1. Longevity Spinach - as the name suggests, this is one of the superfoods, and it lowers cholesterol. The leaves and young shoot tips can be used fresh in salads, steamed, used in stir fry, stews, and soups. Just add them at the very end. Recipes here
2. Amlak, or Otaheite Gooseberry - fruit is a major ingredient of Chavyanprash, a popular Ayurvedic tonic. It is the richest source of vitamin C. Makes a perfect lemonade.
3. Noni - a world-famous medicinal fruit. The noni juice works on a cellular level and rejuvenates nearly every system in the body. Large leaves, very tropical look, quick to fruit... This is a perfect tree for container and indoors. PDF: Noni's health benefits (Tropical Treasures Magazine).

What is the miracle behind the Miracle fruit?

• 🍭 Miracle Fruit, synsepalum dulcificum is a small, red berry that can temporarily make sour foods taste sweet. The berry contains a protein called miraculin, which binds to taste buds and alters the way sour foods are perceived. Sour turns into sweet!
• 🍭 Native to West Africa, this fruit has been used for centuries as a natural sweetener and is often enjoyed at "flavor-tripping" parties.
• 🍭 It's also used by chemotherapy patients to help improve their sense of taste, as it can make bitter or metallic-tasting foods more palatable.

📚 Learn more from earlier posts:

• 🕯 This bizarre tree is a conversation piece and every plant collector should have one!
• 🕯 Parmentiera edulis - Candle Tree, or Guahalote - is a highly ornamental tree with interesting leaves, pretty cream flowers and...ready?
• 🕯One foot long fruits resembling a greenish-yellow cucumbers or candles that hang off the tree!
• 🕯Juicy fruit is edible and has a sweet flavor similar to sugar cane. Eaten raw or cooked; used to make pickles or preserves
• 🕯The fruit is a remedy for colds; roots used as a diuretic.
• 🕯Easy to grow and not fussy about conditions. Cold tolerant to light frost.

• A Superfood for Your Garden. Noni Tree (Morinda citrifolia) - is one of the top superfood plants, making it a fantastic addition to any Southern garden.
• Endless Medicinal Benefits. Noni fruit boasts numerous medicinal properties, including anti-inflammatory effects, relief from arthritis, support for diabetes, metabolism, immune system, and weight loss. It's even thought to help fight cancer. Commercial Noni juice is very expensive, but growing your own tree provides easy access to this powerful natural remedy.
• Fast-Growing and Productive. The Noni tree grows quickly and begins producing within 2 years from seed.
• Tough and Resilient. Noni is a tough plant, thriving in poor soil, enduring summer heat, and withstanding drought conditions.
• Cold Hardy. Despite its large tropical leaves and a reputation of a tropical species, Noni trees are surprisingly cold-hardy. While they may experience some leaf damage during cooler weather, they typically recover well when warmer temperatures return.
• Ornamental and Practical. In addition to its fruit, the Noni tree has great ornamental value. The large, waxy leaves are over a foot long and give a tropical feel, while the fruit itself is unique and ornamental: its flower appears to grow directly on the fruit!

📚 Learn more from previous posts:

• 🟡Top 10 fruit you'll ever need for your health benefits: #3 Noni
• 🟡Three tropical plants that help you to stay young
• 🟡10 best fruit trees to grow in Florida and Southern landscapes

How easy to grow is Pigeon Pea

• 🍿 Cajanus cajan - Pigeon Pea - is a bushy perennial shrub with pretty yellow flowers and abundant production of beans!
• 🍿 It is very fast growing, free branching, easy to grow and very low maintenance plant. Cold hardy to light frost. The plant tolerates poor soils, drought tolerant, improves soil quality like many other beans. Can be grown in container
• 🍿 Provides flavorful, nutritious, and healthy super-food. The beans used in rice dishes, soups, stews, tempeh, tofu. Unripe pods eaten in curries, leaves and young shoots cooked as a vegetable. Rich source of fiber, protein, vitamins (B, C, E, K), and minerals (calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, zinc). It has many medicinal uses.