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🌿 What is Neem and why do millions use it daily? The tree that makes toothpaste and bug spray.

• 💚 Ever notice Neem listed in toothpaste or skin cream? Or even in natural insecticides and garden treatments? What is this tree and why is it everywhere? Neem products come from the Neem Tree - Azadirachta indica, native to India. It's been used for thousands of years in medicine, farming, and daily life.
• 💚 How can you use Neem?

Almost every part of the tree has a purpose.

▫️The leaves are brewed as tea, applied to skin for soothing, and used in villages to ward off mosquitoes or protect stored clothes from insects. They are bitter but medicinal, valued for treating malaria and even for lowering blood sugar in diabetics.

• ▫️Dental cure. Neem twigs, thin and pencil-sized, are chewed and used as toothbrushes to strengthen gums and fight bacteria. Today, toothpicks and dental sticks are still made from them.
• ▫️Neem oil for your Garden. The seeds produce neem oil, a natural insect repellent and fungicide for the garden that doesn’t harm bees or butterflies.
• ▫️Bark extracts are used in medicine
• ▫️Ripe fruits are eaten fresh and considered beneficial too.

• 💚 Why do people plant Neem?

It’s more than a medicine chest. In India, Neem is planted along streets and in villages as a source of shade, air purifier, and natural pest control. One tree supports health, provides garden protection, and even supplies food.
• 💚 Is it easy to grow?

Yes. Neem tree thrives in hot, dry conditions and needs little care. Once established, it only needs low to medium water and grows well even without irrigation. It can be grown as a street tree, in the yard for shade, or in poor soils where other trees struggle. Hardy, fast-growing, and evergreen, Neem is one of the most practical trees you can add to a tropical or subtropical garden.

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👑 The crown of thorns with no thorns!

• ⭕️ Euphorbia geroldii, also called the Thornless Crown of Thorns, is a rare gem from Madagascar. Unlike its spiny cousins, this semi-succulent grows smooth stems. The branches are soft, graceful and droopy, with wide glossy leaves.
• ⭕️ The real show comes from its blooms - pairs of scarlet bracts with golden centers that appear almost all year long.
• ⭕️ Easy in pots, even shaped as bonsai, it's a collector's plant that looks both exotic and approachable.
• ⭕️ Surprisingly for Euphorbias, it loves shade and water!
• ⭕️ And yes - no thorns, just flowers.

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🌺 This flower opens in a few seconds! (Time lapse)

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🎥 Phymosia umbellata - Cranberry Mallow Malva Aparasolada - one of the most impressive Malva (Hibiscus) shrubs

🛒 Explore Hibiscus species

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• ▫️Cotton Candy Hibiscus
• ▫️Why this Hibiscus is changing color
• ▫️How to make your Hibiscus plants thrive and bloom
• ▫️How to get rid of pests on Hibiscus

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