Top Tropicals Video Channel. We are happy to introduce to our customers our new project - Top Tropicals Video. Gardeners have been enjoying our Tropical Treasures Magazine with its unique stories on fascinating plants, their history, plant clinic and Do-It-Yourself projects. Now you can have more fun to visit actual tropical paradise by watching our short movies in your convenience - from your computer, or simply on your smart phone. In our future video tours, we will be showing both popular and rare exciting plants and how to grow them. We will be sharing little secrets of how to make these plants happy, so they will make your own life brighter and happier. Stay updated with TopTropicals Videos by subscribing to our YouTube channel at YouTube/TopTropicals and get our latest video news of what's fruiting and blooming! Our today's video story -
Doctor Noni - life sustaining plant.
Many people have heard about the mysterious and miraculous Noni fruit, yet few know exactly what it is.
This odd-looking fruit grows on a beautiful tropical tree from Polynesia - Morinda citrifolia, that actually belongs to a Coffee family! The Noni fruit, also called Cheese Fruit for its special odor, has unique health benefits. It is said that this plant food is to be used when we are feeling really ill or really old... Do you want to know how to have your own FREE fresh Noni juice year round? Check out this Movie: Doctor Noni - life sustaining plant...
Date: 5 May 2023
Severe weather:
How to help your plants survive
By Ed Jones, the Booster Guy
Q: A horrible hailstorm hit last night, damaging
the majority of plants and trees on my property (piles of hail left like snow
- crazy!). Do you have any advice on how to give plants some extra TLC while
they recover? Any tips are appreciated.
A: Spring is here and in some areas of the
country, so is severe weather season. So what can you do to give your plants a
fighting chance when Mother Nature shows her ugly side? Here in Florida, spring
and summer thunderstorms are a normal occurance. Unfortunately, those storms
often come with small tornados, high winds and sometimes hail.
The photo below was from a hail storm that came through the north side
of Sebring, Florida in April of 2022.
So the question remains. What can we do to help our plants when this
type of weather strikes? Well the short answer is that there is not much we can
do to prevent it from happening. These storms usually strike pretty quickly
and most of us, given some warning, will chose to make sure vehicles are in
the garage if possible and that loose items in the yard are brought in to a
safe place. If you have time to move potted plants, that would be great, but it
is not worth risking your own safety to do so.
The good news is that most plants will recover on their own. Even though they may look ugly for a
while, patience is the best cure for most of them. Of course, the healthier
the plant, the better chance it will have when it suffers damage due to severe
weather. A good fertilizer plan along with regular doses of micronutrients
will help your plants to be at their best so that they can recover quickly.
And here is what you can do... CONTINUE READING >>
Happy 4th of July from the tropics! Whether you're staying local or
escaping for the long weekend, it's the perfect time to enjoy your garden, start
something new, or grab that plant you've been eyeing. Red Desert Roses, white fragrant Gardenias and
Jasmines, rare Blue
Ginger - tropical blooms are showing off right now, and we are
celebrating with a hot summer sale: 20% off everything with code HAPPY4TH25,
plus extra savings on combined DEALS and
BOGO! Add some color to your summer and let your garden do the
fireworks!
Use the code below to save 20% on your entire
order:
In the photo above: Bauhinia madagascariensis, Red Butterfly Orchid Tree - dazzles with
bright red flowers striped in gold. A rare, fast-growing tropical that brings
serious color to your garden, it is one of the most striking Orchid trees you
can grow. It thrives in sun and rewards with nonstop color.
Date: 28 Sep 2025
Guava: The Healthiest Fruit You Can Grow
Guava varieties: Pink flesh (upper left quarter), White flesh and Cas
(upper right quarter), Red Cattley Guava (bottom left quarter) and Golden
Cattley (bottom right quarter).
Let’s talk Guava. Few fruits check as many boxes: flavor,
productivity, health, and adaptability. We’ve grown guava trees at Top
Tropicals for years here in Florida, and it never fails to surprise people
with how
easy it is — and how quickly it rewards you.
🌿 Health Benefits
We know the first question:"Why guava in addition to all the other
fruit trees I could plant?"Because guava is one of the healthiest tropical
fruits you can eat and grow — and it produces faster than almost
anything
else.
Vitamin C powerhouse — guava has four times more vitamin C than
oranges. One fruit covers your daily needs and then some.
Potassium and fiber — good for balancing blood pressure and
keeping your heart strong.
Antioxidants like lycopene and vitamin C — these keep your skin
glowing and help protect your cells from damage.
Dietary fiber — aids digestion and helps keep blood sugar
steady.
Guava is a true"food as medicine"tree you can plant right in your
backyard or in pot.
♥️ Our Favorite Varieties are Available Now
We currently have a DOZEN excellent guava varieties in stock selected by
our plant expert Tatiana Anderson — something special for every
garden. Our top picks are:
Pink Guavas
Barbie Pink
– Yellow pear-shaped fruit with thick pink flesh, sweet and juicy.
Cold
hardy for a tropical fruit. The best seller.
Hong Kong
– Large, round, smooth pink fruit. Sweet flavor, very few seeds, and
very
productive.
Tikal
– Our top pick. Fast-growing, disease-resistant, and produces the
sweetest
pink guavas with very few seeds.
White Guavas
Indonesian White
– Aromatic, classic white-fleshed guava with an excellent
tropical flavor.
Kilo White
– Giant fruit up to 2 lbs (1 kilo) each! Few seeds, creamy white
flesh,
and fruits even in containers.
Brazilian Araca
Pera – Rare hybrid used for Guava Wine in Brazil. Tart,
concentrated juice makes excellent wine, sorbet, or jelly. Learn more...
Pineapple Guava,
Guavasteen – Feijoa sellowiana. Strongly perfumed fruit, best
enjoyed when the pulp is mixed with sugar – like forest strawberries.
Cold-hardy, tolerates freeze, and doubles as a great windbreak. Learn more...
Holiday season in Florida means sunshine, green leaves, and cats on
patrol. On
Saturday 12/13/25, our PeopleCats are hosting a special Holiday Plant Market
at TopTropicals,
9 am to 4 pm. This is not a regular nursery day. This is the one where you
grab a donut in one hand, a mango tree in the other, and try not to trip
over a cat giving you a tour.
We are bringing out the best plants we grew all year: big fruit trees
with real branches, flowering and fragrant beauties, rare collectors
plants, and vines that are ready to take off as soon as you get them home.
December is perfect planting weather in Florida, so while the rest of the
country is scraping frost from windshields, you can be
choosing which banana, mango, or jasmine will perfume your yard next
summer.
Holiday extras: 30% OFF online prices, free plant with purchase, 5 to 10
dollar specials, mini donuts and holiday treats, iced tea and citrus water,
tropical Christmas music, and
raffle prizes. If there is enough ripe fruit in the morning, we will set up
a
tasting table too. Our PeopleCats will be on duty all day, rearranging
plants,
checking on visitors, and occasionally allowing themselves to be petted
between tours.
Event discounts and specials are valid at both locations:
Save the date, tell a friend, and plan your plant hunting route now. Come
celebrate the holidays the Florida way: sunshine, rare fruit trees, happy
cats, and a car full of tropical
plants going home with you.
