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How June plum can fruit itself to death: look at this heavy load!
DWARF June plum, Ambarella (Spondias cytherea)
This exciting fruit tree will amaze you with its ability to fruit abundantly at a young age and small size. This is a DWARF variety of June plum, or Ambarella (Spondias cytherea).
- ✳️ Grows as a compact 6-7 ft tree.
- ✳️ Very aromatic fruit, Its feel and juiciness resembles that of a mango (it's Mango's close relative) but with completely different, delicious flavor.
- ✳️ Expect heavy fruit production within a year. Starts fruiting in winter and holds the fruit up to 6-8 months and more.
- ✳️ Perfect containerDWARF variety of June plum, or Ambarella (Spondias cytherea). fruit tree.
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What orchids can be grown in the ground?
Spathoglottis Tropical Punch - Sorbet Ground Orchid
Spathoglottis Tropical Punch - Sorbet Ground Orchid
Epidendrum radicans - Orange Reed Ground Orchid, Sunrise
Spathoglottis Lemon Kiss - Sorbet Ground Orchid
Bletilla striata x formosana Kate - Yokohama Ground orchid
Epidendrum elongatum x radicans - Lavender Reed Ground Orchid
Spathoglottis Rainbow - Sorbet Ground Orchid
Arundina graminifolia - Bamboo Orchid, Bird Ground Orchid
Orchids have a mystique that seems to set them apart from most other flowers... they are elegant and almost unreal in their perfection... But not every gardener has luck growing traditional orchids.
- ⚜️ Terrestrial orchids (a.k.a. ground orchids) grow in regular garden soil instead of in the air on tree branches!
- ⚜️ Ground orchids come in many colors and shapes.
- ⚜️ Ground orchids will be happy to bloom in sun or shade and are very easy to grow!
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When you need an easy plant for a shady spot, Calathea zebrina is a winner!
Calathea zebrina - Zebra Plant
Calathea zebrina - Zebra Plant - is an absolute winner for your shade garden. It's very easy to establish, fast growing and always happy - as long as you water it💧
✅ Great plant for beginners, Zebra Plant won't disappoint you!
It's a large and vigorous Calathea, beautiful velvety leaves have dark green stripes, like Zebra stripes
The underside of the leaves is purple and not always visible right away because leaves grow horizontally.
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What is the most bizarre flower? Starfish Flower
Starfish Flower (Stapelia gigantea), Carrion plant, Zulu Giant.
- ✴️ Large, up to 12" wide flowers in shape of Star Fish.
- ✴️ Another name Carrion refers to its unique scent, similar to rotting meat. Oddly enough, pollinating flies can't resist it
- ✴️ The plant looks like a cactus, but it's really not, belonging to Milkweed family.
- ✴️ Makes a stunning container plant and a conversation piece!
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What fruit contains 65 times more of vitamin C than an orange? Now you know - its Barbados Cherry
Barbados Cherry (Malpighia glabra)
Barbados Cherry (Malpighia glabra) fruit has a vitamin C content up to 65 times that of an orange! A single fruit contains the minimum daily recommended vitamin C requirements, as well as vitamins A, B1, B2, and B3, carotenoids and bioflavonoids - great antioxidants.
If you are looing for a compact, but fast growing tree with colorful fruit that starts fruiting right away - plant Barbados Cherry. It will also happily fruit in containers.
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