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Popular Downloads

• Planting instructions (PDF)
• Seed germination instruction (PDF)
• Adenium care (PDF)
• Avocado care (PDF)
• Bamboo growing instructions (PDF)
• Blueberry care (PDF)
• Cananga sp. (Ylang-ylang) care (PDF)
• Cerbera odollam (Pong pong tree) care (PDF)
• Camellia sinensis (Tea plant) care (PDF)
• Cyrtostachys lakka (Sealing wax palm) care (PDF)
• Deciduous and dormant plants (PDF)
• Disocorea (Elefant foot) care (PDF)
• FEROVIT - Iron Protection and First Aid from inventive Russian scientists
• Fertilizer - slow release granulated (PDF)
• Fertilizers 101 (PDF)
• Kristi's library: mail order plants care
• Micronutrients Mix instructions (PDF)
• Order form (PDF 62 Kb)
• Top Tropicals guide to cold hardy avocado varieties (PDF)
• Top Tropicals guide to late-season plants in SW Florida (PDF)
• Top Tropical guide to tropical fruit tree cold hardiness in SW Florida (PDF)
• SUNSHINE boosters - ultimate growth stimulators (PDF)
  SUNSHINE - Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
• SUNSHINE-E instructions (PDF)
• SUNSHINE-Honey instructions (PDF)
• SUNSHINE SuperFood instructions (PDF)
• Synsepalum dulcificum (Miracle fruit) care (PDF)
• Ultra-tropical plants care (PDF)

General info

• FAQ - questions and answers about our plants
• Scientific classification, taxonomy and terms
  • Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
  • Families - full list by USDA
  • Families and Genera Search Database - by USDA
    
  • Floral Morphology: structure and shapes of flowers
  • Latin Plant Names, Word Meanings and Name Derivations
  • More about latin names meanings
  • Tree Terms Glossary
• Catalog Pictograms
• Buying plants mail-order: things to look for before taking the plunge
• Shipping plants

Plant care & cultivation: soil, water, light, fertilizer, etc.

• Cacti care
• Cananga Odorata (Ylang-Ylang) growing instructions
• Cirkon - a magic plant inductor
• Coir Dust, a viable alternative to Peat Moss
• Do-It-Yourself Support Structure for Dragon Fruit
• Epin - a magic plant stimulator
• Essential Nutrients
• Fruit trees hardiness
• General planting instructions
• Greenhouse in Virginia
• GrowCoir - coconut fiber
• Growing exotic tropical plants: a challenge or a stress relief?
• Growing Jasmines indoors - useful tips
• Grow lights overview
• Growing mango in hot Arizona
• How to container grow Mango trees in Arizona
• How to plant a tree?
• Hurricaines and fruit trees: Preparation for and Recovery from Hurricanes and Windstorms for Tropical Fruit Trees in the South Florida Home Landscape
• Indoor lighting for tropical plants
• Moving plants: transplanting with less stress
• Micronutrients Mix - plant supplement to correct iron deficiency
• Mist House: propagation and recovery system
• Over-wintering Plumerias with limited space
• Plant diseases
• Potting mix
• Potting your plant: soil and fertilizer requirements
• Rhizome planting instructions
• SUNSHINE™ in a bottle - ultimate growth stimulant, plant booster
• SUNSHINE SuperFood - Revolutionary Micronutrient Supplement and Plant Health Booster
• SUNSHINE-Honey - natural sugar enhancer for fruit and edible plants
• Super Absorbent Water Crystals: Horta-Sorb Water Management Gel
• TopTropicals guide to in-ground planting
• Top Tropicals guide to late-season plants (Fall through Early Spring) in SW Florida (PDF)
• Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Crops for the Home Landscape: Alternatives to Citrus
• Troubleshooting: Problem solving with potted plants
  • When your plants arrive from a mail-order source
  • Root Bound
  • Chlorosis
  • Excess light and sun burn
  • Low light
  • Over-watering
  • Under-watering
  • Low air humidity
  • Fungus
  • Over-fertilizing
  • Cold damage
  • Pests
• What if it Freezes? (Manatee Rare Fruit Council)
• Winter planting: Tropical Planting Breaks the Rules
• Zone-pushing: Growing tropicals in non-tropical climate

Exotic rare tropical fruit and edible plants

• Annonas - Transsexual Trees (Manatee Rare Fruit Council)
• Artocarpus heterophyllus - Jackfruit
• Artocarpus odoratissimus - heavenly delicious fruit
• Avocado varieties
• Bilimbi - a curious Cucumber Tree
• Blackberry Jam Fruit (Manatee Rare Fruit Council)
• Blighia sapida (Akee) - Jamaican National Fruit
• Bonsai Fruits (Manatee Rare Fruit Council)
• Fruits of Asia: local names index for easy find
• Fruit trees hardiness
• Growing fruit trees in containers
• Guava
• Litchi chinensis - Lychee
• Mango varieties
• Morinda citrifolia - Noni: Life Sustaining Plant
• Moringa oliefera - Horse Radish Tree
• Piper nigrum, Black Pepper Vine
• Pitaya: Do-It-Yourself Support Structure for Dragon Fruit
• Punica granatum - the Drops of Blood from Garden of Eden
• Randia formosa - Fragrance and fresh Blackberry Jam
• Synsepalum dulcificum: Everyday Miracle - Grow the Dream!..
• Syzygium jambos, Rose Apple - a Sacred  Tree of Enlightenment from the Land of Jambudvipa 
• Tamarind
• Top Tropicals guide to tropical fruit trees and their cold hardiness in SW Florida (PDF)
• Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Crops for the Home Landscape: Alternatives to Citrus
• Tropical Fruit of Thailand
• Vanilla
• Very cold hardy avocado varieties (PDF)
• Fruits of Warm Climates by Julia F. Morton: articles about fruit trees
  • Actinidia deliciosa - Kiwifruit and Related Species
  • Aegle marmelos - Bael Fruit
  • Anacardium occidentale - Cashew Apple
  • Ananas comosus - Pineapple
  • Annona cherimola - Cherimoya
  • Annona chrysophylla - Wild Custard Apple and Related Species
  • Annona diversifolia - Ilama
  • Annona muricata - Soursop
  • Annona purpurea - Soncoya
  • Annona reticulata - Custard Apple
  • Annona squamosa x Annona cherimola - Atemoya
  • Annona squamosa - Sugar Apple
  • Antidesma bunius - Bignay and Related Species
  • Artocarpus altilis - Breadfruit
  • Artocarpus heterophyllus - Jackfruit and Related Species
  • Averrhoa carambola - Carambola
  • Averrhoa bilimbi - Bilimbi
  • Bactris gasipaes - Pejibaye
  • Byrsonima crassifolia - Nance
  • Baccaurea motleyana - Rambai and Related Species
  • Blighia sapida - Akee
  • Carica papaya - Papaya and Related Species
    
  • Carissa carandas - Karanda
  • Carissa macrocarpa - Carissa
  • Casimiroa edulus - White Sapote
  • Ceratonia siliqua - Carob
  • Chrysophyllum cainito - Star Apple
  • Citrus aurantifolia - Mexican Lime
  • Citrus aurantium - Sour Orange
  • Citrus latifolia - Tahiti Lime
  • Citrus limettioides - Sweet Lime
  • Citrus limon - Lemon
  • Citus x limonia - Mandarin Lime
  • Citrus maxima - Pummelo
  • Citrus medica - Citron
  • Citrus mitis x Citrofortunella mitis - Calamondin
  • Citrus sinensis - Orange
  • Citrus reticulata x Citrus sinensis - Tangor
  • Citrus reticulata - Mandarin Orange
  • Citrus paradisi x Citrus sinensis - Orangelo
  • Citrus paradisi x Citrus reticulata - Tangelo
  • Citrus paradisi - Grapefruit
  • Citrus - Sundry Hybrids and Rootstocks
  • Clausena lansium - Wampee
  • Cucurbita odorifera - Cassabanana
  • Diospyros blancoi - Mabolo
  • Diospyros digyna - Black Sapote
  • Diospyros kaki - Japanese Persimmon
  • Dovyalis hebecarpa - Ketembilla and Related Species
  • Dovyalis caffra - Kei Apple and Related Species
  • Durio zibethinus - Durian and Related Species
  • Eriobotrya japonica - Loquat
  • Eugenia brasiliensis - Grumichama
  • Eugenia luschnathiana - Pitomba
  • Eugenia uniflora - Surinam Cherry
  • Euphoria longana - Longan
  • Feijoa sellowiana - Feijoa
  • Feronia limonia - Wood-Apple
  • Ficus carica - Fig
  • Fortunella sp. - Kumquat
  • Garcinia mangostana - Mangosteen
    
  • Genipa americana - Genipap
  • Grewia subinaequalis - Phalsa
  • Hibiscus sabdariffa - Roselle
  • Hylocereus undatus - Dragon Fruit or Strawberry Pear and Related Species
  • Lansium domesticum - Langsat
  • Licania platypus - Sansapote Litchi chinensis - Lychee
  • Malpighia punicifolia - Barbados Cherry
  • Mammea americana - Mamey
    
  • Mangifera indica - Mango and Related Species
  • Manilkara zapota - Sapodilla
  • Melicoccus bijugatus - Mamoncillo
  • Monstera deliciosa - Cerima
  • Muntingia calabura - Jamaica Cherry
  • Musa acuminata (paridasiaca) - Banana
  • Myrciaria cauliflora - Jaboticaba
  • Myrciaria floribunda - Rumberry and Related Species
  • Nephelium lappaceum - Rambutan
  • Nephelium mutabile - Pulasan
  • Passiflora edulis - Passionfruit
  • Passiflora laurifolia - Water Lemon
  • Passiflora ligularis - Sweet Granadilla
  • Passiflora quadrangularis - Giant Granadilla
  • Passiflora maliformis - Sweet Calabash
  • Passiflora mollissima - Banana Passion Fruit
    
  • Pereskia aculeata - Barbados Gooseberry
  • Persea americana - Avocado and Related Species
  • Phyllanthus acidus - Otaheite Gooseberry
  • Phyllanthus emblica - Emblic
    
  • Physalis peruviana - Cape Gooseberry
  • Physalis ixocarpa - Mexican Husk Tomato
  • Phoenix dactylifera - Date
  • Platonia insignis - Bakuri
  • Pourouma cecropiaefolia - Amazon Tree-Grape
  • Pouteria caimito - Abiu
  • Pouteria campechiana - Canistel
  • Pouteria lucuma - Lucmo
  • Pouteria sapota - Sapote and Related Species
  • Punica granatum - Pomegranate
  • Prunus persica - Red Ceylon Peach
  • Prunus salicifolia - Capulin
  • Psidium friedrichsthalianum - Costa Rican Guava
  • Psidium guajava - Guava
  • Psidium guineense - Brazilian Guava and Related Species
  • Psidium littorale - Cattley Guava
    
  • Quararibea cordata - Chupa-Chupa
  • Rheedia brasiliensis - Bakupari and Related Species
    
  • Rollinia mucosa - Biriba
  • Rubus neveus - Mysore Raspberry
  • Sandoricum koetjape - Santol
  • Solanum betaceum - Tree Tomato
  • Solanum quitoense - Naranjilla and Closely Related Species
  • Solanum sessiliflorum - Cocona
  • Spondias cytherea - Ambarella and Related Species
  • Spondias lutea - Yellow Mombin and Related Species
  • Spondias purpurea - Purple Mombin
  • Syzygium aqueum - Water Apple
  • Syzygium cumini - Jambolan
  • Syzyygium jambos - Rose Apple
  • Syzygium malaccense - Malay Apple
  • Syzygium samarangense- Java Apple
  • Tamarindus indica - Tamarind
  • Ziziphus jujuba - Indian Jujube

Ornamental trees

• Adansonia digitata - Baobab
• Annonaceae fragrant plants
• Azadirachta indica - Neem tree
• Bauhinia Acuminata - Beautifully challenged
• Bauhinia blakeana: Spectacular Hong Kong Orchid Tree - Eye Candy and "Clever Leaf"
• Bauhinias - Orchid Trees
• Brugmansia - 3 - Angel's Trumpet
• Butea monosperma - Flame of the Forest
• The Ylang-Ylang: Queen of the Perfume World...
• Cananga Odorata (Ylang-Ylang) growing instructions
• Cordia sebestena - Geiger Tree
• Delonix - Flamboyant, Royal Poinciana
• Does Size Matter?
• Elaeocarpus angustifolius - Fairy Petticoats and Shiva's tears...
• Haunting Scents of Paradise -The Unforgettable Michelias (by Fredrik Liljeblad)
• Jacaranda mimosifolia
• Kigelia pinnata - Sausage Tree
• Macaranga extraordinary grandiose leaves
• Markhamia - a rare find beauty from Africa
• Melia azedarach - Bead Tree
• Millingtonia
• Moringa oliefera - Horse Radish Tree
• Over-wintering Plumerias with limited space
• Pink Cassias
• Plants with scents as heady as incense: Enchanted Magnolias - Joy in your life
• Plumeria - Fabulous Frangipani
• Plumeria: exotic varieties from Thailand
• Quararibea funebris - Rosita de Cacao and Drink of the Gods
• Saraca indica
• Spathodea campanulata - African Tulip Tree
• Stemmadenia - Perfumed Milky Way
• Sterculia foetida - Wild Indian Almond
• Tropical Magnolias

Blooming and ornamental shrubs

• Allamanda - a Queen of every blooming garden, in Her diversity
• Bauhinia Acuminata - Beautifully challenged
• Bougainvillea - Paper flower
• Confusing varieties of Jasminum Sambac
• Crotons
• Datura: The Enchanting Datura
• Gardenia - Queen of Fragrance
• Growing Jasmines indoors - useful tips
• Hibiscus, Gardenias and Jasmines
• Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
• Hiptage benghalensis: Helicopter Flower or Madhavi, the Spring Herald
• Jasminum molle - sacred Jui Jasmine with the strongest aroma
• Jasminum Sambac FAQ
• Jasminum Sambac: History and uses in different countries
• Jasminum Sambac Page
• Jasminum species
• Jatropha podagrica, Gout plant - the coolest plant anyone can grow
• Jatropha podagrica
• Justicia Shrimp Rainbow
• Osmanthus fragrans or Sweet Olive - Romance Perfume
• Rhododendrons
  

Vines

• Allamanda - a Queen of every blooming garden, in Her diversity
• Beaumontia - Easter Lily Vine creates a fragrant privacy fence of virtually unlimited size
• Bougainvillea - Paper flower
• Gelsemium sempervirens - Carolina jessamine
• Mandevilla (Dipladenia)
• Petraeovitex, Nong Nooch Vine - cascades of gold
• Petrea volubilis - Queen's Wreath
• Piper nigrum, Black Pepper Vine
• Senecio confusus, Mexican Flame Vine: for beginners and butterflies
• Stictocardia beraviensis - Stunning Hawaiian Sunset
• Tecomaria capensis: Attention - Red Flower Lovers! Passionate African Tecomaria

Cacti & Succulents

• Adenium: a Rose by any Other Name
• Adeniums: exotic multi-color and multi-grafted varieties from Thailand
• Bonsai - Art of the Miniature Trees
  
• Cacti Alps: Growing cacti and succulents outdoors in humid climate
• Cacti care: secrets of growing
• Dioscorea elephantipes - Elephant foot, Turtle shell, Hottentot-Bread
• Euphorbias: exotic varieties from Thailand
• Pitaya (Dragon Fruit) - amazing exotic fruit growing on cactus
• Perescia - Rose cactus, Wax rose
• Picture Gallery: 100 Cacti - Grafted Cacti
• CULTIVAR: e-Magazine about exotic forms of Cactaceae

Misc. perennials

• African Gingers
• Heliconias - photo gallery from Thailand
• Justicia Shrimp Rainbow
• Medinilla Love story
• Musings of a butterfly gardener about the milkweed bug
• Nepenthes - Pitcher plant
• Tacca - the Mysterious Black Bat Flower Plant
• Why begonias?
• Orchids
  • Orchids for Dummies
  • Vanilla
  • Orchid Photo Gallery from Thailand

Rare and unusual

• Astrology of Plants: Zodiac Plants, or Herbalism for Your Astrological Sign. Connections between Plants and the Planets
• Bonsai - Art of the Miniature Trees
• Dioscorea elephantipes - Elephant foot, Turtle shell, Hottentot-Bread
• Jatropha podagrica, Gout plant - the coolest plant anyone can grow
• Nepenthes - Pitcher plant
• Tacca - Bat Head Lily, Devil Flower
• Tacca - the Mysterious Black Bat Flower Plant
• Vanilla

Aquatics: aquarium plants

• Anubias plants for beginners and hobbyists
• Creating water gardens
• Effects of Ammonium, Phosphate and Salinity on Growth and Nutrient Content of Seedlings of Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle)
• Lucky Mangrove
• Mangrove plants in aquarium
• Water lilies: Photo Gallery from Thailand
  

Special plants

• Astrology of Plants: Zodiac Plants, or Herbalism for Your Astrological Sign. Connections between Plants and the Planets
• Bonsai - Art of the Miniature Trees
• Butterflies - and hummingbirds attractors
• Butterfly plants: Musings of a butterfly gardener about the milkweed bug
• Featured plants - specials from our collection
• Fragrant plants
• Medicinal plants
• Most Effective Herbs To Help You Sleep
• Nepenthes - Pitcher plant
• Non-toxic plant list
• Pictures of Butterflies
• Plants of Love: Aphrodisiacs of the plant world
• Plants with scents as heady as incense: Enchanted Magnolias - Joy in your life
• Tacca - the Mysterious Black Bat Flower Plant
• Thai Plants: photo gallery
• Toxic plant list
• Tropical Magnolias
• Special effects of some plants...
• An Introduction to Aromatherapy (by Anya McCoy)

Seeds

• Germination instructions
• Germination time
• Growing palms from seeds
• Lucky Mangrove
• Shipping tropical fruit seeds
• Sowing tips for some species

Growing indoors / non-tropical climate

• Blooming jungle in the city
• Bonsai
• Greenhouse in Moscow
• Greenhouse in Virginia
• Growing Jasminum Sambac indoors
• Hibiscus, Gardenias and Jasmines
• Hummingbird in the balkony
• Jungle on a Windowsill
• My Tropical Paradise
• Russian Bougainvilleas bloom!
• Tropical oasis in Siberia

Growers of beauty

• Donna's page
• Dr. Judy Rose - Incompatibility in Jasminum
• The Garden where Happiness lives
• Nigella's Page
• Top Tropicals Garden Contest
• Walery Kalishev and his Cultivar - e-Magazine about exotic forms of Cactaceae

Plant Shows and Tours

• TopTropicals in Thailand
  • Thailand: The City and the Country
  • Thailand: Chatuchak Plant Market
  • Thailand: Nong Nooch Tropical Garden
  • Thailand: Elephants and Crocodiles
  • Thailand: Floating Market
• Top Tropicals at Plant Shows
• New York Botanical Garden
• NewsRadio610 Garden Show
• Pitaya: Do-It-Yourself Support Structure for Dragon Fruit

Landscaping projects

• Cacti Alps: Growing cacti and succulents outdoors in humid climate
• Cathy's TopTropicals plants
• Donna's Wildlife Habitat
• Drawn by the greenery
• Landscaping
• My Precious Garden
• My Private Oasis
• Passion in Progression
• Secret Garden
• Welcome to KrolikUdaff - TopTropicals!

References

• Our publications
• Links

Articles about Florida Plants
By University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS)

• Butterfly Gardening in Florida
• Gardenias in Florida
• Hibiscus in Florida
• Insect Management on Landscape Plants
• Insect Management Suggestions
• Florida Dooryard Citrus Guide - Selecting A Citrus Tree for Your Climate
• North Florida Landscape Plants for Shaded Sites
• North Florida Landscape Plants for Wet Areas
• Oleanders for Florida
• Pineapple
• Salt Tolerance of Landscape Plants for South Florida
• Selected Shrubs for Central Florida
• Selected Shrubs for North Florida
• Soils and Plant Nutrition
• Sugar Apple
• Vines for Florida

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