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What is Jaboticaba? It sounds so cool! A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

What is Jaboticaba? It sounds so cool!

Jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) fruit

Jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) fruit

Jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) fruit

Jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) fruit on a tree

Jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) fruit on a tree

Jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) fruit

Jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) fruit

🍇 What is Jaboticaba? It sounds so cool!

Jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) is the most popular native fruit of Brazil that famous Brazilian Vine La Vino Tinto is made of!🍷
  • 🟣 Grape-like purple fruit with a thick skin and delicious melting pulp somewhat resembling Northern Black Currant in flavor.
  • 🟣 Trees grow very slowly and due to small leaves and dwarfish growth habit are often used as bonsai. Some old bonsai specimens can fruit.
  • 🟣 Larger specimens are very valuable because it takes Jaboticaba up to 7 years from seed to start fruiting.
  • 🟣 Similar to Mamey, Jaboticaba has cauliflorous fruit - that grow on main stems or woody trunks.
  • 🟣 Jaboticaba is relatively cold hardy, mature trees are taking down to 23 F for short periods without serious damage.


🎥 Video about a mail ordered Jaboticaba tree.

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How June plum can "fruit itself to death": look at this heavy load! A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

How June plum can fruit itself to death: look at this heavy load!

DWARF June plum, Ambarella (Spondias cytherea)

🍈 How June plum can "fruit itself to death": look at this heavy load!

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 is the most bizarre flower? Starfish Flower. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

What is the most bizarre flower? Starfish Flower

Starfish Flower (Stapelia gigantea), Carrion plant, Zulu Giant.

🌟 What is the most bizarre flower? Starfish Flower (Stapelia gigantea), Carrion plant, or 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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Now you have seen everything: multi-grafted Adenium with different colors of flowers on the same plant! A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Now you have seen everything: multi-grafted Adenium with different colors of flowers on the same plant!

Adenium

🌸 Now you have seen everything: multi-grafted Adenium with different colors of flowers on the same plant!

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Can you grow a Crocodile? This is how to grow an Alligator. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Can you grow a Crocodile? This is how to grow an Alligator

Microsorum musifolium - Alligator Fern, Crocodile Fern

Microsorum musifolium - Alligator Fern, Crocodile Fern

Microsorum musifolium - Alligator Fern, Crocodile Fern

Microsorum musifolium - Alligator Fern, Crocodile Fern

Microsorum musifolium - Alligator Fern, Crocodile Fern

Microsorum musifolium - Alligator Fern, Crocodile Fern

Microsorum musifolium - Alligator Fern, Crocodile Fern

Microsorum musifolium - Alligator Fern, Crocodile Fern

🐊 Can you grow a Crocodile? This is how to grow an Alligator...

Microsorum musifolium - Alligator Fern, or Crocodile Fern - is from Australasia.

👽 Very unusual looking, epiphytic fern with cool alligator-skin looking leaves. The strikingly shaped, light green fronds of the fern form a lovely backdrop to its stunning stiff, leathery, dark green alligator-skin foliage.

Grows to 2-3 ft in height. Grow it as a houseplant, or plant under a tree.

🌳 Perfect for shade! Likes a sheltered, semi-shaded location, with no direct sunlight.

🛒 Get your own Alligator

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ow you have seen everything: multi-grafted Adenium with different colors of flowers on the same plant! A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

ow you have seen everything: multi-grafted Adenium with different colors of flowers on the same plant!

🌸 Now you have seen everything: multi-grafted Adenium with different colors of flowers on the same plant!

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What is Jaboticaba? I like the sound of this word! A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

What is Jaboticaba? I like the sound of this word!

What is Jaboticaba? I like the sound of this word! What is Jaboticaba? I like the sound of this word! What is Jaboticaba? I like the sound of this word!
🍇 What is Jaboticaba? I like the sound of this word! 😁

Jaboticaba (Myrciaria cauliflora) is the most popular native fruit of Brazil that famous Brazilian Vine La Vino Tinto is made of!🍷

  • 🟣 Grape-like purple fruit with a thick skin and delicious melting pulp somewhat resembling Northern Black Currant in flavor.

  • 🟣 Trees grow very slowly and due to small leaves and dwarfish growth habit are often used as bonsai. Some old bonsai specimens can fruit.

  • 🟣 Larger specimens are very valuable because it takes Jaboticaba up to 7 years from seed to start fruiting.

  • 🟣 Similar to Mamey, Jaboticaba has cauliflorous fruit - that grow on main stems or woody trunks.

  • 🟣 Jaboticaba is relatively cold hardy, mature trees are taking down to 23 F for short periods without serious damage.


🎥 Video about a mail ordered Jaboticaba tree.

🛒 Shop Jaboticaba trees

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Who thinks this is an Eggplant? Do you? What is it? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Who thinks this is an Eggplant? Do you? What is it?

🍆 Who thinks this is an Eggplant? Do you? What is it?

Correct answer: Avocado Red Russel.

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Why did she say it's a dog poo? It's a beauty from Argentina! A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Why did she say its a dog poo? Its a beauty from Argentina!

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

Caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis

💩 💃 Why did she say it's a dog poo? It's a beauty from Argentina!
  • 🌸 This remarkable caudiciform Morning Glory - Ipomoea platensis - is native to arid regions of Argentina.
  • 🌸 This is a showy flowering vine growing from a large caudex! The caudex can be of some weird shapes and forms. Some old lady once said "it's a dog poo plant!"
  • 🌸 Similar to Desert roses (Adeniums), it grows caudex for water storage to survive extended drought periods.
  • 🌸 Caudex grows over 2 ft! Vines reach over 12 ft, covered with beautiful bell-shaped pink flowers.
  • 🌸 Can be kept as a bonsai in a pot, easy to control as a container specimen with trellis or pruning.
  • 🌸 Although it doesn't mind dry conditions, the plant benefits from regular watering and good drainage, then it grows fast.
  • 🌸 This is one of our favorite plants, easy to grow, makes a great conversation piece. It is a perfect for bonsai


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How to get rid of a bad luck with the Garlic Vine? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

How to get rid of a bad luck with the Garlic Vine?

Garlic vine (Mansoa alliacea)

Garlic vine (Mansoa alliacea)

👾 How to get rid of a bad luck with the Garlic Vine?
  • 🟣 Garlic vine (Mansoa alliacea) is one of the most wanted flowering tropical vines.
  • 🟣 When in full bloom, it looks like a cascade of blue-purple over a fence or trellis.
  • 🟣 The fun part is, crushed leaves smell like garlic, which will keep away the vampires and bad luck!
  • 🟣 Deep lavender flowers with white throat fading to a paler lavender within a few days, and you can see all three colors on the plant at the same time.
  • 🟣 Garlic vine has moderate growth rate and can stay compact in a pot as a specimen, and even can be grown as a house plant.


📚 Garlic vine: how to get rid of bad luck

🎥 Video: Garlic vine keeps away the vampires.

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