Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 24 Sep 2024

What is the best Gift plant?

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree, berries

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree, berries

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree, flowers

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree, flowers

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree, flowers

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree, flowers

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree in a cup

Coffea arabica - Coffee Tree in a cup

🎁 What is the best Gift plant?



Coffee makes an excellent gift plant and is perfect as a houseplant or container-grown fruit tree. It develops into a lush, dark green shrub or small tree, producing fragrant white star-shaped flowers in clusters, similar to gardenias. The entire fruit is edible, starting green, then turning yellow, and finally red as it ripens. Inside, you'll find the seeds, commonly known as "coffee beans," which can be easily dried, roasted, and ground at home ☕️

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📚 📱 Video about Coffee plant

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Date: 18 Mar 2025

Why is it called Star Apple?

Star Apple - Chrysophyllum cainito

Star Apple - Chrysophyllum cainito

🌟 Why is it called Star Apple?



⭐️ Caimito Tree, or Star Apple - Chrysophyllum cainito

Date: 8 Apr 2025

What makes Lolita so special and different from regular Surinam Cherry?

Black Surinam Cherry cv. Lolita (Eugenia uniflora)

Black Surinam Cherry cv. Lolita (Eugenia uniflora)

Black Surinam Cherry cv. Lolita (Eugenia uniflora) fruit

Black Surinam Cherry cv. Lolita (Eugenia uniflora) fruit

Black Surinam Cherry cv. Lolita (Eugenia uniflora) fruit

Black Surinam Cherry cv. Lolita (Eugenia uniflora) fruit

Black Surinam Cherry cv. Lolita (Eugenia uniflora) fruit

Black Surinam Cherry cv. Lolita (Eugenia uniflora) fruit

What makes Lolita so special and different from regular Surinam Cherry? 💋
  • ❣️ Black Surinam Cherry cv. Lolita (Eugenia uniflora) is Sweet, Juicy, and Cold-Hardy!
  • ❣️ Lolita Cherry is the cultivar you've been waiting for - also known as Black Star or Pitanga var. Black. This rare variety starts red and ripens to a rich black color, with a flavor tha'’s incredibly sweet, juicy, and free of the typical aftertaste found in regular Surinam cherries.
  • ❣️ The fruit is large (1-1.2 inches), packed with juice, and produced by a vigorous, upright, freely branching plant that often fruits in its first year. A reliable and heavy producer, this cherry tree is both ornamental and productive.
  • ❣️ Why grow Lolita?


💋 Delicious, black-colored cherries with exceptional sweetness
  • 💋 Fast to fruit, even in the first year. Seedlings grow true to type - a rare trait!
  • 💋 Cold hardy to the upper 20s F once established. Thrives in USDA zones 9–11 or in containers with winter protection
  • 💋 Upright, bushy habit makes it perfect for edible hedge or small garden spaces
  • 💋 Hard to find and easy to love, Lolita Black Surinam Cherry is a must-have for tropical fruit collectors.


🛒 Plant a Lolita Cherry and have lots of delicious fruit and juice

📚 More about Lolita Cherry from previous posts:


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Date: 16 Nov 2024

Why black flowers are so charming

Sesbania aegyptiaca Bicolor - Egyptian Pea, Black Bud

Sesbania aegyptiaca Bicolor - Egyptian Pea, Black Bud

Sesbania aegyptiaca Bicolor - Egyptian Pea, Black Bud

Sesbania aegyptiaca Bicolor - Egyptian Pea, Black Bud

Sesbania aegyptiaca Bicolor - Egyptian Pea, Black Bud

Sesbania aegyptiaca Bicolor - Egyptian Pea, Black Bud

Sesbania aegyptiaca Bicolor - Egyptian Pea, Black Bud

Sesbania aegyptiaca Bicolor - Egyptian Pea, Black Bud

Why black flowers are so charming

  • ❣️ Sesbania aegyptiaca Bicolor - Egyptian Pea, Black Bud - is a breathtaking tree that adds mystery and drama to your garden.
  • ❣️ Native to Africa, this enchanting small tree produces unbelievable blooms that start as pure black buds, then gradually reveal an exotic palette of black, red, and orange as they open. These multicolored flowers form in clusters of 2-20 on elegant racemes, creating a striking contrast with the tree's lush green foliage.
  • ❣️ Growing to around 12-15 feet, Egyptian Pea is often multi-stemmed. Its delicate, pinnately compound leaves give it a fine-textured appearance.
  • ❣️ This rare beauty is more than just ornamental - it's a conversation starter! If you're looking for something truly extraordinary, Sesbania aegyptiaca Bicolor brings an alluring charm that's hard to find.


🎥 Video in the next post ⬇️⬇️⬇️

🛒 Plant Egyptian Pea Tree

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Date: 19 Jun 2025

One look and youre hooked: Macaranga!

Macaranga grandifolia - Elephant Ear Tree

One look and you're hooked: Macaranga!

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  • 🐘 These leaves are bigger than your head!
  • Macaranga grandifolia – the Elephant Ear Tree - came from Hawaii. It has leaves so huge, they look like elephant ears or jungle umbrellas! Each one can grow over a foot wide, with a glossy, rounded shape that's pure eye candy.
  • 🐘 Macaranga is easy to grow - perfect for a frost-free garden or in a big pot.
  • 🐘 Macaranga is a real conversation starter. It looks like something straight out of a rainforest dream. Big, bold, and totally tropical! Fast-growing, it brings that lush, exotic vibe instantly to your garden.
  • 🐘 Hard to find, super cool, and ridiculously showy - you’ll want this beauty front and center. Once you see it, you have to have it!


🛒 Get your giant leaves - Elephant Ear from Hawaii

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