Why everyone wants Banana Lakatan? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.
Why everyone wants Banana Lakatan?
Banana Lakatan (Lacatan)
🍌 Why everyone wants Banana Lakatan?
🌟 Banana Lakatan (also spelled Lacatan) is one of the most sought-after banana varieties for several great reasons:
🌟 Incredible Flavor: Lakatan is famous for its rich, sweet, and creamy taste. It has a fuller banana flavor than most commercial types, making it a favorite for eating fresh.
🌟 Deep Yellow to Orange Flesh: The vibrant color of the fruit is a sign of its high beta-carotene (Vitamin A) content - great for eye health and immunity.
🌟 Soft, Dessert-Like Texture: Unlike fibrous store-bought bananas, Lakatan bananas are smooth and velvety, almost like banana pudding in a peel.
🌟 Fast Fruiting: It's a vigorous grower that can produce fruit in as little as 9-12 months under warm conditions.
🌟 Highly Nutritious: Rich in potassium, vitamins A, C, and B6 - Lakatan is both a treat and a health boost.
🌟 Premium Status: In the Philippines and much of Southeast Asia, Lakatan is considered the top-quality banana, often more expensive and prized over all others.
🌟 Why Grow It? Because you can't buy this flavor in stores. Lakatan fruit doesn’t ship well - it's too soft and sweet for commercial export. That's why growing your own is the only way to enjoy its true taste.
What flower smells like lemons? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.
What flower smells like lemons?
Aglaia odorata - Chinese Perfume Plant, Chinese Rice Flower
💐 What flower smells like lemons?
🍋 Aglaia odorata, also known as Chinese Perfume Plant or Chinese Rice Flower, is in full bloom at TopTropicals, filling the air with its pleasant lemony fragrance virtually year-round!
🍋 This tough, low-maintenance plant adds a touch of enchanted magic and delightful scent to your garden.
🍋 Beyond its beauty, Aglaia boasts medicinal properties thanks to compounds like odorine and odorinol.
🍋 It grows into a dense bush without the need for pruning, making it the perfect, cold-tolerant tropical hedge.
This is why Tibouchina is called the Eyelash Flower. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.
This is why Tibouchina is called the Eyelash Flower
Tibouchina Peace Baby - Eyelash Flower
👀 This is why Tibouchina is called the Eyelash Flower
👀 Tibouchina is often called the Eyelash Flower because of the long, delicate, and hair-like stamens that protrude from its vibrant flowers. These stamens resemble eyelashes, giving the flower its unique and eye-catching appearance.
📸🕊The stunning Tibouchina Peace Baby, a new selection bred in Queensland, Australia, now making waves globally! This compact beauty stands out with its large, clear white flowers and vibrant purple stamens that bloom throughout the warmer months, bringing gorgeous color to your garden. The blooms are so abundant, they often cover the foliage completely! Perfect for pots and containers, this easy-to-grow variety is ideal for adding a splash of beauty to any space.
Randia formosa, or Jasmin de Rosa is a unique small evergreen tree or bush that offers both beautiful, fragrant flowers and delicious fruit.
The fruit, with its rich, sweet flavor, tastes just like fresh blackberry jam, making it a delightful treat right off the tree.
Its white flowers, which resemble those of gardenias, fill the air with a pleasant fragrance.
Native to tropical regions, this plant is the perfect choice if you're looking for something unique and useful in your garden. Its fruit can be enjoyed fresh or used to create delicious jams and desserts, making it a great addition to both ornamental and edible landscapes.
Ever tried Balsam Busy Lizzie? A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.
Ever tried Balsam Busy Lizzie?
Impatiens repens - Balsam, Busy Lizzie
☀️ Ever tried Balsam Busy Lizzie?
☀️ Our hanging baskets are glowing with sunshine! Impatiens repens - Balsam, Busy Lizzie is in full bloom almost year around at Top Tropicals - a cheerful little powerhouse with bright yellow flowers and a trailing habit that’s perfect for patios and porches.
Purrrfect Mother. A Top Tropicals Garden Blog post.
Purrrfect Mother
Josephine the Cat with her kitten Charlie
Josephine's Kittens
Josephine the Cat with her Kittens
🐈 Purrrfect Mother
"There is no way to be a perfect mother, but a million ways to be a good one." - Jill Churchill
📸 Josephine, the street-smart cat, came with a litter (of course!) but quickly proved to be the purrfect mom to her kittens. Her son Charlie Jr. and other 3 kids - Philemon, Sushi and Lily - definitely hit the jackpot at Top Tropicals Sebring Farm!
💛 It's a yellow Pitaya cactus from Ecuador, and hands down the most flavorful dragon fruit out there. While most varieties are pretty but kind of bland, this one is sweet, juicy, and packed with flavor.
💛 We love it so much at Top Tropicals, we planted a whole plantation! All it takes is a simple trellis – just a few posts and some chicken wire - and you can grow your own and enjoy this delicious fruit year-round.
