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The fiery plant that fights sugar: Nature secret insulin? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

The fiery plant that fights sugar: Nature secret insulin?

Costus igneus - Insulin Plant, Fiery Costus, Spiral Flag

Costus igneus - Insulin Plant, Fiery Costus, Spiral Flag

💚 The fiery plant that fights sugar: Nature secret insulin?
  • Costus igneus - Insulin Plant, also known as Fiery Costus or Spiral Flag, this vibrant tropical plant is famous for its potential health benefits - especially for people managing diabetes. Nicknamed the insulin plant, it's believed to help lower blood glucose levels naturally.
  • Its lush, turmeric-like leaves spiral around upright stems, with a glossy dark green top and a striking light purple underside. The plant grows up to two feet tall and forms elegant clumps from underground rhizomes.
  • In warm months, it produces bright orange, cone-like flowers that stand out beautifully in the garden.
  • Beyond its beauty, the insulin plant is credited with aiding digestion, reducing cholesterol, boosting energy, improving skin health, supporting weight loss, relieving stress, and promoting heart wellness. A real botanical multitasker!


🛒 Grow your own sugar-fighter - order the Insulin Plant

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Most interesting edible gingers

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A single soul inhabiting two bodies. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Philemon and Sushi the cats at PeopleCats.Garden

Philemon and Sushi the cats at PeopleCats.Garden

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What avocado can you eat with the skin? Cold hardy Avocado Joey. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Avocado Joey

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Flowers never seen before: Adenium Rainbow, Part 2. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Adenium Rainbow, Part 2

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Tomorrow is another day. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Bobby the Dog at PeopleCats.Garden

Bobby the Dog at PeopleCats.Garden

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Ten common greenhouse mistakes and how to avoid them. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Greenhouse with tropical plants

Greenhouse with tropical plants

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Adenium Rainbow, Part 1. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Adenium varieties

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Find it yourself. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Sushi the Cat finding her sushi dinner in refrigerator

Sushi the Cat finding her sushi dinner in refrigerator

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Valencia Pride mango - a stunning shade tree with red-blushed, fiberless, honeyed fruit. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Valencia Pride mango

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One look and you're hooked: Macaranga! A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Macaranga grandifolia - Elephant Ear Tree

One look and you're hooked: Macaranga! 🐸
  • 🐘 These leaves are bigger than your head!

    • Macaranga grandifolia – the Elephant Ear Tree - came from Hawaii. It has leaves so huge, they look like elephant ears or jungle umbrellas! Each one can grow over a foot wide, with a glossy, rounded shape that's pure eye candy.
  • 🐘 Macaranga is easy to grow - perfect for a frost-free garden or in a big pot.
  • 🐘 Macaranga is a real conversation starter. It looks like something straight out of a rainforest dream. Big, bold, and totally tropical! Fast-growing, it brings that lush, exotic vibe instantly to your garden.
  • 🐘 Hard to find, super cool, and ridiculously showy - you’ll want this beauty front and center. Once you see it, you have to have it!


🛒 Get your giant leaves - Elephant Ear from Hawaii

#Nature_Wonders #Trees

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