Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 2 Dec 2024

Why is it called Blood Feather?

Sanchezia stenomacra - Blood Red Feather

Sanchezia stenomacra - Blood Red Feather

Why is it called Blood Feather?



A true gem for tropical plant enthusiasts, Sanchezia stenomacra - Blood Red Feather - is a rare and stunning perennial.

Native to the jungles of Peru, it thrives in humid environments with filtered light, making it perfect for lush, shaded spots in your garden, greenhouse or indoor plant collection.

Its striking blood-red flowers, shaped like delicate feathers, add a bold splash of color and are irresistible to hummingbirds. Feathery burgundy-red plumes rise above the deep green foliage and last for weeks. The true flowers are orange-red and tubular, emerging from the wispy flower heads day after day.

Upright, vigorous grower. When plants become too large, they can take a hard pruning and quickly recover and re-flower. Flowering continuously throughout the year, it even does well under partial sun.

A rare find for private collections, this showy plant is sure to become a centerpiece of your tropical paradise.

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Date: 1 Nov 2024

What fruit smells like roses?

Syzygium jambos - Rose Apple, fruit on a tree

Syzygium jambos - Rose Apple, fruit on a tree

Syzygium jambos - Rose Apple, fruit on a plate

Syzygium jambos - Rose Apple, fruit on a plate

Syzygium jambos - Rose Apple, flowers

Syzygium jambos - Rose Apple, flowers

😏 What fruit smells like roses? Rose apple!



🌹 If you liked the Java Plum (Jambolan) from our earlier post, its close relative is even more exciting, because the fruit smells like roses!

🌹 Syzygium jambos - Rose Apple - is a fragrant delight fruit! Also known as Malabar Plum or Pomme Rosa, the Rose Apple produces crisp, juicy fruits with a distinct rose scent, highly prized for jellies and confections.

🌹 This easy-to-grow plant is moderately cold-hardy and can tolerate poor soils.

🌹 Rose Apple trees are versatile – they make attractive, wide-spreading shade trees and can also thrive as compact, bushy fruiting plants in containers. Whether in the ground or a pot, this charming tree brings beauty and fragrance to any space!

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Date: 5 Jun 2024

Yearning for Jungle Vibes? Discover the Giant Birds Nest Anthurium - look at the size of this monster!

Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's Nest

Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's Nest

Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's Nest

Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's Nest

Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's Nest

Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's Nest

Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's Nest fruit

Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's Nest fruit

Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's Nest fruit

Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's Nest fruit

Yearning for Jungle Vibes? Discover the Giant Bird’s Nest Anthurium - look at the size of this monster!



Anthurium x hookeri - Giant Bird's Nest - is one of the most wanted tropical jungle plants. It has impressive foliage: enormous, wrinkly leaves with a unique cardboard-like texture that can grow up to 7 feet long! The bright red berries add to the show.

Jungle allure: perfect for creating a lush, tropical atmosphere with its striking and bold presence.

Ideal for spacious areas: thrives in places with good natural light and ample space, making it a standout feature.

Easy care: low-maintenance epiphyte, requires very little water.

Tolerates low light conditions, perfect for a shade garden.

Conversation piece: eye-catching texture adds visual interest and depth to your plant collection with its distinctive leaf surface. The size of the leaves is unbelievable!

Suitable for indoor and outdoor settings.

Air purifying: helps improve air quality, making it a functional and beautiful addition to your home.

Tropical statement: brings a piece of the jungle into your environment, transforming it into a green oasis.

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Date: 5 May 2024

Do you know why this plant is caged?

Yuca Root, Cassava, Tapioca - Manihot esculenta cv. Variegata

Yuca Root, Cassava, Tapioca - Manihot esculenta

Yuca Root, Cassava, Tapioca - Manihot esculenta

Yuca Root, Cassava, Tapioca - Manihot esculenta cv. Variegata

Yuca Root, Cassava, Tapioca - Manihot esculenta cv. Variegata

Yuca Root, Cassava, Tapioca - Manihot esculenta cv. Variegata

Yuca Root, Cassava, Tapioca - Manihot esculenta cv. Variegata

🌐 Do you know why this plant is caged? Because it's so tasty!

🐇🐿 Yes indeed, we protect it from all kinds of visitors: deer, bunnies, squirrels, raccoons...

Because it's our favorite food and don't want to share! 🙄

Yuca Root, Cassava, Tapioca - variegated form Manihot esculenta cv. Variegata makes not only a great meal but a beautiful ornamental, as we mentioned earlier. Besides culinary value, it is simply a stunning little tree!

Plant several plants in your garden and you will never run out of healthy food. Try this vegetable and you will never want French fries!🍟

‼️ Don't be shy to harvest the roots - this plant is easy to regrow from cuttings, so you can have your crops year round.

📚 Learn more about Yuca Root

🍲 Cassava Fries Recipe

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Date: 7 Apr 2025

Grow Your Own Exotic Dragon Fruit Garden - Part 3

Dragon Fruit varieties collage

Dragon Fruit varieties collage

🐲 Grow Your Own Exotic Dragon Fruit Garden - Part 3



Continued from previous post ⤴️

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This week only, enjoy an instant 5% discount on all dragon fruit plants, no code needed! Hurry - some varieties are in limited supply and highly sought after!​

🎮 Explore Our Unique Varieties:

💋David Bowie - Red-skinned with white flesh, offering a sweet, tangy, lemon-like flavor. Self-pollinating and best enjoyed fresh.

💋 Delight - Pink-skinned with light pink flesh, this variety is exceptionally fertile and produces large, flavorful fruits.

💋 Eureka Red - Large, red-skinned fruit with red flesh, known for its sweet and tangy flavor. Self-pollinating and originally from Nicaragua.

💋 Halleys Comet - A hybrid with pink skin and purple flesh, producing impressively large fruits up to 2 pounds. The flesh is sweet, and the plant features large, striking flowers. ​

💋 Lake Atitlan - Named after the Guatemalan lake, this variety has pinkish-red skin with white flesh, offering a sweet and tangy taste. Fruits typically weigh between 0.75 to 1.5 pounds.

💋 Palora (Ecuador, Columbian) - Yellow-skinned with white flesh, Palora is renowned for being the sweetest dragon fruit variety. It originates from Ecuador and is self-fertile.

💋 Seoul Kitchen - This variety produces medium to large red-skinned fruits with white flesh. The pulp is smooth and sweet, excellent when chilled and eaten fresh. Self-pollinating.

💋 Thai Gold - A rare yellow-skinned variety with white flesh, known for its sweet flavor with a hint of tartness. ​

💋 Vietnamese Jaina - Pink-skinned with white flesh, this variety is among the most common and is known for its mild, sweet flavor with a hint of Strawberry.

📚 Learn more about Dragon fruit:


· How to make Dragon Fruit Smoothie - what to do with a Dragon Fruit
· Does Dragon Fruit come from a monster cactus? Learn why you need to grow your own
· Do red, white and yellow Dragon fruit taste differently?
· What does Dragon Fruit Flower look like?
· Top 10 fruit you'll ever need for your health benefits: #6 Dragon fruit

🛒 Start your dragon fruit journey today and savor the unmatched flavors of homegrown, exotic fruits!

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