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The miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) is an unassuming fruit from sub-Saharan Africa with a most unique quality. When the red berry is placed in one’s mouth and the slippery flesh teased from the seed, a most unusual change comes over your palate. All that you eat now tastes like it was bathed in sugar. The sensation can last for up to 2 hours in some people….
The almost-mythical lignum vitae tree is surprisingly easy to grow. It suffers from a reputation as slow growing and hard to find, but this native is easily incorporated into landscaping and gardens.
The Tropical Garden, Fall 2016 By Scott Zona, Ph.D. The nutrient-poor soils of tropical rainforests have pushed plants to evolve new ways to get the carbon, nitrogen, potassium and other nutrients that they need. Many tap into the rainforest’s constant drizzle of falling leaves, flowers, fruits and more to create
The Tropical Garden, Fall 2015
The Tropical Garden, Spring 2015
To master palm names, you must have an encyclopedic mind, as there are between 2,500 and 2,600 species. New palms are discovered regularly and old palms undergoing DNA analysis may turn out to be new as well. We’ll start with a manageable list: Florida’s native palms. There are 11 palms
Balancing Air, Light, Fertilizer, and Water Knowing which orchid you are trying to grow is your key to meeting its cultural requirements. Orchids, like all plants, need a balance of light, air, water and food to grow and flower well. Let’s examine each of these elements.
The Tropical Garden, Fall 2014 By Kenneth Setzer Plants offer probably the greatest variety of form; even within one species there can be great deviation in shape, color and texture, depending on the plant’s growing conditions, age or even simple idiosyncrasies. But even with such variety possible, too extreme of
The Tropical Garden, Fall 2014
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