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Avocado that laughs at frost: Mexicola Grande for cooler climates. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Avocado that laughs at frost: Mexicola Grande for cooler climates

Avocado Mexicola Grande

Avocado that laughs at frost: Mexicola Grande for cooler climates
  • 🟢Avocado Mexicola Grande is one of the best cold-hardy avocados you can grow. It can tolerate temperatures down to the low 20sF, making it ideal for gardeners in zones 8b-10 who want a dependable avocado.
  • 🟢Medium-sized tree, grows to about 15-20 feet tall, but you can keep it smaller with pruning.
  • 🟢Glossy black fruit, thin-skinned, smooth, and shiny black when ripe - easy to peel and eat fresh.
  • 🟢Anise-scented leaves: its foliage has a mild anise aroma when crushed, which is unique to Mexican-type avocados.
  • 🟢Creamy and rich: the fruit has a high oil content and a buttery flavor, excellent for guacamole or toast.
  • 🟢Early producer: often fruits earlier in the season compared to other varieties.
  • 🟢 A great addition if you're looking for a productive, flavorful avocado that can handle cooler temps!


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What's inside the Napoleons Hat? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Whats inside the Napoleons Hat?

Napoleon's Hat - Napoleonaea imperialis

🎩 What's inside the Napoleons Hat? False Kola experience!
  • 🎩 Napoleon's Hat (Napoleonaea imperialis), lives up to its name with large, saucer-shaped flowers that bloom straight from the leaf axils or even directly from the trunk!
  • 🎩 The hat-shaped, brightly colored flowers smell like butterscotch!
  • 🎩 The reddish seeds resemble kola nuts and even have a similar taste, giving you a fun, "false kola" experience.
  • 🎩 An instant conversation starter, Napoleon's Hat is a quirky, fragrant addition to your garden - perfect for those looking for something a little different.


🛒 Experience Napoleon's Hat - the most bizarre flower with benefits!

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A French Emperor's Hat Blooming in Your Garden
Napoleons Hat - Endangered species from the outgone era of the Napoleon's War

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Ready to hear the answers? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Ready to hear the answers?

Chippy the cat

Chippy the cat

💻 Ready to hear the answers?

"Do not ask questions unless you are ready to hear the answers." - Hodja Nasreddin

🐈📸 Chippy is ready to hear the answers, at TopTropicals

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What's in TopTropicals Garden? A note from our customer. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Whats in TopTropicals Garden? A note from our customer

Grumichama Fruit Tree at Top Tropicals Garden

🏆 What's in TopTropicals Garden? A note from our customer

🎥 From Jackie Rose about her visit to Top Tropicals Bfarm Garden and Nursery.

♥️ Thank you Jackie! Enjoy your plants and come back again!

📚 Learn more:
🍒 What is the best tasting and most beautiful tropical cherry
📱 The sweetest tropical cherry for your yard

🛒 Plant Sweet Grumichama

#Food_Forest #TropicalFruitTrees #GrumichamaCherry #EdibleLandscaping #RareFruitNursery #GrowTropical #ExoticFruitLovers

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Joy is a choice. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Joy is a choice

Bob the cat

Bob the cat

🌈 Joy is a choice

"Joy is a choice - but it isn't an easy choice." - Jonathan Lockwood Huie

🐈📸 Bob is a happy camper at TopTropicals

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Instant rainforest for your yard - tropical vibes made easy! A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Instant rainforest for your yard - tropical vibes made easy!

Cyathea cooperi - Australian tree fern

🌴 Instant rainforest for your yard - tropical vibes made easy!
  • 🌴 How to create your own jungle retreat quickly? Bring a touch of the tropics to your yard with the Australian tree fern!
  • 🌴 Cyathea cooperi - Australian tree fern - grows fast and looks like it came straight from a Hawaiian rainforest.
  • 🌴 Its giant, lacy fronds can reach up to 8 feet long.
  • 🌴 It takes bright shade or sun, as long as it stays moist.
  • 🌴 The baby fronds of the Australian tree fern unfurl like little furry scrolls, each one slowly unrolling like a curious creature’s tail coming to life. They look almost animated!
  • 🌴 Even in windy spots, this fern holds its own and adds instant jungle vibes. Create your own jungle retreat!


🛒 Yes, I want tropical vibes! Add to my paradise

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🐉 New video:
Quick Guide - How to grow Dragon Fruit from a cutting

Dragon fruit from cutting video guide

Step by step guide:

1. Use a 6-10 inch long stem cutting from a mature dragon fruit plant. Let the cut end dry in the shade for 2-5 days so it forms a callus. This also helps prevent rot and fungus.

2. Use well-draining soil - well drained potting mix, Adenium mix, or cactus mix. Dragon fruit hates wet feet!

3. Plant the cutting. Stick the callused end about 2-3 inches deep into the soil. Make sure it's planted upright (the way it grew on the parent plant).

4. Support it. Add a trellis or post. Dragon fruit is a climbing cactus and needs something to grow on.

5. Water lightly. Water once after planting, then wait until the soil dries before watering again. Overwatering can rot the cutting.

6. Give it light and warmth. Place in bright, indirect sunlight while it roots. Once established, it can handle full sun. Watch it grow! Roots usually form in 2-4 weeks. New growth means it's taking off! This is the time to Ferilize it!

Watch the 30-sec video
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🐲 FREE Dragon fruit cutting with every order!

Cat with dragon fruit

Limited Time Offer - While Supply Lasts

Yes, it's absolutely FREE - because we love you. This month only, get a FREE Dragon Fruit cutting with every plant purchase over $50 (excluding seeds and garden supplies).

Available varieties - the most popular cultivars:
Palora (yellow, the sweetest), or
Seouls Kitchen (red-and-white)
you may note your preference in order comments.

These large, cured cuttings are ready to plant, and we've got this quick 30-sec video to show you how. No replacements. One cutting per order. We cannot guarantee variety due to limited supplies. Supplies are limited, so don't wait!


Plus, take 20% off your $200+ order with coupon PRIMEDAY (excludes S/H, ends 7-12-25). Learn more about Dragon Fruit on our blog.

Learn more about Dragon Fruit
Dragon fruit cuttings

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Scooby and Ant (or Scooby and Booger?) A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Scooby and Ant (or Scooby and Booger?)

Scooby and Niki the cats

🐜 Scooby and Ant (or Scooby and Booger?)

"It's not the things you don't know that get you into trouble. It's the things you know for sure that just ain't so." - Mark Twain

🐈📸 Scooby and Niki at TopTropicals

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How to re-pot a plant properly? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

How to re-pot a plant properly?

Re-potting a plant quick guide

How to re-pot a plant properly?
  • ✔️ Take a pot a few inches bigger - just enough for the root ball.
  • ✔️ Add some well-drained potting mix at the bottom.

❗️Make sure the plant sits at the same level as before - this is the key!
  • ✔️ Add a good fertilizer at the bottom. We use professional Green Magic - controlled release.
  • ✔️ Turn the plant upside down and gently remove it from the old pot. Loosen up roots if root bound. Set it on top of the soil and check the level again.
  • ✔️ Add more fertilizer around the sides and fill in with soil, pressing around the edges.
  • ✔️ Check the level one more time.
  • ✔️ Water thoroughly - and you are done! Happy growing!


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How to Plant a Tree - A Fun Guide

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