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Coffee trees are in bloom!
Coffee trees in bloom
☕️ Coffee trees are in bloom!
☕️ Coffee prices are climbing, supplies are tightening, and drought in Brazil is hitting hard
The best time to plant a Coffee Tree was yesterday - the next best time is right now!
🎥 Our Coffee trees (Coffea arabica) are bursting with blooms, promising a fresh harvest and home-roasted coffee like no other.
It's time to take your morning cup into your own hands!
🛒 Grow it. Pick it. Roast it. Drink it. Buy your coffee tree now!
📚 Learn more from previous posts:
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☕️ Coffee prices are climbing, supplies are tightening, and drought in Brazil is hitting hard
The best time to plant a Coffee Tree was yesterday - the next best time is right now!
🎥 Our Coffee trees (Coffea arabica) are bursting with blooms, promising a fresh harvest and home-roasted coffee like no other.
It's time to take your morning cup into your own hands!
🛒 Grow it. Pick it. Roast it. Drink it. Buy your coffee tree now!
📚 Learn more from previous posts:
- • Brew Your Future: Grow Your Own Coffee
- • What is coffee made of?
- • Why Coffee tree is the best gift plant
- • Top 10 fruit you'll ever need for your health benefits: #2. Coffee Tree
- • What is the most popular and the easiest tropical fruit tree grown as a house plant?
- • Video: growing a Coffee tree
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Too weird to ignore, too easy not to grow!
Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus, Anthony's Rick-Rack, Fishbone Cactus
Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus, Anthony's Rick-Rack, Fishbone Cactus, flower
Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus, Anthony's Rick-Rack, Fishbone Cactus
Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus, Anthony's Rick-Rack, Fishbone Cactus, leaves
Too weird to ignore, too easy not to grow!
🛒 Add this oddball to your jungle
📚 More about exotic epiphytic cacti:
Disocactus ackermanni - Red Orchid Cactus
Epiphyllum oxypetalum - Queen of the Night
Pseudorhipsalis (Wittia) amazonica - Blue Flame
Epiphyllum guatemalense Monstrosa - Orchid Cactus, Curly Locks
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- ⚡️Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus. Also known as Anthony's Rick-Rack or Fishbone Cactus, this oddball epiphyte is famous for its zigzagging, succulent leaves that look like a green lightning bolt.
- ⚡️ In nature, it climbs trees using aerial roots, but it's happy in a pot too.
- ⚡️Give it bright, indirect light and let the soil dry out completely between waterings.
- ⚡️In spring, it may reward you with a rare night-blooming flower that lasts just one magical evening.
- ⚡️ Easy, sculptural, and full of character!
🛒 Add this oddball to your jungle
📚 More about exotic epiphytic cacti:
Disocactus ackermanni - Red Orchid Cactus
Epiphyllum oxypetalum - Queen of the Night
Pseudorhipsalis (Wittia) amazonica - Blue Flame
Epiphyllum guatemalense Monstrosa - Orchid Cactus, Curly Locks
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Simbas secret is patience
Simba the Cat
✨ Simba's secret is patience
"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The biggest in the world Vanilla dilloniana monster grew even bigger! 2025 update
👹The biggest in the world Vanilla dilloniana monster grew even bigger! 2025 update.
🛒 Get your own super rare Leafless Vanilla dilloniana - propagated from this exact historical plant!
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⭐️ Vanilla dillioniana - The Biggest Vanilla Orchid grown in 100 gal pot by Robert Riefer's "Intelligent Design" in 2017 video got so big that Robert had to step it up again - in a giant 250 gal pool on wheels! Here are some photos of this world-famous Vanilla plant in full bloom.
⭐️The Mother plant originated in 1927, awarded in 2011 with CHM certificate of Horticultural Merit by American Orchid Society.
⭐️ Leafless Vanilla Orchid is an amazing exotic vanilla that forms a multi-branched, leafless vine reaching lengths up to 15 ft. The light green flowers are similar to Vanilla barbellata but the petals and sepals are longer and the fluted lip is a deep reddish-purple with a yellow crest.
⭐️ Vanilla dilloniana is a very rare species and considered vulnerable, endangered across its range.
⭐️ The plants we have for you at Top Tropicals are grown from cuttings of this very plant - in very limited quantities, don't miss the chance to get the offspring of this legendary plant!
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🛒 Get your own super rare Leafless Vanilla dilloniana - propagated from this exact historical plant!
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The biggest in the world Vanilla dilloniana monster grew even bigger! 2025 update
👹The biggest in the world Vanilla dilloniana monster grew even bigger! 2025 update.
🛒 Get your own super rare Leafless Vanilla dilloniana - propagated from this exact historical plant!
#Container_Garden #Shade_Garden #Nature_Wonders
🔴 Join 👉 TopTropicals
⭐️ Vanilla dillioniana - The Biggest Vanilla Orchid grown in 100 gal pot by Robert Riefer's "Intelligent Design" in 2017 video got so big that Robert had to step it up again - in a giant 250 gal pool on wheels! Here are some photos of this world-famous Vanilla plant in full bloom.
⭐️The Mother plant originated in 1927, awarded in 2011 with CHM certificate of Horticultural Merit by American Orchid Society.
⭐️ Leafless Vanilla Orchid is an amazing exotic vanilla that forms a multi-branched, leafless vine reaching lengths up to 15 ft. The light green flowers are similar to Vanilla barbellata but the petals and sepals are longer and the fluted lip is a deep reddish-purple with a yellow crest.
⭐️ Vanilla dilloniana is a very rare species and considered vulnerable, endangered across its range.
⭐️ The plants we have for you at Top Tropicals are grown from cuttings of this very plant - in very limited quantities, don't miss the chance to get the offspring of this legendary plant!
🛒 Get your own super rare Leafless Vanilla dilloniana - propagated from this exact historical plant!
#Container_Garden #Shade_Garden #Nature_Wonders
🔴 Join 👉 TopTropicals
The biggest in the world Vanilla dilloniana monster grew even bigger! 2025 update
Vanilla dilloniana in 100 gal container
Vanilla dilloniana in 100 gal container
Vanilla dilloniana in 100 gal container
Vanilla dilloniana in 100 gal container
Vanilla dilloniana flowers
👹The biggest in the world Vanilla dilloniana monster grew even bigger! 2025 update.
🛒 Get your own super rare Leafless Vanilla dilloniana - propagated from this exact historical plant!
#Container_Garden #Shade_Garden #Nature_Wonders
🔴 Join 👉 TopTropicals
- ⭐️ Vanilla dillioniana - The Biggest Vanilla Orchid grown in 100 gal pot by Robert Riefer's "Intelligent Design" in 2017 video got so big that Robert had to step it up again - in a giant 250 gal pool on wheels! Here are some photos of this world-famous Vanilla plant in full bloom.
- ⭐️The Mother plant originated in 1927, awarded in 2011 with CHM certificate of Horticultural Merit by American Orchid Society.
- ⭐️ Leafless Vanilla Orchid is an amazing exotic vanilla that forms a multi-branched, leafless vine reaching lengths up to 15 ft. The light green flowers are similar to Vanilla barbellata but the petals and sepals are longer and the fluted lip is a deep reddish-purple with a yellow crest.
- ⭐️ Vanilla dilloniana is a very rare species and considered vulnerable, endangered across its range.
- ⭐️ The plants we have for you at Top Tropicals are grown from cuttings of this very plant - in very limited quantities, don't miss the chance to get the offspring of this legendary plant!
🛒 Get your own super rare Leafless Vanilla dilloniana - propagated from this exact historical plant!
#Container_Garden #Shade_Garden #Nature_Wonders
🔴 Join 👉 TopTropicals
Watch the biggest Vanilla Orchid in the world moving to 100 gal pot!
🏆 Watch the biggest Vanilla Orchid in the world moving to 100 gal pot!
Vanilla dillioniana - The Biggest Vanilla Orchid grown in 100 Gal Pot! "Intelligent Design" by Robert Riefer.
Today we take a tour in Robert's garden, where he shows us the secret of growing the biggest vanilla orchid in the world. To find out how, watch this video filmed in 2017, and check out updates of this monster plant in the next post!
📱
🛒 Get your own super rare Leafless Vanilla dilloniana - propagated from this exact historical plant!
#Container_Garden #Shade_Garden #Nature_Wonders #How_to
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Vanilla dillioniana - The Biggest Vanilla Orchid grown in 100 Gal Pot! "Intelligent Design" by Robert Riefer.
Today we take a tour in Robert's garden, where he shows us the secret of growing the biggest vanilla orchid in the world. To find out how, watch this video filmed in 2017, and check out updates of this monster plant in the next post!
📱
🛒 Get your own super rare Leafless Vanilla dilloniana - propagated from this exact historical plant!
#Container_Garden #Shade_Garden #Nature_Wonders #How_to
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Watch the biggest Vanilla Orchid in the world moving to 100 gal pot!
🏆 Watch the biggest Vanilla Orchid in the world moving to 100 gal pot!
Vanilla dillioniana - The Biggest Vanilla Orchid grown in 100 Gal Pot! "Intelligent Design" by Robert Riefer.
Today we take a tour in Robert's garden, where he shows us the secret of growing the biggest vanilla orchid in the world. To find out how, watch this video filmed in 2017, and check out updates of this monster plant in the next post!
📱
🛒 Get your own super rare Leafless Vanilla dilloniana - propagated from this exact historical plant!
#Container_Garden #Shade_Garden #Nature_Wonders #How_to
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Vanilla dillioniana - The Biggest Vanilla Orchid grown in 100 Gal Pot! "Intelligent Design" by Robert Riefer.
Today we take a tour in Robert's garden, where he shows us the secret of growing the biggest vanilla orchid in the world. To find out how, watch this video filmed in 2017, and check out updates of this monster plant in the next post!
📱
🛒 Get your own super rare Leafless Vanilla dilloniana - propagated from this exact historical plant!
#Container_Garden #Shade_Garden #Nature_Wonders #How_to
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A perfect Summer plant: red bells are hot without bringing heat
Fireball Abutilon - Abutilon darwinii x striatum
🔥 A perfect Summer plant: red bells are hot without bringing heat
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- 🔥 Meet the Fireball Abutilon, a fiery beauty that doesn't burn! This charming hybrid (A. darwinii x striatum), also known as Biltmore Ballgown, shows off glowing red bell flowers with elegant curled petals and bold red veins.
- 🔥 Its maple-like leaves add even more style.
- 🔥 It can grow up to 8-10 ft tall but stays neat with pruning. Loves summer pampering - water, fertilizer, and sunshine. Not a fan of cold snaps, so give it a cozy spot.
- 🔥 It's the perfect plant for turning up the color without turning up the heat!
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The bloom that broke all the rules: Black Sheep Adenium
Black Sheep Adenium
Black Sheep Adenium
Black Sheep Adenium
🐑 The bloom that broke all the rules: Black Sheep Adenium
Photos of Black Sheep adenium for the previous post 👆
🛒 Shop adeniums
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Photos of Black Sheep adenium for the previous post 👆
🛒 Shop adeniums
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The legendary Black Sheep of the family
Black Sheep Adenium
🖤 The legendary Black Sheep of the family
🛒 Own the drama. Grow the legend: Black Adeniums
❗️Black colored adeniums start as reddish color buds, flower opens as red-black and darkens as matures.
📚 More black and dark-flowered adeniums
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- 🐑 Not your average desert rose, Black Sheep Adenium shows up to the garden party dressed in midnight velvet!
- 🐑 Its petals are so dark they almost swallow the light, with a smoldering red glow at the center that dares you to look closer.
- 🐑 Mysterious? Yes. Dramatic? Absolutely. This flower doesn’t blend in - it steals the show!
- 🐑 The perfect plant for those who like their beauty bold, broody, and a little rebellious. You'll want to whisper secrets to it under moonlight. It's not just a plant. It's a statement! See photos of actual Black Sheep Adenium in next post 👇
🛒 Own the drama. Grow the legend: Black Adeniums
❗️Black colored adeniums start as reddish color buds, flower opens as red-black and darkens as matures.
📚 More black and dark-flowered adeniums
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Wesleys opportunity
Wesley the Cat
🐈🐈🐈 Wesley's opportunity
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." - Albert Einstein
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"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." - Albert Einstein
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How to make chocolate dumplings in mango sauce: exotic recipe
chocolate dumplings in mango sauce
How to make chocolate dumplings in mango sauce: exotic recipe
Ready to sneak this onto your dessert menu under a name like "Tropics Lost in Vienna"?
Ingredients
• 200 g (1 ½ cups) all-purpose flour
• 70 g (2.5 oz) dark chocolate
🔸 For the mango sauce:
🔪 Instructions
🛒 Plant your own Mango Tree and always have mango supply
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Ready to sneak this onto your dessert menu under a name like "Tropics Lost in Vienna"?
Ingredients
- 🔸 For the dough:
• 200 g (1 ½ cups) all-purpose flour
- • 1 egg
- • 3 tbsp water
- • Pinch of salt
- 🔸 For the filling:
• 70 g (2.5 oz) dark chocolate
- • 3 tbsp heavy cream
- • 1 tsp cocoa powder (optional)
- • 1 tsp sugar (if chocolate is too bitter)
🔸 For the mango sauce:
- • 1 ripe mango (or 150 g mango puree)
- • 100 ml (just under ½ cup) heavy cream
- • 1-2 tsp honey
- • 1 tsp lime or lemon juice
- • Pinch of salt
🔪 Instructions
- ➡Make the dough: Mix flour, egg, water, and salt into a soft dough. Knead, wrap, and rest for 30 minutes.
- ➡Prepare the filling: Melt chocolate with cream over a water bath. Stir in sugar and cocoa if using. Let cool until thick.
- ➡Shape the dumplings: Roll out dough, cut into circles, fill with chocolate, and seal. Freeze for 10 minutes to firm up.
- ➡Cook: Boil in lightly salted water. Once they float, cook 2–3 minutes more. Lift out gently.
- ➡Make the mango sauce: Blend mango, then stir in cream, honey, citrus juice, and salt. Warm gently without boiling.
- ➡Serve: Arrange dumplings, spoon over sauce, and garnish with mint or lime zest if desired.
🛒 Plant your own Mango Tree and always have mango supply
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Botanical bedhead: curly, crazy, and full of surprises
Epiphyllum guatemalense - Curly Locks
Epiphyllum guatemalense - Curly Locks, leaves
Epiphyllum guatemalense - Curly Locks, fruit
Botanical bedhead: curly, crazy, and full of surprises
🛒 Get the curly cactus now
📚 More about exotic epiphytic cacti:
Disocactus ackermanni - Red Orchid Cactus
Epiphyllum oxypetalum - Queen of the Night
Pseudorhipsalis (Wittia) amazonica - Blue Flame
#Fun_Facts #Container_Garden #Shade_Garden #Nature_Wonders
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- This wild-looking jungle cactus doesn't grow straight - it spirals, twirls, and twists! Meet Epiphyllum guatemalense Monstrosa - Orchid Cactus, or Curly Locks.
- A natural mutation of Epiphyllum guatemalense, Curly Locks creates a tangled cascade of curly stems that look like botanical noodles!
- Perfect for hanging baskets, it blooms fragrant, orchid-like flowers at night and produces juicy, edible pink fruit.
- It's self-pollinating and thrives in bright, indirect light. Let it get root-bound to encourage blooms, and water moderately.
- A must-have oddity for cactus lovers and collectors!
🛒 Get the curly cactus now
📚 More about exotic epiphytic cacti:
Disocactus ackermanni - Red Orchid Cactus
Epiphyllum oxypetalum - Queen of the Night
Pseudorhipsalis (Wittia) amazonica - Blue Flame
#Fun_Facts #Container_Garden #Shade_Garden #Nature_Wonders
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