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Chayas health benefits: a must-have tropical leafy vegetable for sustainable gardening
Chaya, Maya Spinach, Kikilchay, Chaykeken - Cnidoscolus aconitifolius
🌱 Chaya's health benefits: a must-have tropical leafy vegetable for sustainable gardening
· Chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius) is a little-known, nutrient-packed leafy green.
· Rich in protein, calcium, iron, and vitamins A & C.
· Always cook the leaves (boil for 10-15 minutes) to neutralize toxins and make them safe to eat.
· Fast-growing perennial, thriving in full sun to partial shade.
🌿 Garden Benefits:
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- 🌿 What is Chaya?
· Chaya (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius) is a little-known, nutrient-packed leafy green.
- · It is a small perennial tree or shrub, native to the Yucatan Peninsula.
- · Also known as Maya Spinach, Kikilchay, or Chaykeken.
- · Younger leaves and stems are used like spinach: cooked and served with oil or butter.
- 🌿 Health Benefits:
· Rich in protein, calcium, iron, and vitamins A & C.
- · Aids digestion, improves circulation, and supports lactation.
- · Used in folk medicine for diabetes, high blood pressure, and anemia.
- 🌿 Important Tip:
· Always cook the leaves (boil for 10-15 minutes) to neutralize toxins and make them safe to eat.
- 🌿 Growing Chaya:
· Fast-growing perennial, thriving in full sun to partial shade.
- · Perfect for food forests or backyard gardens.
- · Propagate easily from 6-12 inch stem cuttings and make more to eat!
- · Can grow up to 6-8 feet tall and be continuously harvested with proper care.
🌿 Garden Benefits:
- · Pretty white flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds.
- · Resilient to drought and thrives in various soil types. Heat and cold tolerant.
🛒 Start growing your Chaya today for a sustainable garden!
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How to choose the right Butterfly plants?
How to choose the right Butterfly plants?
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This mysterious plant will make pink butterflies fly in your stomach!
Kalanchoe x Pink Butterfly
💖 This mysterious plant will make pink butterflies fly in your stomach!
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- 💖 Kalanchoe x Pink Butterfly - Variegated Mother of Thousands... This exceptional plant, originally gifted to us by horticulturist Mark Hooten, quickly became one of the highlights of our rare plant collection.
- 💖 The Kalanchoe x Pink Butterfly is a true standout, known for its unique, stable variegated "sport" - meaning it has a lower chlorophyll content, allowing vibrant, bright pink pigments to shine through. This makes it one of the most colorful succulents you'll encounter!
- 💖 The plant produces an abundance of tiny, butterfly-like plantlets along its leaves. Unlike other Kalanchoe plants, it has lost the ability to root from these plantlets, making it even more intriguing.
- 💖 Pink Butterfly is incredibly easy to care for, drought-tolerant, and thrives in both sun and shade, making it the perfect exotic houseplant for any space.
- 💖 This variegated form is a mutation of an older hybrid, the origin of which is a bit mysterious. The original hybrid, Kalanchoe x houghtonii, was a cross between Kalanchoe daigremontiana and Kalanchoe delagoensis. Over time, a variegated sport of this hybrid emerged, giving rise to the beautiful Kalanchoe x Pink Butterfly we see today.
- 💖 A must-have for any succulent collector, this plant will not only bring a splash of color to your home but also a touch of rarity!
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💻 What's on your Wishlist?
How to get a rare, hard to find plant? Here @TopTropicals we have them all, sooner or later! Let us notify you when it's in stock!
If you found a rare plant in our Plant Encyclopedia (containing over 5,000 plant profiles) that's currently unavailable in the store (containing over 2,000 items), just add it your wishist request.
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How to get a rare, hard to find plant? Here @TopTropicals we have them all, sooner or later! Let us notify you when it's in stock!
If you found a rare plant in our Plant Encyclopedia (containing over 5,000 plant profiles) that's currently unavailable in the store (containing over 2,000 items), just add it your wishist request.
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🔍 When the plant becomes available, you'll receive a notification email right away.
🔍 Your email will show how many Wish List requests we have for that item and the quantity currently in stock.
🔍 All plants are sold on a first come - first serve basis - so don't wait too long to order!
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