🔍 The eyes shout

"The eyes shout what the lips fear to say." - William Henry

🐈📸 Cat Georgie has impressive sea-green eyes. TopTropicals PeopleCats.Garden.

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How we turned an eyesore into a wall of flowers

Quisqualis vine - Rangoon Creeper - Flamingo pink and fruity fragrance in one!

Who said utility areas have to be ugly? Our Quisqualis indica - Rangoon Creeper - turned the roof of our water system into a wall of flowers! This shrubby vine covers itself in clusters of pink, crimson, and white blooms that change color as they age.

The fragrance is sweet, fruity, and absolutely unforgettable. Every time we walk by, we can’t help but stop and smell the... creeper!

Got a fence, trellis, or an eyesore to hide? This is your plant!

🛒 Plant Quisqualis today for a beautiful spot with perfume tomorrow

📚 Learn more:

💋Flamingo pink with fruity fragrance
💋Single flower variety
💋How to cover an ugly spot with a fragrance and and beauty, stop and smell the roses
💋You never have enough of this flower fruity fragrance

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🍴 Blue butterfly pea lemonade: quick-n-fun exotic recipes

🔵Blue butterfly pea flowers (Clitoria ternatea) make an excellent lemonade!
🔵Brew the flowers into a blue tea, add a bit of lemon juice.
🔵Watch the color turn purple like magic!

Blue butterfly pea lemonade

Ingredients

• 🔵 A handful of blue butterfly pea flowers (Clitoria ternatea)
• 🔵 Hot water for brewing
• 🔵 Fresh lemon juice
• 🔵 Ice cubes and lemon slices for serving

Instructions

• 🔵 Steep blue butterfly pea flowers in hot water to make deep blue tea.
• 🔵 Cool and add a splash of lemon juice — watch the color turn purple like magic!
• 🔵 Pour over ice and garnish with lemon slices.

🛒 Plant Clitoria vine for blue and purple exotic drinks

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➕A single soul dwelling in two bodies

"Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies." - Aristotle

🐈📸 Manx tailless cats Matilda and Timo - the Twins PeopleCats.Garden - different? But similar eyes!

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🌿 What spice comes from the small dried flower buds of a tropical tree?

🌿 That would be Clove, from the tropical tree Syzygium aromaticum. The spice is actually the dried, unopened flower buds. They turn from pink to brown as they dry and release that powerful, warm aroma we associate with baking and holiday dishes. Cloves are native to the Moluccas, or Spice Islands of Indonesia, and are still grown widely across the tropics. The clove tree is ultra-tropical and very challenging to grow outside the true tropics, which is why it’s so rare in plant collections.
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🌿 Another spice with a similar story is Allspice, from Pimenta dioica, also known as the Jamaica pepper tree. Unlike clove, it comes from dried unripe berries, not flower buds, but it earned its name because its flavor tastes like a mix of cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg all in one! The Allspice tree is much easier to grow, as it isn’t as fussy as the clove tree - though still frost-sensitive. It's compact and easy to keep in a container. This tree brings joy to your life and spice to your kitchen right away, so you don’t need to wait for years for the fruit of your labor!
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🛒 Explore tropical spice trees and edibles

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