🔴 Dragon fruit (Pitaya) thrives when it's fed regularly. For the best results, use Sunshine C-Cibus, a complete liquid fertilizer made for fruit trees. It is gentle enough to apply with every watering, all year long, and it gives your plants the steady nutrition they need to set more flowers and produce bigger harvests.
Because they give you more bloom for less effort. They flower on and off
almost all year, they’re tough, and they come in colors you can
actually
plan a garden around.
Will they survive winter in my area?
In frost-free zones, yes, they come back bigger every year. If you’re
farther north, just keep them in pots and bring them inside for the cold
months.
Do they really bloom in shade?
They do. We’ve got a clump under a big oak and it still puts on a
show. Not as heavy as full sun, but enough to brighten the spot.
How big do they get?
Depends which one. Spathoglottis stays neat, about knee-high. Nun Orchid
shoots up tall spikes that can hit 4 ft. So you can go small or dramatic.
Are they hard to care for like other orchids?
Not at all. Forget the bark mix and misting bottles. Just plant them in
soil, keep the water steady, and feed once in a while. That’s it.
Can I grow them in pots?
Absolutely. They do great in containers. Makes it easy if you’ve only
got a patio or you want to move them in for winter. Use
well-drained soilless mix like Abundance
Potting Mix.
Do they attract pollinators?
Yep. Bees love them, butterflies too, and every so often a hummingbird will
check them out.
What is the best fertilizer?
For extra blooms, we use Sunshine Orchidasm
– Orchid TotalFeed Booster. Works like a charm!
Caesalpinia pulcherrima - Dwarf Poinciana, Bird of Paradise, Pride of Barbados, Peacock Flower
🔥 How to get a mini flamboyant look in a small yard
🔥 Caesalpinia pulcherrima - Dwarf Poinciana, Bird of Paradise, Pride of Barbados, Peacock Flower, or Flower Fence - is the national flower of Barbados, and for good reason!
🔥 Why everyone is planting this butterfly magnet
🔥 It puts on a show of fiery red, orange, yellow, or pink blossoms that look like miniature flamboyant trees.
🔥 Flowers appear almost year-round, making it one of the longest-blooming shrubs.
🔥 A true butterfly magnet - your garden will be full of wings!
🔥 Compact, heat- and drought-tolerant, and low-maintenance.
🔥 Available in different colors - red-orange, yellow, pink - so you can choose your favorite splash.
What spice comes from the small dried flower buds of a tropical tree?
Clove - Syzygium aromaticum
Clove - Syzygium aromaticum
Clove - Syzygium aromaticum
Allspice - Pimenta dioica, Jamaica pepper tree
Allspice - Pimenta dioica, Jamaica pepper tree
🌿 What spice comes from the small dried flower buds of a tropical tree?
🌿 That would be Clove, from the tropical tree Syzygium aromaticum. The spice is actually the dried, unopened flower buds. They turn from pink to brown as they dry and release that powerful, warm aroma we associate with baking and holiday dishes. Cloves are native to the Moluccas, or Spice Islands of Indonesia, and are still grown widely across the tropics. The clove tree is ultra-tropical and very challenging to grow outside the true tropics, which is why it’s so rare in plant collections.
📸 Photos 1-3.
🌿 Another spice with a similar story is Allspice, from Pimenta dioica, also known as the Jamaica pepper tree. Unlike clove, it comes from dried unripe berries, not flower buds, but it earned its name because its flavor tastes like a mix of cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg all in one! The Allspice tree is much easier to grow, as it isn’t as fussy as the clove tree - though still frost-sensitive. It's compact and easy to keep in a container. This tree brings joy to your life and spice to your kitchen right away, so you don’t need to wait for years for the fruit of your labor! 📸 Photos 4-5.
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