Garden Blog - Top Tropicals

Date: 3 Jun 2025

What fruit smells like roses

😏 What fruit smells like roses

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🛒 Plant your Rose Apple, smell the roses and be happy!

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Date: 2 Jun 2025

Three shades of gold, one legendary bloom

Three shades of gold, one legendary bloom

🏆Three shades of gold, one legendary bloom

🏆 Adenium Thong Samsee has flowers at different stages on the same plant - from pink to yellow and white, creating the impression of a whole garden in bloom!
🏆 The name Thong Samsee comes from the Thai language and consists of three words:

Thong

Sam

See

Thong Samsee

🏆 This name refers to the variety's unique trait: its flowers go through three color stages - from soft yellow to pink and nearly white - creating the impression of multiple shades on one plant.
🏆 In Thai culture, the word (ทอง) - "gold" - symbolizes wealth and prosperity, while the number three can be associated with harmony and completeness. Therefore, the name of the variety may carry a wish for beauty and good fortune.

See photos of actual Adenium Thong Samsee in next post 👇

🛒 Get your golden trio now

📚 More adeniums

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Date: 31 May 2025

Where do almonds come from?

🌰 Where do almonds come from? From the prettiest red-leaved tree with health benefits!

📝 Most commercial almonds come from the Prunus dulcis tree, a close relative of Peach Tree, native to the Middle East and South Asia. However, Tropical Almond (Terminalia catappa), also called Indian almond or Sea almond, produces a similar nut in tropical regions.
📝 The Tropical Almond tree puts on a spectacular fall display rarely seen in evergreen tropical regions. As a deciduous tree, it sheds its large, glossy leaves in a burst of color - shifting from green to brilliant shades of red, orange, and especially bright mauve. This fiery transformation sets it apart from most tropical trees. At the same time, the almond-like fruits ripen, making this tree not only a visual showstopper but also a source of delicious, nutritious nuts.

🌰 Health benefits of Tropical Almond:

✅ Rich in omega-3 fatty acids - supports brain and heart health.
✅ High in protein and healthy fats – helps build and maintain muscle and energy.
✅ Strengthens bones and teeth – due to its calcium and phosphorus content.
✅ Improves eye health – thanks to antioxidants like vitamin E.
✅ Reduces inflammation – naturally anti-inflammatory.
✅ Supports liver and digestive health – traditional medicine uses the leaves for liver diseases, diarrhea, and dysentery.
✅ Used as an aphrodisiac – in some traditional systems.

Tropical Almonds can be grown in the ground or containers and are tolerant of heat, drought, and salt, making them great for tropical and coastal gardens.

🛒 Plant the Tropical Almond Tree with mauve fall color

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Date: 31 May 2025

Where do almonds come from?

🌰 Where do almonds come from? From the prettiest red-leaved tree with health benefits!

📝 Most commercial almonds come from the Prunus dulcis tree, a close relative of Peach Tree, native to the Middle East and South Asia. However, Tropical Almond (Terminalia catappa), also called Indian almond or Sea almond, produces a similar nut in tropical regions.
📝 The Tropical Almond tree puts on a spectacular fall display rarely seen in evergreen tropical regions. As a deciduous tree, it sheds its large, glossy leaves in a burst of color - shifting from green to brilliant shades of red, orange, and especially bright mauve. This fiery transformation sets it apart from most tropical trees. At the same time, the almond-like fruits ripen, making this tree not only a visual showstopper but also a source of delicious, nutritious nuts.

🌰 Health benefits of Tropical Almond:

✅ Rich in omega-3 fatty acids - supports brain and heart health.
✅ High in protein and healthy fats – helps build and maintain muscle and energy.
✅ Strengthens bones and teeth – due to its calcium and phosphorus content.
✅ Improves eye health – thanks to antioxidants like vitamin E.
✅ Reduces inflammation – naturally anti-inflammatory.
✅ Supports liver and digestive health – traditional medicine uses the leaves for liver diseases, diarrhea, and dysentery.
✅ Used as an aphrodisiac – in some traditional systems.

Tropical Almonds can be grown in the ground or containers and are tolerant of heat, drought, and salt, making them great for tropical and coastal gardens.

🛒 Plant the Tropical Almond Tree with mauve fall color

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Date: 30 May 2025

Want Christmas in Summer? Santa is packing flowers this year!

Santa with Xmas Santa Adenium flowers

Santa with Xmas Santa Adenium flowers

🎅 Want Christmas in Summer? Santa is packing flowers this year!

🍭 Adenium Xmas Santa - the jolliest bloom in the garden!
🍭 With its deep red and snowy white ruffled petals, this festive Desert Rose looks like it came straight out of Santa's gift bag.
🍭 Whether you are decking the pool or the patio, this holiday-colored wonder brings cheer all year long. And yes, it's real... no elves involved (we think). See photos of actual Xmas Santa Adenium in next post 👇

🛒 Bring home Xmas Santa today!

📚 More adeniums

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Date: 29 May 2025

Why does everyone want a Miracle fruit plant?

Miracle Fruit - Synsepalum dulcificum

❓ Why does everyone want a Miracle fruit plant?

✨ Because it's pure magic for your taste buds! The small red berry of Miracle Fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) contains a natural compound called miraculin that temporarily makes sour things taste sweet. Lemons taste like lemonade, vinegar like candy! It's fun, fascinating, and even helpful - especially for those undergoing chemotherapy who need help enjoying food again. A miracle? Pretty close!

📚 Learn more from earlier posts:

🛒 Bring the magic home - plant your own Miracle Fruit!

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Date: 28 May 2025

Dont eat this candy its too pretty to unwrap!

Adenium Candy

Adenium Candy

🍬 Don't eat this candy… it's too pretty to unwrap!

🍬 Adenium Candy is pure sugar for the eyes! Its cheerful yellow petals are dipped in cherry red like a summer lollipop, with layer upon layer of sweet swirls that look almost good enough to taste.
🍬 But don't be fooled - this sugary beauty is all flower, no calories! Like most members of Apocinaceae plant family, Adenium sap can be irritating and poisonous iа digested.
🍬 With its bold colors and ruffled texture, Candy is a joyful little show-off and a must-have for your garden candy shop. See photos of actual Candy Adenium in next post 👇

🛒 Add Candy to your garden!

📚 More adeniums

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Date: 27 May 2025

Too weird to ignore, too easy not to grow!

Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus, Anthony's Rick-Rack, Fishbone Cactus

Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus, Anthony's Rick-Rack, Fishbone Cactus

Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus, Anthony's Rick-Rack, Fishbone Cactus, flower

Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus, Anthony's Rick-Rack, Fishbone Cactus, flower

Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus, Anthony's Rick-Rack, Fishbone Cactus

Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus, Anthony's Rick-Rack, Fishbone Cactus

Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus, Anthony's Rick-Rack, Fishbone Cactus, leaves

Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus, Anthony's Rick-Rack, Fishbone Cactus, leaves

Too weird to ignore, too easy not to grow!

⚡️Cryptocereus (Selenicereus) anthonyanus - Zig-Zag Cactus. Also known as Anthony's Rick-Rack or Fishbone Cactus, this oddball epiphyte is famous for its zigzagging, succulent leaves that look like a green lightning bolt.
⚡️ In nature, it climbs trees using aerial roots, but it's happy in a pot too.
⚡️Give it bright, indirect light and let the soil dry out completely between waterings.
⚡️In spring, it may reward you with a rare night-blooming flower that lasts just one magical evening.
⚡️ Easy, sculptural, and full of character!

🛒 Add this oddball to your jungle

📚 More about exotic epiphytic cacti:
Disocactus ackermanni - Red Orchid Cactus
Epiphyllum oxypetalum - Queen of the Night
Pseudorhipsalis (Wittia) amazonica - Blue Flame
Epiphyllum guatemalense Monstrosa - Orchid Cactus, Curly Locks

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Date: 26 May 2025

The legendary Black Sheep of the family

Black Sheep Adenium

Black Sheep Adenium

🖤 The legendary Black Sheep of the family

🐑 Not your average desert rose, Black Sheep Adenium shows up to the garden party dressed in midnight velvet!
🐑 Its petals are so dark they almost swallow the light, with a smoldering red glow at the center that dares you to look closer.
🐑 Mysterious? Yes. Dramatic? Absolutely. This flower doesn’t blend in - it steals the show!
🐑 The perfect plant for those who like their beauty bold, broody, and a little rebellious. You'll want to whisper secrets to it under moonlight. It's not just a plant. It's a statement! See photos of actual Black Sheep Adenium in next post 👇

🛒 Own the drama. Grow the legend: Black Adeniums

❗️Black colored adeniums start as reddish color buds, flower opens as red-black and darkens as matures.
📚 More black and dark-flowered adeniums

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Date: 25 May 2025

Botanical bedhead: curly, crazy, and full of surprises

Epiphyllum guatemalense - Curly Locks

Epiphyllum guatemalense - Curly Locks

Epiphyllum guatemalense - Curly Locks, leaves

Epiphyllum guatemalense - Curly Locks, leaves

Epiphyllum guatemalense - Curly Locks, fruit

Epiphyllum guatemalense - Curly Locks, fruit

Botanical bedhead: curly, crazy, and full of surprises

This wild-looking jungle cactus doesn't grow straight - it spirals, twirls, and twists! Meet Epiphyllum guatemalense Monstrosa - Orchid Cactus, or Curly Locks.
A natural mutation of Epiphyllum guatemalense, Curly Locks creates a tangled cascade of curly stems that look like botanical noodles!
Perfect for hanging baskets, it blooms fragrant, orchid-like flowers at night and produces juicy, edible pink fruit.
It's self-pollinating and thrives in bright, indirect light. Let it get root-bound to encourage blooms, and water moderately.
A must-have oddity for cactus lovers and collectors!

🛒 Get the curly cactus now

📚 More about exotic epiphytic cacti:
Disocactus ackermanni - Red Orchid Cactus
Epiphyllum oxypetalum - Queen of the Night
Pseudorhipsalis (Wittia) amazonica - Blue Flame

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