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Golden Trumpet Vine. Very attractive ever-blooming vine with bright yellow double trumpet-like flowers 3" wide, slightly fragrant, blooming year-round. The plant has milky sap and is considered poisonous. Grows well in most soils. In areas where there is seasonal change, keep fairly dry during winter and prune in spring before growth begins. Rare variety, vine with fragrant yellow double flowers.

Solid Gold is a giant Alocasia, easily growing to 6 ft high in good tropical conditions. It has glossy emerald green leaves up to 1 metre long held stiffly upwards, with prominent yellow veining on the underside of the leaves.
The striking and spectacular aspect of this plant is, of course, the buttercup yellow stems and veins on the undersides of the leaves. It is a bright and obvious yellow, not just a pale green or lemon color. The more light the plants receive, the brighter the stem and the darker the leaf will be. The stems of young plants are a lighter, greenish color until they get a few leaves; as they get older, the yellow color becomes more prominent.
This is a fast growing Alocasia and in good conditions. It grows larger in the ground than in pots - Alocasias seem to need a lot of room for their roots to get the huge leaves.

Velvet Furry. A favorite of landscapers, this thin fuzzy rippled leaf Calathea is very attractive as well as durable. A purple leaf back adds to this plants rich color and texture.
The upper foliage of Calathea rufibarba is semi-glossy, and olive green in color. The under side of the foliage, along with the stems are rich burgundy in color. The stems are covered with fine purplish-brown hairs. Place your Calathea rufibarba in bright filtered or indirect light.
See Article - How to grow Calathea indoors.

Calathea picturata is native to northwest Brazil. This spectacular hybrid has bright crimson leaves and is very unusual. Perfect small accent plant for shade tropical gardens or as a houseplant.

Calathea Dottie has vivid pink markings with an entire and wavy margin. The leaf surfaces are colored very dark black-green and its midrib beautifully marked with a distinctive bright pink that also encircles the leaf about 0.5-1" from the margin. These beautiful markings remain vivid pink even as the plant matures. Newly emerged leaves are slightly lighter in color. Leaves underside is purple. Dottie has the characteristic feature of folding up their leaves at dusk to dawn by means of the tiny geniculum, an angular knee-like joint connecting it to the petiole, resembling hands put together in prayer, hence the other common name, Prayer Plant. And, in the morning the leaves will return to normal position, that is, almost perpendicular to the petioles. The plant does occasionally produce purple and white flowers. Perfect small accent plant for shade tropical gardens or as a houseplant.

This variety has velvety patterned ovate leaves which are light green in color with darker green stripes, like Zebra stripes. The underside of the leaves are purple and not always visible because leaves grow horizontally (although some will curve or grow more upright).
Learn more about this plant:
Calathea Zebrina: Nature's Zebra Striped Star
How to grow Calathea indoors.

Chocolate tree, Cacao. This beautiful tree has large dark green leaves that shade the fruit pods which grow directly from the trunk and branches. The flesh is eaten as a dessert, and the seeds are the raw material of chocolate. Hot chocolate can be made by drying the seeds, roasting, grinding, and adding milk. Chocolate beans were used as money by the Maya Indians of Central America.
This is very exciting plant, but it requires a good care when growing indoors. Please contact us in advance if you have any questions.

New variety from Thailand with bright yellow double flowers

New hybrid from Thailand with yellow/white flower. Very unusual color!

Sweet variety of Pineapple Guava from Hawaii. Similar to cattley guava, produces yellow fruit, which are much sweeter than red fruit and have citrusy flavor. Fast growing, fruits easily in container, cold hardy, tolerates alkaline and poor soils.

HONEY GOLD: Can be maintained to small tree with pruning. Yellow to orange flesh, with a sweet, rich flavor. The fruit as basketball sized round when ripe and it fruits on the many limbs instead of just the leader. Compatible in texture and flavor to the Gold Nugget with a dwarf growth habit and fruit. Mid, July-Aug fruiting season.

Gold Finger plant - unusual looking vine or shrub with yellow-orange fleshy flowers, everblooming and a fast growing. Very rare, collectible plant.

Loquat Gold Nugget has extra large sweet fruit. Very cold hardy fruit tree, easy to grow, drought tolerant, fast growing. Fruit are large size, yellow orange flesh, mildly sweet with very small seed inside. In Florida fruit ripens in late February-March. Fruit is great for eating fresh or making jam.
More about Loquat:
- Article
- Video
- PDF download. Overlooked fruit: tasty Loquat recipes. (from Tropical Treasures Magazine).

Julie seedling that is acclimated to Florida's humidity, with superior disease resistance. Fiberless fruit with even ripening that has a sweet tropical taste throughout. It is a dwarf variety, making it perfect for small yards or pots.
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Julie seedling that is acclimated to Florida's humidity, with superior disease resistance. Fiberless fruit with even ripening that has a sweet tropical taste throughout. It is a dwarf variety, making it perfect for small yards or pots.
See more info about Mango varieties.

Julie seedling that is acclimated to Florida's humidity, with superior disease resistance. Fiberless fruit with even ripening that has a sweet tropical taste throughout. It is a dwarf variety, making it perfect for small yards or pots.


See more info about Mango varieties.

New introduction variety of mango, fiberless fruit is very sweet, has rich flavor with a hint of coconut and pineapple. A cross between Dot and Gary varieties. A small to mid-sized tree with mid-season fruiting. The trees grow compact and are easy to keep small with only a light annual pruning. Fruit are also small with a very rich flavor mix of tart pineapple and coconut. Ripening: June-July. Fruit size: 1/2 - 3/4 lbs.
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Neea, Saltwood, Pigeon Plum, Hoja de Salat. Rare in cultivation, this small tree or bush should get more attention from tropical plant collectors.The plant is very nice, easy growing and make those "jelly beans" like berries at least twice/year. The flowers are almost unnoticeable. The berries are very showy and come right after. It fruits for several months non stop. Mature fruit is edible. In its native countries, this plant is widely used medicinally. From book "Messages from the Gods. A Guide to the useful plants of Belize": "To treat babies who can not sleep, often accompanied with crying, especially when they have been frightened by chickens..." Very useful plant especially for those who are afraid of chickens!

Jerusalem thorn. Jerusalem thorn is a hardy species and is valued as an ornamental or shade tree. Its unique shaped leaves, pretty yellow flowers, shrubby weeping like habit, drought tolerance, and ability to grow in a wide range of soils makes it an appealing tree to grow.

Candle Tree, Guajilote, Guahalote. This highly ornamental tree is a conversation piece due to the interesting shape of its leaves and the greenish-cream flowers that grow directly from the stem or branch tips. The 1 ft long fruit resembles a greenish-yellow cucumber. The fibrous fruit is juicy with a sweet flavor similar to sugar cane.

Barbados Gooseberry - unique cactus with leaves and edible fruit, fast-growing vine.

Lemon Vine, Tsunya, Perescia - beautiful ornamental low growing shrub with bright variegated leaves. Drought tolerant.

Elite Gold are a juicy, white flesh pineapple with a soft center. This cultivar boasts a high sugar content with no acid. Grows only 2-3 ft high making it an excellent container plant that can even be grown in cold areas and brought indoors for the winter. All around great cultivar.
Read more about Pineapple: The most luscious Hospitality Fruit: Pineapple.