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Date: 9 Sep 2024
Why Strawberry Tree is called Cotton Candy
Strawberry Tree, Cotton Candy (Muntingia calabura)
🍭 Why Strawberry Tree is called Cotton Candy
🍓The Strawberry Tree, also known as Cotton Candy (Muntingia calabura), is a fruit lover's dream!
🍓 Its pretty white flowers resemble those of a strawberry plant, giving it its name. The fruits are super sweet, with no acidity, earning it the "Cotton Candy" nickname.
🍓 This fast-growing tree is incredibly rewarding, producing two crops a day from spring to fall!
🍓 It’s easy to grow, drought-tolerant, and fruits right away even in containers - just watch out for frost if you're outside the tropics.
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What fruit tree will produce right away?
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Date: 9 Sep 2024
How to have the Deep Purple mood year around
Calathea rufibarba - Fuzzy Pheasant Feather, Deep Purple Velvet Furry
🎸 How to have the Deep Purple mood year around
🟣 Calathea rufibarba - Fuzzy Pheasant Feather, Deep Purple Velvet Furry - a favorite of shade garden landscapers. This thin, fuzzy, rippled leaf Calathea is very attractive as well as durable. A purple leaf back adds to this plants rich color and texture.
🟣 The upper foliage of Calathea rufibarba is semi-glossy, and olive green. The under side of the foliage, along with the stems are rich burgundy to deep purple!
🟣 The stems are covered with fine purplish-brown hairs.
🟣 Place your Deep Purple Calathea in bright filtered or indirect light.
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Date: 8 Sep 2024
Im so tired, I could sleep standing up in a hurricane
🙃 "I'm so tired, I could sleep standing up in a hurricane."
😶 Get a good rest tonight. Good night...
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Date: 8 Sep 2024
Top 10 fast-fruiting trees:
Peanut Butter Tree (Bunchosia argentea)
Top 10 fast-fruiting trees:
#10. Peanut Butter Tree (Bunchosia argentea)
Peanut Butter Tree, earns its name from its fleshy fruits that boast a delightful peanut butter flavor. Compact in size, small tree reaching only 10-15 ft or kept as a bush, it's a perfect choice for limited spaces. Can thrive indoors, starting to fruit within just 2-3 years from seed.
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💋Delectable Peanut Butter Tree
💋The best small fruit trees that will produce right away
💋How soon will Peanut Butter Tree fruit?
💋Top 10 fast-fruiting trees
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Date: 8 Sep 2024
Is purple your favorite color? This is your plant!
Tibouchina
💜 Is purple your favorite color? This is your plant!
🟪 Tibouchinas are tropical gems famous for their vibrant purple flowers, which feature unique, eyelash-like stamens that give them an enchanting look.
🟪 Their soft, velvety leaves add another layer of charm, making these plants a delight for both the eyes and the touch.
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