💩 💃 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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☕️ What flower smells like warm chocolate?

• 💙 Portlandia grandiflora - Glorious Flower of Cuba is an extremely rare plant.
• 💙 Luscious perfume of bell-like flowers reminiscent of warm, creamy chocolate.
• 💙 Small compact tree, perfect for containers or small gardens.
• 💙 One of very few tropical plants that tolerate alkaline soils❗️

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🍊 Why exotic Mamey fruit is so much wanted?

Pouteria sapota, or Mamey Sapote - is Cuban favorite. It is considered by Cubans to produce the best fruit in the world.

🍹 The fruit has delicious bright orange soft flesh, sweet and pumpkin-like in flavor. The Mamey fruit is eaten fresh, in milk shakes and ice cream.

👀 Mamey has a curious growth habit: flowers emerge in clusters in the axils of fallen leaves along the branches, followed by the showy fruit. This is called cauliflorous - plants that flower and fruit from their main stems or woody trunks. Other examples are Cucumber tree and Jaboticaba.

🌳 Mamey is a slow growing, compact tree, but needs some space to spread the branches. It normally grows 20 ft in height and 20 ft wide.

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🍬 Why everybody wants this plant? Intoxicating sweet fragrance is the answer! Do you have one?

Cestrum nocturnum - Night blooming jasmine.

⭐️ This fast growing, dense shrub is a garden favorite, one of the most famous and desirable fragrant plants.

🌃 The sweetest fragrance at night is intoxicating.

🌄 Flowers are pale yellow to white, open at night and stay extremely fragrant until sunrise.

🙏 These flowers are widely used in India and other countries of South Asia for perfumery, medicinal applications and in religious ceremonies.

🏡 Best location will be near driveway, window or entrance, where the magic fragrance can be appreciated.

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"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." - Chinese Proverb

📷 Koelreuteria paniculata - Golden Rain Tree, one of the most spectacular trees of subtopics that is actually very cold hardy and drought resistant.

• 🔰 Cascading clusters of bright yellow flowers in summer are followed by bright pink, papery, lantern-like seed pods that gracefully dangle through autumn.
• 🔰 Its elegant foliage and attractive form make it a captivating centerpiece in any garden or landscape.
• 🔰 Very fast growing, nice solution for a shade tree.
• 🔰 According to ancient Chinese manuscripts, the Golden Rain Tree is crucial for Dragons, as it is believed to be connected to their existence, guarding and complementing each other. Growing these plants is considered auspicious and is believed to safeguard the Dragon family.

2024 is a year of Dragon! 🐉

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