About the Artist

Alexandra Butova is our columnist, journalist, and photographer, living in Riga, Latvia. She has has been with TopTropicals since Day One (2002), writing about magic plants, travel, and of course cats - from the CatNation she belongs to. Alex is in charge of TopTropicals.ru website.

Articles by Alex Butova*

• Bauihnias: Orchid trees with Butterfly flowers... and leaves
• Bunchosia - Peanut Butter Fruit Tree
• Champaka - a true Joy of your life
• Lycium barbarum, Goji Berry - the herb with five names
• Lion cub's tails looking out of a tall grass: Leonotis leonurus
• Barbados cherry – equal to 65 oranges
• Aglaia odorata – a present from the Greek Goddess
• Mansoa alliacea - Garlic Vine
• Golden Loquat - the symbol of Prosperity
• The Passion Fruit - Juicy Maracuya
• Alstonia scolaris - Indian Devil Tree
• Fancy Nancy from Brazil: Byrsonima crassifolia - Nancy Tree or Golden Spoon
• 2021: White Cow with a Golden Udder... not an Ox!

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* Read more about Alex and see full list of her articles in Russian