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What plant is a vine, a cactus, a tasty fruit, and a pretty flower at the same time?
Perescia aculeata - Barbados Gooseberry
🐰 What plant is a vine, a cactus, a tasty fruit, and a pretty flower at the same time? Barbados Gooseberry!
Perescia aculeata - Barbados Gooseberry is in full bloom all Fall through Winter, these flowers are so pretty!
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What is Barbados Gooseberry?
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Perescia aculeata - Barbados Gooseberry is in full bloom all Fall through Winter, these flowers are so pretty!
📚 Learn more about this fruiting Cactus vine with pretty flowers and tasty fruit:
What is Barbados Gooseberry?
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What colors of Allamandas do you have?
Peach Allamanda
What colors of Allamandas do you have?
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Rare Allamandas: Mandarin-flowered beauty
How to double your Gold
Cabernet - Wine Red Allamanda
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Share your allamandas in comments👇
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Rare Allamandas: Mandarin-flowered beauty
How to double your Gold
Cabernet - Wine Red Allamanda
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Lobster Claw - Simply Spectacular!
Heliconia rostrata - Lobster Claw.
Lobster Claw - Simply Spectacular!
Heliconia rostrata - Lobster Claw. This exotic plant makes a bold statement with its parrot-like blooms. The colorful, dangling flowers last long and are perfect for bouquets. Growing up to 7 feet tall, it thrives in large pots or tropical landscapes, handling temperatures in the high 20s. Just give it room to stretch those stalks!
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How to grow Lobster Claw
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Heliconia rostrata - Lobster Claw. This exotic plant makes a bold statement with its parrot-like blooms. The colorful, dangling flowers last long and are perfect for bouquets. Growing up to 7 feet tall, it thrives in large pots or tropical landscapes, handling temperatures in the high 20s. Just give it room to stretch those stalks!
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How to grow Lobster Claw
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The plant you did not know you needed!
Caesalpinia mexicana - Mexican Bird of Paradise
Caesalpinia mexicana - Mexican Bird of Paradise
♀️ The plant you didn’t know you needed!
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- 🟨 Many gardeners love and want Caesalpinia pulcherrima, the common Bird of Paradise, but Caesalpinia mexicana - Mexican Bird of Paradise - is a rare treasure with a delightful twist - fragrant flowers! This hardy, drought-tolerant shrub thrives in intense heat and is perfect for small yards or patios.
- 🟨 During the warm months, it bursts with butter-yellow blooms that pop against feathery green foliage, attracting hummingbirds. As the flowers fade, woody pods form and snap open dramatically. It grows quickly to 10 feet and can be shaped into a small tree or kept as a compact shrub.
- 🟨 Native to northern Mexico, it thrives in full sun and well-drained soil with very little water. If you're looking for a low-maintenance beauty that adds both fragrance and charm, this plant is a must-have!
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How a fast-growing screen becomes a honey-fragrant wildlife attractor
Acacia farnesiana - Sweet Mimosa
😊 How a fast-growing screen becomes a honey-fragrant wildlife attractor
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- 🐝 Acacia farnesiana - Sweet Mimosa - is a delightful evergreen shrub that's as tough as it is charming!
- 🐝 This large, multi-stem shrub can reach 15 feet tall and wide and sports thorny branches - a real character with a wild streak! But don't let the thorns scare you off; it offers rewards aplenty.
- 🐝 Its canary-yellow, powder-puff flowers bloom all winter through spring, filling the air with a honey-like fragrance that attracts butterflies, bees, and other pollinators.
- 🐝 This plant doesn't just survive - it thrives in poor soils, tolerates drought and alkaline conditions, and grows incredibly fast!
- 🐝 Whether you're planting it as a privacy screen or just looking for a pop of cheerful color during chilly months, this hardy shrub keeps its evergreen leaves even through cold snaps when other plants throw in the towel.
- 🐝 Native to Mexico and Central America, Sweet Mimosa has spread its charm far and wide, becoming popular in southern U.S. landscapes like Florida, Texas, and Arizona. It even finds use in perfume production with its flowers contributing to the fragrance known as "cassie" in Europe.
- 🐝 Every gardener should have this resilient plant ready to brighten the garden and attract wildlife year-round!
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