Pineapple guava (also known as feijoa) is a compact tree, reaching 2-4 m in height, with irregular crown. Its bark is light green, leaves are ovoid, dark green and glossy above, and silvery on reverse. It flowers on the current year’s growth. Flowers are very beautiful, with fleshy red and white petals and long red [...]
Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) is native to tropical forests of Central and South America. It eventually attains the height of 12 m, and continues cropping for 100 years. The cultivated varieties of cacao are much smaller and more fertile. Recently cocoa trees have been introduced to Africa, where they keep flowering and cropping year round due [...]
The coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) instantly evokes visions of golden beaches and azure skies – as seen in postcards or experienced during exotic holidays. This is a true epitome of ultimate holidays. Most of people, who dream to stretch out on golden sand underneath this majestic palm, know very little about this plant – all [...]
In the olden days the fruit of the pomegranate was considered to be divine, since the calyx, which holds the fruit, resembles a crown. The pomegranate (Punica granatum) is native to the region from the Caucasus Mountains to the eastern China, and nowadays is commonly cultivated in the horticultural industry as a valuable fruit tree. [...]
Cacti and succulents, growing outside, are a common sight in warmer climates, however, they are still very exotic here. But perseverance of gardeners is legendary, as they take pains to grow plants which by default cannot be grown in particular climate. And so it happens, that cacti are moving from cozy window sills into the [...]
