Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 1 May 2024

What is the flower of the most expensive perfume?

Champaka, Joy Perfume Tree - Magnolia (Michelia) champaca

Champaka, Joy Perfume Tree - Magnolia (Michelia) champaca - white flower Alba

Champaka, Joy Perfume Tree - Magnolia (Michelia) champaca - white flower Alba

Champaka, Joy Perfume Tree - Magnolia (Michelia) champaca

Champaka, Joy Perfume Tree - Magnolia (Michelia) champaca

Champaka, Joy Perfume Tree - Magnolia (Michelia) champaca

Champaka, Joy Perfume Tree - Magnolia (Michelia) champaca

🏵 What is the flower of the most expensive perfume? Champaka - Joy Perfume Tree. It is the fragrance the most expensive perfume Joy is made of, and our signature flower!<
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The flowers from this tree - Magnolia (Michelia) champaca - are used to make the world's most expensive perfume 'Joy' and smell like fruity bubble gum 🎀... you can't stop sticking your nose in this flower!<
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👼 Sacred tree of India and SE Asia
flowers exude a divine fragrance that is exceedingly pleasing to the Gods... and women<
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🌳 Perfect small landscape tree of a columnar shape. Ideal for containers.<
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🌡 Relatively cold hardy<
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💎 Rare collectible, a gem of any plant collection!<
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📚 Learn more about Champaka<
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🛒 Shop Champaka - Joy Perfume Tree

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Date: 29 Apr 2024

Fun Facts: Cacao beans

Cacao Chocolate Tree (Theobroma cacao)

Cacao Chocolate Tree (Theobroma cacao)

Cacao Chocolate Tree (Theobroma cacao)

Cacao Chocolate Tree (Theobroma cacao)

Cacao Chocolate Tree (Theobroma cacao)

Cacao Chocolate Tree (Theobroma cacao)

Cacao Chocolate Tree (Theobroma cacao)

Cacao Chocolate Tree (Theobroma cacao)

📖 Fun Facts: Cacao beans (Theobroma cacao) were used to make chocolate, and the ancient Maya and Aztec civilizations valued cacao beans as currency 💰 Can we use chocolate as money?

&🍫 Chocolate tree has large dark green leaves that shade the fruit pods which grow directly from the trunk and branches.
&🍫 The flesh of the fruit is eaten as a dessert, and the seeds are the raw material of chocolate. Hot chocolate can be made by drying the seeds, roasting, grinding, and adding milk.
🍫 This exotic rare tree makes a gem of a houseplant collection.

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🛒Get your own Chocolate Tree

#Fun_Facts #Food_Forest

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Date: 29 Apr 2024

What is the bluest flower of the Tropics?

Eranthemum pulchellum - Blue Sage, Lead Flower

Eranthemum pulchellum - Blue Sage, Lead Flower

Eranthemum pulchellum - Blue Sage, Lead Flower

What is the bluest flower of the Tropics?

Eranthemum pulchellum - Blue Sage, or Lead Flower is brightest gentian blue - very unusual color in the tropics!

&💙 Winter heavy bloomer
&💙 Attracts butterflies and bees 🐝
&💙 Compact shrub, responds well to pruning.
&💙 Shade lover. Will happily bloom in the shade!

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🛒 Order oline

#Fun_Facts #Hedges_with_benefits #Shade_Garden #Butterfly_Plants

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Date: 26 Apr 2024

Tamarind

Tamarind fruit - Tamarinus indica

Tamarind fruit - Tamarinus indica

Tamarind fruit - Tamarinus indica

Tamarind fruit - Tamarinus indica

Tamarind flowers - Tamarinus indica

Tamarind flowers - Tamarinus indica

📖 Fun Fact: Tamarind is used as a souring agent in many cuisines around the world, adding a tangy flavor to dishes. How to use Tamarind in cooking?<
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🍲 Tamarind Chutney Recipe

Ingredients:

&· 1 cup tamarind pulp
&· 1 cup water
&· 3/4 cup brown sugar or jaggery
&· 1 tsp each of ground cumin, ginger, and coriander
&· 1/2 tsp red chili powder
&· Salt to taste

Instructions:

&· Simmer tamarind pulp and water.
&· Strain, return to heat, and add sugar.
&· Stir in spices and salt.
&· Simmer until thickened.
&· Cool and store in the refrigerator.

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🛒Grow your own Tamarind Tree

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Date: 25 Apr 2024

Why this Akee taste of deliciousness always follows me?

Akee fruit, Ackee

Why this Akee taste of deliciousness always follows me? Definitely the favorite fruit (it's actually a vegetable).

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📖 Fun Fact: Ackee is the national fruit of Jamaica and is a key ingredient in the traditional Jamaican dish, ackee and saltfish. However, it must be properly ripened and cooked due to its toxic properties when unripe.<
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‼️ Check out our previous post about Akee.<
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📚 More about Akee<
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🎥 YouTube Recipe: How to cook perfect Akee?<
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🛒 Grow your own Akee tree

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