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Date: 3 Feb 2025

Valentines day Best Gift Plant Ideas

Condo Mango

Condo Mango

Sweetheart Hoya or Valentine Hoya - Hoya kerri

Sweetheart Hoya or Valentine Hoya - Hoya kerri

Fragrant Jasmines collage: Jasmine Sambac, French Perfume Jasmine, Rose Bud Jasmine, Night Blooming Jasmine, Parijat Jasmine Tree, and Jasmine Molle (Indian Jui)

Fragrant Jasmines collage: Jasmine Sambac, French Perfume Jasmine, Rose Bud Jasmine, Night Blooming Jasmine, Parijat Jasmine Tree, and Jasmine Molle (Indian Jui)

Compact Rhododendron Azalea - Red Cherry Miniature

Compact Rhododendron Azalea - Red Cherry Miniature

❤️❤️ Valentines day Best Gift Plant Ideas

  • 💋 Valentines Day is the perfect occasion to show your love with a gift that lasts beyond just one day. While traditional flowers are lovely, a live plant offers a meaningful, long-lasting way to express your affection. Whether it's the vibrant blooms, fragrant leaves, or the joy of watching a plant grow, gift plants bring a touch of nature and beauty into the home. Below are a few wonderful plant ideas to help you pick the perfect gift for your loved ones this Valentines Day.

💋 Condo Mango


The Condo Mango is the perfect choice for a unique Valentines gift! This compact, dwarf mango tree thrives in containers, making it ideal for small spaces like balconies or even indoors. With its manageable size and vibrant fruit, it's a thoughtful and practical gift that brings a tropical touch. It can stay small while still producing delicious mangoes. Share the joy of gardening and fruit-growing with someone special this Valentines Day!
Learn more about Condo Mango from our posts: A Practical Guide for Condo Mangos and Top 10 Dwarf Condo Mango - great for container culture.

💋 Valentines Sweetheart Hoya


Sweetheart Hoya or Valentine Hoya, comes in 3 kinds - Green leaf, variegated Sunshine and Variegated Moonlight - collect them all! These plants are the perfect way to show someone you care. Hoya kerrii, often called the Sweetheart Plant, has become a favorite houseplant in recent years due to its unique heart-shaped leaves. This quirky and unusual plant is ideal for those looking for a novelty gift for their plant enthusiast friends. Its easy care requirements and distinctive appearance make it a charming addition to any home, spreading love and beauty in a simple, yet meaningful way. It’s the perfect plant to celebrate Valentines Day or any special occasion! Check out previous post video: Sweetheart Hoya varieties.

💋 Fragrant Jasmine


Jasmines are about to bloom, making now the perfect time to get them before their flowers open in spring! Some of the top picks include the timeless Jasmine Sambac, French Perfume Jasmine, Rose Bud Jasmine, Night Blooming Jasmine, Parijat Jasmine Tree, and Jasmine Molle (Indian Jui). These varieties are not only beautiful but also fill your home or garden with their unforgettable, fragrant blossoms. Whether you're looking to add a touch of elegance to your space or searching for a fragrant gift, these jasmines are a must-have for any plant lover. Get them now and enjoy their aromatic beauty as they begin to bloom!

💋 Compact Rhododendron Azalea - Red Cherry Miniature


The Vivid Red Cherry Miniature Azalea is a stunning, cold-hardy evergreen that blooms with vibrant cherry-red flowers in spring and fall. Very compact and easy to care for, it thrives in shady spots and offers year-round beauty with its glossy, dark green leaves. Whether used as a hedge, accent, or screen, this semi-dwarf variety adds a pop of color to any garden or home. A perfect way to share lasting beauty and joy with someone special!

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Date: 18 Feb 2025

What cactus vine produces gooseberries

Perescia  aculeata,  Barbados  Gooseberry  fruit

Q: I've heard about a tropical gooseberry suitable for making jams but don't know its exact name. Do you have it? Gooseberry jam is my husband's favorite, but I can't find gooseberries here in Florida - too hot, maybe?

A: Yes, we do have the plant you're looking for! We've just made some delicious jam from this tropical gooseberry, and it tastes just like the northern varieties but even more flavorful! Florida's winter is the perfect season for this wonderful fruit. Right now, our plant is growing quickly and vigorously over our fence, and it's covered with fruit. Just a couple of months earlier it was full of fragrant, beautiful white flowers!

The plant in question is Perescia aculeata, commonly known as Barbados Gooseberry. It's a unique cactus with both edible leaves and fruit, making it a tropical treasure that offers beauty as well as culinary delights.

The fruit is yellow with a juicy, subacid pulp that tastes remarkably similar to traditional gooseberries. You can enjoy the fruits fresh, stewed, or transformed into jams and jellies.

The young leaves are also edible, adding a nutritious boost to your meals.

This fast-growing vining cactus prefers well-drained soil that remains moist during the summer and drier in winter, and it can be effectively grown in containers on a trellis.

Watch a short video of Barbados Gooseberry fruiting.

Perescia  aculeata,  Barbados  Gooseberry  jam

Perescia  aculeata,  Barbados  Gooseberry  flowers

Date: 1 Mar 2025

March 1, 2025 - SATURDAY - Spring Plant Market

March 1, 2025 - SATURDAY - Spring Plant Market

🛍 March 1, 2025 - SATURDAY - Spring Plant Market



🟢 Spring into Green at Our Spring Plant Market! Join us today, March 1, for a vibrant celebration of nature!

Bring your friends and family to explore a tropical oasis where our friendly #PeopleCats are ready to help you find the perfect plants to brighten your space.

🗓 Highlights of the event include:



- 30% OFF online prices (*excluding 15 gallon material and rare plants)
- Exciting raffle prizes
- Special discounts on selected plants
- Complimentary gift bags for the first 25 ccustomers with an order $50+
- Life Music: the Famous Hand Pan Lady! (see her previous performance at Top Tropicals)

🆓 Free plant with any purchase as a token of our appreciation

📍 Event discounts and specials valid at both locations:


Ft Myers Garden Center: 13890 Orange River, Ft Myers, FL
Sebring Farm: 9100 McRoy Rd, Sebring, FL

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Date: 22 Feb 2025

If you are missing Northern fruit that dont tolerate hot climate, plant this

Tropical Raspberry Mysore (Rubus albescens x niveus)

🍇 If you are missing Northern fruit that don't tolerate hot climate, plant this

in Tropical Raspberry Mysore (Rubus albescens x niveus) is from India. It thrives in heat!
  • 🔹 Unlike common raspberries from up North that can not tolerate heat, Mysore Raspberry grows very well in hot humid climates.
  • 🔹 Grows very fast into a scrambling shrub with flexible stems.
  • 🔹 Blooms and fruits throughout the year.
  • 🔹 The fruit turns purple black when ripe, it is very juicy and sweet.
  • 🔹 One cluster may contain as many as couple dozen fruit.
  • 🔹 Great for large containers and will produce large amounts of fruit.
  • 🔹 Cold hardy to upper 20s F.


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Date: 19 Feb 2025

A small tree of a pure gold

Tabebuia chrysotricha - Dwarf Golden Tabebuia

⭐️ A small tree of a pure gold

  • 😊 Earlier we showed the video of Pink Tabebuia Tree 💗
  • Here is her golden sister in full bloom: Tabebuia chrysotricha - Dwarf Golden Tabebuia.
  • 😊 These trees are flowering now in Florida. It's a breathtaking view!
  • 😊 The Dwarf Golden Tabebuia is a small, striking tree ideal for container culture or small gardens. With its sparse crown and compact size, this tree is perfect for patios or yards where space is limited.
  • 😊 In late winter to spring, when the tree is leafless, it bursts into a stunning display of bright yellow flowers that can bloom over several weeks.
  • 😊 It's also impressively cold-hardy, able to withstand temperatures as low as 26F for a few hours.
  • 😊 Whether as a focal point or accent plant, the Dwarf Golden Tabebuia adds a touch of vibrant color to any Southern landscape.
  • 😊 Perfect candidate for container culture.


📚 More from previous posts:


2 most favorite flowering trees for small yards
It's not a cherry blossom! Video of spectacular Pink Tabebuia

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