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Why Perfumed Plumeria is tricky
Plumeria flowers, frangipani, and a cat
🌸 Why Perfumed Plumeria is tricky
😳 #Fun_Facts: Plumeria flowers, also known as frangipani, are famous for their sweet fragrance and vibrant colors. A fun fact is that despite their lovely scent, the flowers are actually devoid of nectar! They trick pollinators, such as moths, into visiting them in search of food, aiding in pollination without offering a reward.
Enjoy the fragrant blooms!
📚 How to grow a fragrant Plumeria
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😳 #Fun_Facts: Plumeria flowers, also known as frangipani, are famous for their sweet fragrance and vibrant colors. A fun fact is that despite their lovely scent, the flowers are actually devoid of nectar! They trick pollinators, such as moths, into visiting them in search of food, aiding in pollination without offering a reward.
Enjoy the fragrant blooms!
📚 How to grow a fragrant Plumeria
🛒 Choose from fantastic colors of Plumeria
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What flower looks plastic
Clusia lanceolata - Porcelain Flower or Cerra Cipapau Apple, flower
Clusia lanceolata - Porcelain Flower or Cerra Cipapau Apple, fruit with seeds
Clusia lanceolata - Porcelain Flower or Cerra Cipapau Apple, fruit
What flower looks plastic... or ceramic?
🔥 #Fun_Facts: Clusia lanceolata - Porcelain Flower or Cerra Cipapau Apple is a delightful small tree native to America with flowers looking just like they are made of porcelain! Gorgeous pink flowers with mauve throats look almost artificial. The tree happily blooms in shade, and the fruit resembles a small apple and is enjoyed by birds and wildlife. Very undemanding plant.
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🔥 #Fun_Facts: Clusia lanceolata - Porcelain Flower or Cerra Cipapau Apple is a delightful small tree native to America with flowers looking just like they are made of porcelain! Gorgeous pink flowers with mauve throats look almost artificial. The tree happily blooms in shade, and the fruit resembles a small apple and is enjoyed by birds and wildlife. Very undemanding plant.
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Fun Fact: Long Leaf Anthurium
Anthurium vittarifolium - Long Leaf Anthurium
Anthurium vittarifolium - Long Leaf Anthurium
Anthurium vittarifolium - Long Leaf Anthurium
🔍 Fun Fact: Long Leaf Anthurium
💎 Anthurium vittarifolium - Long Leaf Anthurium. This rare rainforest gem flaunts leaves that can stretch up to 6 feet long, creating a stunning cascading effect when grown in hanging baskets. Plus, it surprises with bright pink, showy fruits that add a vibrant splash of color to its dramatic foliage!
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💎 Anthurium vittarifolium - Long Leaf Anthurium. This rare rainforest gem flaunts leaves that can stretch up to 6 feet long, creating a stunning cascading effect when grown in hanging baskets. Plus, it surprises with bright pink, showy fruits that add a vibrant splash of color to its dramatic foliage!
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Why the shamans call Ayahuasca vine of the soul
Banisteriopsis caapi - Ayahuasca
Banisteriopsis caapi - Ayahuasca
♀️ Why the shamans call Ayahuasca "vine of the soul"
Banisteriopsis caapi, known as Ayahuasca, is the key ingredient in the traditional Amazonian brew revered as the "vine of the soul." Used in sacred rituals for its hallucinogenic and healing properties, it cleanses the body and spirit while serving as a profound teacher in indigenous ceremonies.
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Banisteriopsis caapi, known as Ayahuasca, is the key ingredient in the traditional Amazonian brew revered as the "vine of the soul." Used in sacred rituals for its hallucinogenic and healing properties, it cleanses the body and spirit while serving as a profound teacher in indigenous ceremonies.
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Why walking outdoors improves mental health
🌳 Why walking outdoors improves mental health
So, lets go outside and touch some plants!
🐈 Are you looking forward to results of study where cats are involved?
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🚶♀️Spending time in nature - even as little as 10 minutes - can yield short-term benefits for individuals with mental illness, according to a new study involving 1,492 participants with a diagnosed mental illness and 14,168 studies.
🚶♀️Just 10 minutes of walking, running, or exercising in nature has a positive effect.
🚶♀️The type of setting doesn’t matter - parks, mountains, forests, and farms all work.
🚶♀️Nature benefits people with mood disorders and stress the most.
So, lets go outside and touch some plants!
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How India grows most of the mangoes in the world
Mango fruit
How India grows most of the mangoes in the world.
📝 Earlier posts on Mango:
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- 📍 India grows 45% of all the mangoes in the world. However, exports account for only 1% of international trade - almost all the mangoes are consumed locally by the residents.
- 📍 Mango import in the US limited by only easy-to-ship, fibrous varieties such as Tommy Atkins.
- 📍 To enjoy the full palette of mango varieties, you need to grow your own tree or buy fruit from local growers in southern areas.
📝 Earlier posts on Mango:
- 🔸 Mango rainbow: What's the taste of that mango variety?
- 🔸 5 most Favorite Mango Varieties
- 🔸 Top 10 Dwarf "Condo" Mango
- 🔸 Top 5 vigorous growers and reliable producers
- 🔸 Top 5 exotic Mango varieties for rare fruit collection
- 🔸 How to grow a mango tree
- 🔸 How to protect mango fruit from rodents
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What is Mickey Mouse Plant?
Ochna integerrima - Vietnamese Mickey Mouse plant, Hoa Mai
⚡️What is Mickey Mouse Plant?
🐭 Ochna integerrima - Vietnamese Mickey Mouse plant, Hoa Mai.
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🐭 Ochna integerrima - Vietnamese Mickey Mouse plant, Hoa Mai.
- ⭕️ Its seeds and sepals resemble the face of Mickey Mouse, hence the common name.
- ⭕️ Hoa Mai, also known as Yellow Mai Flower, is the quintessential symbol of Spring in Vietnam, especially during the Tet celebration.
- ⭕️ "Hoa Mai" translates to "yellow blossoms," highlighting the bright yellow flowers that bloom during Tet.
- ⭕️ Ochna integerrima is a medium-sized shrub that can be trained into a miniature tree, making it a prized plant for exotic collections.
- ⭕️ In winter, it is covered with bright yellow flowers, which are believed to bring good luck and prosperity during the Tet celebration.
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Why is it called Cry Baby Tree?
⚡️ Why is it called Cry Baby Tree?
👶 Erythrina (Cry Baby Tree): When the wind blows through its leaves, it produces a rustling sound that resembles a baby crying, hence its name. The plant has spectacular red flowers and beautiful red seeds (see also earlier post).
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👶 Erythrina (Cry Baby Tree): When the wind blows through its leaves, it produces a rustling sound that resembles a baby crying, hence its name. The plant has spectacular red flowers and beautiful red seeds (see also earlier post).
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What is a special effect of Lemon grass?
Lemon Grass
⚡️What is a special effect of Lemon grass?
Besides its culinary uses, Lemon Grass is also known for its insect-repelling properties due to its citronella content. No more mosquitos! 😆
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Besides its culinary uses, Lemon Grass is also known for its insect-repelling properties due to its citronella content. No more mosquitos! 😆
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Wonder why Horny Wonder?
Ceropegia ampliata - Horny Wonder
⚡️Wonder why Horny Wonder?
🌭 Ceropegia ampliata, commonly known as the Horny Wonder, has unique flowers resemble small lanterns, parachutes, or... Some insist that they look like "happy wieners," which is how they earned their cheeky nickname, "Horny Wonder."
These intricate flowers are specifically adapted to attract and temporarily trap flies for pollination. The flies enter the flower seeking nectar, and while inside, they inadvertently pick up pollen, which they then carry to other flowers, facilitating cross-pollination.
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🌭 Ceropegia ampliata, commonly known as the Horny Wonder, has unique flowers resemble small lanterns, parachutes, or... Some insist that they look like "happy wieners," which is how they earned their cheeky nickname, "Horny Wonder."
These intricate flowers are specifically adapted to attract and temporarily trap flies for pollination. The flies enter the flower seeking nectar, and while inside, they inadvertently pick up pollen, which they then carry to other flowers, facilitating cross-pollination.
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#Nature_Wonders #Fun_Facts
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