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Mauve-blue, unusually lipped flowers are lightly lavender-fragrant! They create a pretty floral display on this shade-loving shrub with its attractive glossy green foliage. Flowers are mauve-blue to purple and the lower petals are ribbed, giving the impression of lips, hence the common name. Five fringed lobes, equal in size, short and rounded, are the flowers distinguishing feature. The numerous flowers produced in summer are attractive to pollinating insects which encourage insect-feeding birds into the garden.
Due to its fast-growing nature, suitability to shady conditions and unusual floral display this species has great horticultural value. It is best to grow it in a shaded to semi-shaded area of the garden.
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Wooly Shower Orchid Bush. The actual flowers are tiny and inconspicuous, but they are borne in the center of three showy white 1in long bracts that look like velvety propellers. The bracts gradually change through pink, lavender, and finally gray over the course of several weeks.
Stunning Bracts: showy, silver-pink "wooly" bracts that surround small, inconspicuous flowers, creating a cascading effect.
A fast-growing, woody vine that can quickly cover trellises, arbors, or fences with its dense foliage.
Prefers full sun to partial shade and thrives in warm, humid climates, adding a touch of the tropics to any garden.

This is extremely rare variety hard to find in cultivation. The flowers are pale yellow, sometimes with a pink blush.
The New Guinea Creeper is a stunning, non-aggressive vine that will captivate with its vibrant blooms and lush foliage.
In late winter to early spring, it produces large clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers with light yellow to off-white tubes, creating a striking contrast. This well-behaved climber is easily maintained at shorter lengths, making it suitable for trellises, arbors, or even large containers.
Provide a sturdy structure for it to climb, such as a trellis or arbor, to showcase its cascading blooms.
Introduce the New Guinea Creeper to your garden and enjoy a breathtaking display of color and elegance that will be the envy of your neighborhood!

Vigorous full size plant with high yield and strong uniformity. Grown throughout Central Mexico, these papayas are 3 to 5 pounds in weight and the shape of an elongated melon. Their skin is green when unripe but turns yellow to orange with a few freckles once they become mature. They are wonderfully soft and juicy, and have a salmon pink or red flesh that is very sweet with a slightly perfumed, fruity flavor. Cut them in half lengthwise, scoop out the small, shiny, gelatinous black seeds from the center and discard them. Delicious and irresistible with a sprinkle of fresh lemon or lime juice.
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Bougainvilleas are spectacular bloomers. Vigorous grower with very showy bright purple flowers. Can be trained into a tree, or grown as a large round bush if untrimmed. Creates privacy planting in no time.

Jack-edak is a highly recommended variety grown in TopTropicals garden from a seedling of Cheena (Jackfruit x Chempedak) that fruited for us within 3 years from planting. The fruit (20-25 inches size) is probably the best we ever tasted! It is super sweet, crunchy and has a rich, pleasant, excellent flavor. It has very little latex which makes it easy to handle when cutting up. The tree produces at the very base of the trunk, so you can prune it as short as you want. Our tree survived light frosts as well as 48 hours of 3ft flooding, with no damage!

Carambola (Starfruit) var Arkin. One of the leading commercial cultivars with 4-5" long fruit with small wings. Bright yellow to yellow-orange skin and flesh. Flesh is firm, very sweet, and juicy with few seeds.
Small symmetrical tree. Fruits very prolifically. Fruit is star-shaped when cut across the middle. It has a sweet, watery, slightly acid, pleasant tasting pulp. Eaten fresh, in salads, as garnishes, in drinks or preserved. Mature trees may survive light frost but young trees must be protected from frost and especially - wind. The plant will fruit in container even when in small size (2-3 ft). Season: August - March.

Rare unique variety - Indonesian Sunset. Flowers are multi-colored with bronze/golden highlights, some gardeners call it Mandarin Allamanda. Very showy flower, slightly fragrant. Large plant, blooming size.

Double Mahoi Banana - a traditional Cavendish banana but generally produces a double stalk of bananas its second year of fruiting, increasing the harvest. It is a top choice for home growers thanks to its compact size, fast fruiting, and double harvests. This dwarf variety grows only 6-8 ft tall and can produce two large bunches of sweet, flavorful bananas from a single plant. Perfect for containers, patios, or small gardens, it's easy to grow and highly productive - one of the best bananas for reliable fruit in limited space!

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'Spirit of 76' mango is a cross of a Zill and Haden and inherited the finest features of each variety. The oval fruit is completely fiberless and has rich and flavor. The tree is moderately vigorous grower with spreading canopy. Excelelnt choice for backyard grower. See more info about Mango varieties.

The 18th issue of TROPICAL TREASURES. A unique magazine about pushing the limits of tropical gardening, growing tropical plants in non-tropical climate and indoors.
This issue specials:
- Plantaholic column. Four Black Nut Trees of Ethnobotanic Interest, PART 2
- Growers of beauty. Garden of Eden by the Polar Circle
- Growing indoors. Amorphophallus: unusual method of propagation and growing indoors
- Tropical treasures Q&A: fragrant vines
- Meet the tropics. Growing Lychee in Southern Landscapes
- Zone pushing. Dealing with cold damaged plants
- Exotic kaleidoscope. Spectacular winter bloomers
- A note from the editor. Give it time
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The 19th issue of TROPICAL TREASURES. A unique magazine about pushing the limits of tropical gardening, growing tropical plants in non-tropical climate and indoors.
This issue specials:
- TRAVEL - MEET THE TROPICS. THE CONSERVATORY
- EXOTIC KALEIDOSCOPE. FUN FRUIT FACTS
- GROWING INDOORS. INDOOR TROPICAL MICROCLIMATES: A TRANSPLANTED FLORIDIAN COPES WITH WINTERS
Nature's food and pharmacy. SPECTACULAR FRUIT TREES AND EDIBLES FOR SOUTHERN LANDSCAPES AND CONTAINER CULTURE. PART I: ALL-TIME FAVORITES
- A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR. IT SAYS SOME THING.
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The 20th issue of TROPICAL TREASURES. A unique magazine about pushing the limits of tropical gardening, growing tropical plants in non-tropical climate and indoors.
This issue specials:
- PLANT INTRODUCTION. PASSION FLOWERS REVEALEDl implication, this is far from the truth...
- NATURE'S FOOD AND FARMACY. SPECTACULAR FRUIT TREES AND EDIBLES FOR SOUTHERN LANDSCAPES AND CONTAINER CULTURE. PART II: FRUIT TREES FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS
- GROWING PAPAYA TREE FROM SEED
- Miracle Fruit -THE FUN, THE TRICKS, AND RECEPIES
- EXOTIC KALEIDOSCOPE. SUNNY FLOWERS FOR SUMMER FUN
- GROWING INDOORS. GROWING TROPICAL PLANTS IN THE DESERT
- A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR. MY FIRST LOVE
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Plumeria Granny features flowers in various shades of pink, ranging from soft pastel pink to deeper, richer, intense tones as the flower ages. The colors gradually transition, creating a stunning visual effect. The multi-shaded pink blooms form lush clusters, making them a striking addition to your garden.
Plumeria is a symbol of Hawaii, representing the Aloha spirit, leis, and is widely used in perfumery for its captivating scent.

The unique full-color edition about World Favorite Flower: Jasminum Sambac. Over 30 beautiful full color photos of all varieties, history of the plant, cultural meaning, even confectionery and tea recipes! Classification of varieties, explanation of differences with pictures. Cultivation, common problems, growing tips. Just about anything you need to know about this plant to grow it and enjoy its beauty and fragrance. See Cover and Inside the book.

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Beautiful and informative full-color edition from series "Plants with Scents as Heady as Incense". A complete info about tropical magnolias, history, species, cultivation, medicinal use and much more. Just about anything you need to know about these plants to grow it and enjoy their beauty and fragrance. 50 color photos, 44 pages. See Cover, Contents and Inside the book.

The unique full-color edition about the Queen of Fragrance - Ylang-Ylang. 20 beautiful full color photos of Cananga odorata, history of the plant, legends, cultural meaning, perfume production, aromatherapy recipes, cultivation tips on growing indoors and in the ground.

A unique book about growing mangroves as houseplants and in aquarium. Many color photos. Habitat, growing instructions for aquariums and Lucky-Mangrove, water purifying facts and charts.

Tropical Gardener Library. Problem solving with potted plants: how can we help them? A pocket size book, full color. The book will answer most of your questions when starting to deal with tropical plants, will help to avoid many common mistakes, identify problems with potted plants and fix most of them before it is too late.

Dorstenia bahiensis is an interesting plant with strange looking receptacles. At maturity, seeds shoot ballistically from the mature flower/fruit heads, and they germinate readily whenever the land on soil or other moist substrate.
A quirky, shade-loving plant with glossy leaves and button-like flower discs. When ripe, those button heads pop their seeds like tiny popcorn, launching them across the yard. Compact at just 6-12 inches, it makes a playful groundcover or a fun conversation piece in a pot.

Barbados-Cherry, Acerola. The best source of vitamin C. Fast growing, fruits easily. Densely branched shrub with deep shiny green leaves. Tolerates alkaline soil. Has the highest vitamin C content of any fruit. Used in jellies, jams, freezes without losing its vitamin C content. The plant is drought tolerant and easy to grow.

Holmskioldia citrina - Rare variety - bright yellow flowers. Sometimes this species is called Holmskioldia sanguinea Mandarin. Unique flowers are the main interest of this scrambling shrub: each is a narrow, tube backed by a broad, circular calyx.
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The 21th issue of TROPICAL TREASURES. A unique magazine about pushing the limits of tropical gardening, growing tropical plants in non-tropical climate and indoors.
This issue specials:
- Nature's Food and Pharmacy. The King of Spices: black pepper. Growing Black pepper.
- Growers of beauty. Getaway
- Growing outdoors. Top Tropicals guide to late-season plants (Fall through Early Spring) in SOUTH Florida
- Ask the pros: Tropical treasures Q&A. Transplanting plants from pots into ground and from ground into pots. Cold protection tips
- A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR. Looking at the Green
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Red Pitaya, Dragon Fruit. Self-fruiting variety, red outside and red inside - the most delicious variety. Very fast-growing.
Pitaya is a highly prized, vining, fruit bearing cactus is terrestrial/epiphytic plant which is extremely unusual. It's fleshy stems reach up to 30ft. long, climbing onto walls or over trees using aerial roots. Magnificent flowers, stunningly beautiful fruit with an intense color, curious shape, and a delicious taste. The night blooming white flowers can be up to 14 inches in length.
The fruit is most often eaten chilled and cut in half so the flesh may be spooned out. The juice is used in frozen drinks and it is in a new Tropicana Twister flavor. It is a must have for any collector or gardener with the flair for the unusual.