Happy Father's Day - June 16!

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🍊 The truth about Papaya:
1) it is grass, and
2) it can go transgender!
The secret facts of Papaya's private life.

📌 Did you know that Papaya technically is not a tree? It is a large herbaceous plant, usually with a single, straight trunk that can reach 30 feet!

📌 Many dwarf varieties available in selection, reaching only 6-8 ft tall, but producing large crops of full size fruit - they are easy to harvest.

📌 Papaya trees have very complex gender mechanism, but the bottom line is - the tree can chance its sex based on conditions! Many varieties are self-fertile, but it always recommended to plant a few trees for cross-pollination and better yield.

📌 The sweetest Papaya is from so called "Solo" cultivars: the fruit is usually round or oval, on a smaller side, but super sweet.

📌 Fruit from Solo cultivars are not susceptible to fruit flies.

📌 Being officially a tropical plant, Papaya is pretty cold resistant and can withstand light freeze without significant damage.

📌 Surprisingly, Papayas are also hurricane-resistant plants and can take strong winds without damage. They still stand when other trees are down!

📌 Papaya is one of the Super-Foods thanks to papain - a natural enzyme containing in this fruit. Papaya fruit offers the best digestive aid! Eat some papaya after each meal to maintain healthy digestion.

📌 Try papaya leaf wraps for cooking meats - you won't need a meat tenderizer!

📌 Easy to grow trees, Papayas don't take any space in the garden, but bring so much goodness into your life!

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👑 Do you want an unusual flowering plant for a shady spot? Panama Queen is the winner! 🏆

✴️ Aphelandra sinclairiana - Panama Queen is a very rare plant with extremely tropical look.

✴️ Fragrant flowers have unusual color combination: orange and pink.

✴️ Thrives in semi-shade or shade.

❓ What is your favorite shade plant? Share in comments👇

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🌵 Stop! Don't touch! Just smell that magic fragrance... 😭

💠 Easter Lily Cactus (Echinopsis sp) is native to Brazil and Argentina. It is a globular cactus that produces splendid night-blooming, white fragrant flowers up to 10"long!

💠 Big, white or pink, fragrant blooms.

💠 Flowers open at night or early morning, creating a magical experience.

💠 Blooms last only a day or two, making each one special.

💠 Cool shapes: unique, spiny, ribbed bodies come in different forms and sizes.

💠 Easy Care: low-maintenance, very little water, lots of sunlight, and well-draining soil. Adapted to survive in harsh, dry environments, it can take both drought (obviously - cactus) and rainy seasons (like we have in Florida).

💠 Great for water-saving gardens and container culture.

💠 Many species and hybrids to collect, with a range of colors and forms.

❓ What other cactus species with fragrant flowers do you know? Share in comments👇

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🥭 Top 5 recommended vigorous Mango tree varieties, reliable producers.

🟠 1. Glenn - Excellent eating quality, consistent production, and effortless to grow.

🟠 2. Pim Seng Mun - extremely productive mango.

🟠 3. Sweet Tart - New patented variety - exclusive offer.

🟠 4. Fruit Punch - Multi fruit flavor, delicious!

🟠 5. Orange Sherbet - One of the best new varieties for backyard growing. Flavor is sweet citrus-orange and less lemony than Lemon Meringue mango. The tree is moderately vigorous.

❓What is your favorite Mango variety? Share in comments 👇

📝 See also earlier posts:
5 most Favorite Mango Varieties
Top 10 Dwarf "Condo" Mango

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