Garden Blog - Top Tropicals
A perfect Summer plant: red bells are hot without bringing heat
Fireball Abutilon - Abutilon darwinii x striatum
- 🔥 Meet the Fireball Abutilon, a fiery beauty that doesn't burn! This charming hybrid (A. darwinii x striatum), also known as Biltmore Ballgown, shows off glowing red bell flowers with elegant curled petals and bold red veins.
- 🔥 Its maple-like leaves add even more style.
- 🔥 It can grow up to 8-10 ft tall but stays neat with pruning. Loves summer pampering - water, fertilizer, and sunshine. Not a fan of cold snaps, so give it a cozy spot.
- 🔥 It's the perfect plant for turning up the color without turning up the heat!
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The bloom that broke all the rules: Black Sheep Adenium
Photos of Black Sheep adenium for the previous post 👆
🛒 Shop adeniums
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The legendary Black Sheep of the family
- 🐑 Not your average desert rose, Black Sheep Adenium shows up to the garden party dressed in midnight velvet!
- 🐑 Its petals are so dark they almost swallow the light, with a smoldering red glow at the center that dares you to look closer.
- 🐑 Mysterious? Yes. Dramatic? Absolutely. This flower doesn’t blend in - it steals the show!
- 🐑 The perfect plant for those who like their beauty bold, broody, and a little rebellious. You'll want to whisper secrets to it under moonlight. It's not just a plant. It's a statement! See photos of actual Black Sheep Adenium in next post 👇
🛒 Own the drama. Grow the legend: Black Adeniums
❗️Black colored adeniums start as reddish color buds, flower opens as red-black and darkens as matures.
📚 More black and dark-flowered adeniums
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Wesleys opportunity
"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity." - Albert Einstein
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How to make chocolate dumplings in mango sauce: exotic recipe
Ready to sneak this onto your dessert menu under a name like "Tropics Lost in Vienna"?
Ingredients
- 🔸 For the dough:
• 200 g (1 ½ cups) all-purpose flour
- • 1 egg
- • 3 tbsp water
- • Pinch of salt
- 🔸 For the filling:
• 70 g (2.5 oz) dark chocolate
- • 3 tbsp heavy cream
- • 1 tsp cocoa powder (optional)
- • 1 tsp sugar (if chocolate is too bitter)
🔸 For the mango sauce:
- • 1 ripe mango (or 150 g mango puree)
- • 100 ml (just under ½ cup) heavy cream
- • 1-2 tsp honey
- • 1 tsp lime or lemon juice
- • Pinch of salt
🔪 Instructions
- ➡Make the dough: Mix flour, egg, water, and salt into a soft dough. Knead, wrap, and rest for 30 minutes.
- ➡Prepare the filling: Melt chocolate with cream over a water bath. Stir in sugar and cocoa if using. Let cool until thick.
- ➡Shape the dumplings: Roll out dough, cut into circles, fill with chocolate, and seal. Freeze for 10 minutes to firm up.
- ➡Cook: Boil in lightly salted water. Once they float, cook 2–3 minutes more. Lift out gently.
- ➡Make the mango sauce: Blend mango, then stir in cream, honey, citrus juice, and salt. Warm gently without boiling.
- ➡Serve: Arrange dumplings, spoon over sauce, and garnish with mint or lime zest if desired.
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