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Lilys fresh start: from bullied to beloved! A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Lilys fresh start: from bullied to beloved!

Cat Lily (Lilimon)

Lily’s fresh start: from bullied to beloved!

Remember Josephine's adorable kittens? You've met her famous son - dashing Philemon, now say hello to his sister, Lily - Lilimon!

Lily spent three happy years at our Ft Myers Garden Center, living the good life... until one day her siblings, brother Loki (aka Charlie Jr) and sister Sushi, decided to form a "no Lily allowed" club and started picking on her. Can you believe it? Sweet, gentle Lily - bullied!

But Lily’s no pushover. She packed her paws, waved her tail goodbye, and set off for our TopTropicals Bfarm in Sebring. And guess what? She's already mingling with the other #PeopleCats and making new friends. Now she’s settling in, and proving that fresh starts can come with purrs and sunshine.

Stay tuned - this story is just getting interesting!

🐈📸 Cat Lilimon at her new home at Top Tropicals Bfarm. 

#PeopleCats

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Anthurium with leaves longer than you! A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Anthurium with leaves longer than you!

Anthurium vittarifolium - Long Leaf Anthurium

🍃 Anthurium with leaves longer than you!
  • 🌿 Ever seen an Anthurium with leaves longer than you are tall? Anthurium vittarifolium - Long Leaf Anthurium - is a true rainforest treasure from South America. Its strap-like leaves can reach an incredible 6 feet in length but stay only about 2 inches wide, creating elegant green ribbons that drape down like a waterfall.
  • 🌿 Grow it in a hanging basket and you’ll get a cascading curtain of foliage that instantly turns any space into a jungle hideaway.
  • 🌿 As if the leaves weren’t enough, this rare beauty produces clusters of bright pink berries that pop against the deep green leaves, adding an unexpected splash of color!
  • 🌿 It's rare, it's dramatic, and it's the kind of plant that makes people stop and ask, “What on earth is THAT?”


🛒 Grow the 6-foot leaf Anthurium

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#Nature_Wonders #Container_Garden #Shade_Garden
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Bohemian Catsody (Rescue Edition) A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Bohemian Catsody (Rescue Edition)

James Coconuts, Cash, Scooby and Timo - rescued cats

🎭 Bohemian Catsody (Rescue Edition)

🎶 Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
😵‍ Caught in a catnipslide - no escape from herbal reality.
👀 Open your eyes, look up to the skies… and see James, Cash, Scooby and Timo floating through shroomy bliss... 🌿

🎉 Happy International Cat Day!

🐈📸 James Coconuts, Cash, Scooby and Timo - all are rescued cats, now living their best lives at TopTropicals PeopleCats.Garden

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Why your gut is begging for papaya. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.

Why your gut is begging for papaya

Papaya fruit and trees (Carica papaya)

🍊Why your gut is begging for papaya
  • 🌴Papaya (Carica papaya) is more than just a tasty tropical fruit - it's a natural remedy for your gut. Thanks to an enzyme called papain, it helps with digestion, bloating, and even supports immune health with high levels of vitamin C and A.
  • 🌴But here's what makes papaya a must-have in every garden: it's fast, space-saving, and super productive. Many trees start fruiting within a year!
  • 🌴Dwarf varieties only reach 6-8 feet but still give you full-sized fruit that's easy to harvest.
  • 🌴Grow it in the ground or in a container - it thrives in sun, handles light freezes, and even stands strong in high winds.
  • 🌴Low effort, high reward. Sweet fruit, strong plant. What more do you need?


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🛒 Your gut will thank you - plant Papaya

#Food_Forest #Papaya
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