Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 18 Feb 2025

Unlock Your Carefree Tropical Paradise:
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Red  plumeria  flower

Beautiful flowers and Edibles

It's no secret that everyone's dream plant is the one that requires little to no care yet still blesses us with the beauty of flowers or the bounty of fruits. Does such a plant exist? Some might say, "Sure, get a plastic one!" But the truth is, some tropical plants, which typically need a lot of water and nourishment, can thrive with minimal effort.

Dive into our Useful Succulent Sale, where you'll find plants like the enchanting Plumerias, the striking Adeniums (Desert Roses) and Starfish Flower, fragrant Epiphyllums (Queen of the night), delicious Dragon Fruits, and exotic Barbados Gooseberries that promise a low-maintenance slice of paradise. These hardy succulents need just sunshine, occasional watering, and a splash of our liquid Sunshine Boosters for flourishing flowers and fruits. Take advantage of our INSTANT 15% discount on all these splendid succulents - one week only!

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Dragon Fruit, or Pitaya - a striking member of the cactus family known for its spectacular night-blooming flowers and vibrant fruit. This climbing cactus can stretch up to 30 feet, producing fruit with flesh in shades of white, red, or magenta. Rich in antioxidants, it offers health benefits such as reducing the risk of cancer and heart disease. A staple in both traditional and modern cuisine, it's featured in products from major brands like Tropicana and Snapple. According to the legend the fruit was created thousands of years ago by fire breathing dragons.

Epiphyllum  oxypetalum  -  Queen  of  the  Night

Epiphyllum oxypetalum - Queen of the Night - exotic cactus from tropical rainforests with large, meaty leaves and spectacular, huge white flowers that bloom nocturnally, filling the night with their powerful fragrance. A truly mesmerizing addition to any Southern or indoor garden.

Stapelia  gigantea  -  Starfish  Flower

Starfish Flower (Stapelia gigantea), or Zulu Giant - Large, up to 12"wide flowers in shape of Star Fish. The plant looks like a cactus, but it's really not, belonging to Milkweed family. Makes a stunning container plant and a conversation piece!

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Duranta variegata - Variegated Sky Flower

Variegated Sky Flower is grown for its summer flowers and ornamental fruit. This evergreen fast-growing shrub spreads and arches to 10 feet tall and wide and is great for live hedges and covering fences and corners. In the summer, cascading clusters of blue tubular flowers appear followed by wonderfully contrasting orange-yellow berries. This variegated form has creamy-yellow margins around the one inch long serrated leaves. In mild climates, this plant can be in flower nearly year round with flowers and fruit appearing at the same time. It does best in full sun with frequent deep watering and is hardy to about 20-25F. A good choice for espaliers, as a small tree or large bush; all forms benefit from frequent selective pruning. Flowers are very attractive to butterflies. Great for providing a color contrast in the landscape, and is especially well-suited as a bright-colored background or screening. Prune back in late winter to encourage a more compact shape and strong flush of fresh spring foliage. Requires moderate watering in a well-drained soil.

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Date: 22 Nov 2025

Stop buying macadamias - plant this tree to enjoy your own nuts

Macadamia tree (Macadamia integrifolia)

🌰 Stop buying macadamias - plant this tree to enjoy your own nuts!

🐿 How to grow a Macadamia tree and enjoy your own nuts - the priciest nuts in the world? Macadamia trees (Macadamia integrifolia) are surprisingly easy to grow once you know what they need. They handle a wide range of soils, prefer regular watering, and adapt well to warm, humid climates. Young trees appreciate consistent moisture, but once established, they can tolerate short dry spells and even brief flooding.

🐿 The most important step is nutrition. Macadamias are heavy feeders and rely on balanced microelements for strong roots, steady growth, and reliable nut production. Use a liquid fertilizer Sunshine C-Cibus and add microelements on a regular schedule. Sunshine SuperFood plant supplement is especially helpful for preventing the leaf yellowing and slow growth that happen when microelements run low.

🐿 Choose a sunny spot, give the tree room to grow, and mulch around the base to keep moisture steady. As the tree matures, it will bloom and form clusters of green husks that dry and split to reveal the sweet nuts inside.

🐿 With the right care, a single tree can reward you with a generous harvest of rich, expensive macadamias right from your garden.

💖 Macadamia nut health benefits



📍 Macadamia nuts are packed with healthy monounsaturated fats, antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals.
📍 They support heart health by lowering total and LDL cholesterol, help steady blood sugar thanks to low carbs and good fiber, and aid digestion and weight management by keeping you full longer.
📍 Their antioxidants, including tocotrienols, protect cells from damage and may reduce risks of diabetes, Alzheimer’s, and certain cancers.
📍 Macadamia oil is great for skin and hair, offering moisturizing, healing, and strengthening benefits.
📍 Even though they are calorie-rich, small daily portions can actually support healthy weight goals.
📍 Enjoy them raw, roasted, ground, as nut butter, or added to both sweet and savory dishes.

🛒 Grow your own Macadamia Nuts

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Where do Macadamia nuts come from
What are the flowers of Macadamia nuts
Ten best fruit trees to grow in Florida and Southern landscapes. # 6: Macadamia Nut Tree.

How to grow your own Sweet Macadamia Nuts
Macadamia: Hard Sweet Nut and Hardy Tree
📱 Video about growing Macadamia trees

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Date: 18 Dec 2025

How to have fruit year around from Everbearing Mulberry

🍇 How to have fruit year around from Everbearing Mulberry



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💗 Dwarf Everbearing and Dwarf Issai - Compact, container-friendly varieties perfect for small spaces. These dwarf trees (6-10 ft tall) are disease and drought resistant, with multiple crops year-round, even from the first year! Ideal for patios and small yards..

🛒 Plant hardy Mulberry year around

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Paper Mulberry Plant Facts

Botanical name: Broussonetia papyrifera, Morus papyrifera
Also known as: Paper Mulberry
USDA Zone: 6 - 9
Highligths Large shrub 5-10 ft tallSemi-shadeWatering: Moderate. Water when top soil feels dryRed, crimson, vinous flowersOrnamental foliageSubtropical plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time
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· Mulberry trees in Plant Encyclopedia
· What are the best Mulberry varieties
· Top 10 fast-fruiting trees: #7. Mulberry
· How Mulberry fruit helps with diabetes

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Date: 26 Dec 2025

Blackberry warm smash: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

Blackberry warm smash

Blackberry warm smash

Blackberry fruit - Rubus hybrid

Blackberry fruit - Rubus hybrid

🍴 Blackberry Warm Smash Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 cup fresh or frozen blackberries (Rubus sp.)
  • Optional: 1 tsp honey or sugar
  • Thick yogurt or toasted bread, for serving

Instructions

  1. Add blackberries to a small pan and warm over medium heat.
  2. Cook until berries soften and burst, about 3 to 5 minutes.
  3. Lightly mash with a spoon. Sweeten if desired.
  4. Spoon warm blackberry smash over yogurt or toast and serve immediately.

🛒 Grow your own Blackberries - hardy and productive plants

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Brazos Blackberry Plant Facts

Botanical name: Rubus sp.
Also known as: Brazos Blackberry, Black Raspberry
USDA Zone: 5 - 9
Highligths Large shrub 5-10 ft tallVine or creeper plantFull sunWatering: Moderate. Water when top soil feels dryThorny or spinyEdible plantDeciduous plantSubtropical plant. Mature plant cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time
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Blackberry (Rubus sp.) in Plant Encyclopedia
Fruits with the most vitamin E, according to dietitians

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