually seen in mature outdoor trees and not as commonly in indoor potted plants.
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Good luck tree that brings money and prosperity
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Team work in the kitchen
🍿 Team work in the kitchen
📸 "I like team work: you cook, I watch" - Bob
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Do you have Longevity Spinach in your garden?
Gynura crepioides - Okinawa Spinach, Purple leaves
Longevity Spinach (Gynura)
Gynura crepioides - Okinawa Spinach, Purple leaves
Gynura crepioides - Okinawa Spinach, Purple leaves
Do you have Longevity Spinach in your garden?
Check out the recipes⬇️⬇️⬇️
📚 Learn more:
5 most useful edibles for tropical garden
How to make healthy food taste delicious: Longevity Spinach Super-food Recipes
Gynura: Longevity Spinach Superfood Recipes
🎥 Best Hot Weather Spinach Crops - Longevity and Okinawa Spinach
🛒 Plant Longevity Spinach and live long
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- Longevity Spinach (Gynura) is a leafy green plant known for its mild flavor and nutritional benefits. It is one of the Superfoods, known for its longevity-promoting properties in traditional medicine. There are two varieties - Green (Gynura procubens) and Purple leaves (Gynura crepioides - Okinawa Spinach).
- It's often used in Southeast Asian cuisine, added to soups, stews, and salads for its health-promoting properties, including immune support and improved digestion.
- It is prized for being easy to grow and rich in vitamins and antioxidants. This green is also known as cholesterol spinach, and there are many claims that it lowers can cholesterol.
- Perfect for hot and humid climates unlike traditional Spinach that only grown in cooler areas. It will thrive in any type of soil, any type of light other than dark shade, and is pest-free.
- Very adaptable to container gardening and even grows well on a windowsill.
- The leaves and young shoot tips can be steamed, used in stir fry, tempura, stews, and soups. Just add them at the very end.
Check out the recipes⬇️⬇️⬇️
📚 Learn more:
5 most useful edibles for tropical garden
How to make healthy food taste delicious: Longevity Spinach Super-food Recipes
Gynura: Longevity Spinach Superfood Recipes
🎥 Best Hot Weather Spinach Crops - Longevity and Okinawa Spinach
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