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- 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
- Floral Morphology: structure and shapes of flowers
- More about latin names meanings
- Tree Terms Glossary
- Catalog Pictograms
- Our publications
PLANT CARE & CULTIVATION
- Buying plants mail-order: things to look for before taking the plunge
- Cacti care
- Cananga Odorata (Ylang-Ylang) growing instructions
- Do-It-Yourself Support Structure for Dragon Fruit
- Essential Nutrients
- Fruit trees hardiness
- General planting instructions
- Germinating: How to quickly germinate tropical seeds in winter
- 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?
- 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
- Propagation: Secrets of turtle tank controlled propagation unit
- Rhizome planting instructions
- Shipping plants
- 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
- What if it Freezes? (Manatee Rare Fruit Council)
- Winter planting: Tropical Planting Breaks the Rules
- Worms: Sacred Earthworm - benefit or damage?
- Zone-pushing: Growing tropicals in non-tropical climate
RARE TROPICAL FRUIT AND EDIBLES
- Ananas comosus. The most luscious Hospitality Fruit: Pineapple
- Annonas - Transsexual Trees (Manatee Rare Fruit Council)
- Artocarpus heterophyllus - Jackfruit
- Artocarpus hypargyreus - Kwai Muk (the Ugly Delicious Fruit)
- Artocarpus x integer, Jack-edak (Jackfruit x Chempedak), Cheena
- 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)
- Camellia sinensis - a Cup of Tea Plant
- Capsicum baccatum - Brazilian Starfish pepper
- Capsicum chinense - Gold Carolina Reaper Pepper
- Feijoa: Flavor of Feijoa Superfood
- Ficus carica - Turkish Brown Fig
- Fruits of Asia: local names index for easy find
- Fruit trees hardiness
- Growing fruit trees in containers
- Guava
- Illicium verum - Star Anise
- 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
- Quararibea cordata - Chupa-chupa
- 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
FLOWERING TREES
- Adansonia digitata - Baobab
- Alstonia scolaris - a Scholar's Award Indian Devil Tree, and its intoxicating fragrance
- Annonaceae fragrant plants
- Araucaria: A Case of Mistaken Identity
- Azadirachta indica - Neem tree
- Azadirachta indica - NEEM, The Free Tree of India
- Bauhinia Acuminata - Beautifully challenged
- Bauhinia blakeana: Spectacular Hong Kong Orchid Tree - Eye Candy and "Clever Leaf"
- Bauhinias - Orchid Trees
- Brownea - the stunning beauty
- 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
- Chorisia (ceiba) speciosa - Exotic Pink Silk Floss Tree
- Cordia sebestena - Geiger Tree
- Delonix - Flamboyant, Royal Poinciana
- Does Size Matter?
- Elaeocarpus angustifolius - Fairy Petticoats and Shiva's tears...
- Erythrina vespertillio - Bat-Wing coral tree
- Ficus citrifolia - Florida Native Banyan
- Haunting Scents of Paradise -The Unforgettable Michelias (by Fredrik Liljeblad)
- Jacaranda mimosifolia
- Kigelia pinnata - Sausage Tree
- Macaranga extraordinary grandiose leaves
- Macaranga grandifolia - Elephant Ear Tree. The very quintessence of tropical foliage luxury.
- Maniltoa, the Handkerchief Tree
- Markhamia - a rare find beauty from Africa
- Melia azedarach - Bead Tree
- Millingtonia
- Moringa oliefera - Horse Radish Tree
- Musa ensete Maurelli - Red Abyssinian Banana
- 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
- Portlandia - rich hot chocolate with vanilla
- Quararibea funebris - Rosita de Cacao and Drink of the Gods
- Saraca indica
- Saraca indica - Ashoka: the Sorrowless Tree, the tree of Happiness...
- Spathodea campanulata - African Tulip Tree
- Stemmadenia - Perfumed Milky Way
- Stemmadenia litoralis, Milky Way Tree
- Sterculia foetida - Wild Indian Almond
- Tropical Magnolias
FLOWERING 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
- Dombeya seminole - Tropical Rose Hydrangea
- Gardenia - Queen of Fragrance
- Gardenia (Kailarsenia) vietnamensis
- Growing Jasmines indoors - useful tips
- Erythrina herbacea, Coral bean - Hummingbird Delight
- 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
- Musa ensete Maurelli - Red Abyssinian Banana
- Osmanthus fragrans or Sweet Olive - Romance Perfume
- Pavonia for hummingbirds - a cinch to grow!
- Rhododendrons
FLOWERING VINES
- Allamanda - a Queen of every blooming garden, in Her diversity
- Beaumontia grandiflora - Easter Lily Vine
- Beaumontia creates a fragrant privacy fence of virtually unlimited size
- Bougainvillea - Paper flower
- Camptosema grandiflora - the Delightful Dwarf Red Jade Vine
- Clitoria: The Blue Tea from the Magic Clitoria
- 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
- Stephanotis - Madagascar Jasmine
- Stictocardia beraviensis - Stunning Hawaiian Sunset
- Telosoma cordata - Pakalana Vine, fragrant edible beauty
- Tecomaria capensis: Attention - Red Flower Lovers! Passionate African Tecomaria
- Tetrastigma voinierianum, Chestnut vine - perfect plant for home and office
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
- Euphorbia spirosticha. Plants which are family members...
- Pitaya (Dragon Fruit) - amazing exotic fruit growing on cactus
- Perescia - Rose cactus, Wax rose
- Picture Gallery: 100 Cacti - Grafted Cacti
- Portulacaria afra - Spekboom, or Baby Jade
- Selenicerius hondurensis - Honduran Moon-Torch Cactus
- CULTIVAR: e-Magazine about exotic forms of Cactaceae
SMALL PERENNIALS
- African Gingers
- Agave amica? Polianthes tuberosa...
- Alyogyne - Blue Hibiscus with prismatic effect of peacock feathers...
- Capsicum baccatum - Brazilian Starfish pepper
- Crinum americanum Punta Rassa Giant
- Eucharis grandiflora: Beloved Amazon Lily
- Euphorbia millii Money Money and Compact Bonsai
- Euphorbia spirosticha. Plants which are family members...
- Heliconias - photo gallery from Thailand
- Justicia Shrimp Rainbow
- Lithachne humilis - The Mother of All Bamboo, or Bambusoid Grass
- Medinilla Love story
- Medinilla: The Rolls Royce of House Plants
- Musings of a butterfly gardener about the milkweed bug
- Nepenthes - Pitcher plant
- Orchids
- Portulacaria afra - Spekboom, or Baby Jade
- Sclerochiton harveyanus: Surprising Violet fragrance of the Blue Lips
- Tacca - the Mysterious Black Bat Flower Plant
- Typhonium roxburghii - Love (and FEAR) the Black Flowered Dead Rat Lily
- Vanilla
- Why begonias?
Zephyranthes pulchella - Sunny Face of incredible Magic Lily
RARE & UNUSUAL PLANTS
- Alyogyne - Blue Hibiscus with prismatic effect of peacock feathers...
- 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
- Euphorbia millii Money Money and Compact Bonsai
- Euphorbia spirosticha. Plants which are family members...
- Jatropha podagrica, Gout plant - the coolest plant anyone can grow
- Lithachne humilis - The Mother of All Bamboo, or Bambusoid Grass
- Musa ensete Maurelli - Red Abyssinian Banana
- Nepenthes - Pitcher plant
- Selenicerius hondurensis - Honduran Moon-Torch Cactus
- Tacca - Bat Head Lily, Devil Flower
- Tacca - the Mysterious Black Bat Flower Plant
- Typhonium roxburghii - Love (and FEAR) the Black Flowered Dead Rat Lily
- Vanilla
- Zephyranthes pulchella - Sunny Face of incredible Magic Lily
AQUATIC AND BOG 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
- Araucaria: A Case of Mistaken Identity
- Astrology of Plants: Zodiac Plants, or Herbalism for Your Astrological Sign. Connections between Plants and the Planets
- Azadirachta indica - NEEM, The Free Tree of India
- Bonsai - Art of the Miniature Trees
- Butterflies - and hummingbirds attractors
- Butterfly plants: Musings of a butterfly gardener about the milkweed bug
- Euphorbia millii Money Money and Compact Bonsai
- Featured plants - specials from our collection
- Fragrant plants
- Lithachne humilis - The Mother of All Bamboo, or Bambusoid Grass
- 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
- Germinating: How to quickly germinate tropical seeds in winter
- Germination instructions
- Germination time
- Growing palms from seeds
- Lucky Mangrove
- Shipping tropical fruit seeds
- Sowing tips for some species
GROWING INDOORS IN NON-TROPICAL CLIMATE
- Blooming jungle in the city
- Bonsai
- Germinating: How to quickly germinate tropical seeds in winter
- 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
- Propagation: Secrets of turtle tank controlled propagation unit
- Russian Bougainvilleas bloom!
- Tropical oasis in Siberia
- Tropical Treasures Magazine: Zone pushing
- Tropical Treasures Magazine table of contents
GROWERS OF BEAUTY
- 2004 Top Tropicals Garden Contest
- 2020 Tropical Plant Art Contest
- Donna's page
- Dr. Judy Rose - Incompatibility in Jasminum
- Frank La Rosa: Memory Garden. Do It Yourself Paradise
- Kristi's Story of Raja: Love at First Sight and Survivor Spirit
- Kristi's Story of Abu, the Quiet Fighter
- Mark Hooten's Prince Midnight
- Mark Hooten's Paintings
- Nigella's Page
- Onika Amell's Ithembi - Brave African Cat
- Paintings by Mark Hooten
- The Garden where Happiness lives
- Walery Kalishev and his Cultivar - e-Magazine about exotic forms of Cactaceae
PLANT SHOWS & TOURS
- TopTropicals in Thailand
- TopTropicals expedition to Caribbean
- 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!
EXTERNAL LINKS
Scientific classification, taxonomy and terms
- Floral Morphology: structure and shapes of flowers
- Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
- Families - full list by USDA
- Families and Genera Search Database - by USDA
- Latin Plant Names, Word Meanings and Name Derivations
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
Articles about Florida Plants by University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS)
- Butterfly Gardening in Florida
- Coir Dust, a viable alternative to Peat Moss
- 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
- Hurricaines and fruit trees: Preparation for and Recovery from Hurricanes and Windstorms for Tropical Fruit Trees in the South Florida Home Landscape
- 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