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Selected dowloads (instructions and info-sheets) - see here.
- FAQ - questions and answers about our plants
- Scientific classification, taxonomy and terms
- Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
- Families - full list by USDA
- Families
and Genera Search Database - by USDA
- Floral Morphology: structure and shapes of flowers
- Latin Plant Names, Word Meanings and Name Derivations
- List of Plant Families
- More about latin names meanings
- Spicies under CITES certification
- Tree Terms Glossary
- Catalog Pictograms
- Buying plants mail-order: things to look for before taking the plunge
- Buying tropical plants - to be translated - Russian version
- Jungle on Windowsill - online magazine - to be translated - Russian version
- Shipping plants
Plant care & cultivation: soil, water, light, fertilizer, etc.
- Air Layering Made Easy (Manatee Rare Fruit Council)
- Cacti care
- Cananga Odorata (Ylang-Ylang) growing instructions
- Cirkon - a magic plant inductor
- Coir Dust, a viable alternative to Peat Moss
- Does Size Matter?
- Epin - a magic plant stimulator
- Essential Nutrients
- Fruit trees hardiness
- General planting instructions
- GrowCoir - coconut fiber
- Growing exotic tropical plants: a challenge or a stress relief?
- Growing Jasmines indoors - useful tips
- Indoor lighting for tropical plants
- Lighting systems
- Moving plants: transplanting with less stress
- Mycorrhizal Inoculants Diehard Transplant
- 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
- Rhizome planting instructions
- Super Absorbent Water Crystals: Horta-Sorb Water Management Gel
- TT Auto-systems: Affordable Hi-Tech Irrigation-Misting-Lighting-Heating
- TopTropicals guide to in-ground planting
- 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
- Zone-pushing: Growing tropicals in non-tropical climate
- Perfect potting mix - to be translated - Russian version
- Potting mix for orchids - to be translated - Russian version
- Spring tips: re-potting, pruning, fertilizing - to be translated - Russian version
- Lamps for growing plants - to be translated - Russian version
- Fertilizing your plants - to be translated - Russian version
Exotic rare tropical fruit and edible plants
- Actinidia Deliciosa - Kiwi fruit
- Annonas - Transsexual Trees (Manatee Rare Fruit Council)
- Artocarpus heterophyllus - Jackfruit
- Artocarpus odoratissimus - heavenly delicious fruit
- Bilimbi - a curious Cucumber Tree
- Blackberry Jam Fruit (Manatee Rare Fruit Council)
- Blighia sapida (Akee) - Jamaican National Fruit
- Bonsai Fruits (Manatee Rare Fruit Council)
- Does Size Matter?
- Euphoria longana - Longan, Dragon's eye
- Fruits of Asia: local names index for easy find
Fruit trees hardiness - Guava
- Litchi chinensis - Lychee
- Mango varieties
- Morinda citrifolia - Noni: Life Sustaining Plant
- Moringa oliefera - Horse Radish Tree
- Piper nigrum, Black Pepper Vine
- Pouteria sapota - Mamey, Mamey Sapote
- Punica granatum - the Drops of Blood from Garden of Eden
- 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
- Tropical and Subtropical Fruit Crops for the Home Landscape: Alternatives to Citrus
- Tropical Fruit of Thailand
- Vanilla
- 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
- Annona: exotic fruit in a barrel - to be translated - Russian version
- Annona muricata - to be translated - Russian version
- Barbados cherry - to be translated! - Russian version
- White sapote - to be translated - Russian version
- Jaboticaba - to be translated
- Caimito - to be translated - Russian version
- Carambola - to be translated - Russian version
- Miracle fruit - to be translated - Russian version
- Mango - to be translated - Russian version
- Mango varieties - to be translated - Russian version
- Morinda - Noni tree - to be translated
- Anacardium occidentale - to be translated - Russian version
- Rose apple - to be translated - Russian version
- Papaya - to be translated - Russian version
- Cinnamon - to be translated - Russian version
- Cinnamon vine Dioscorea - to be translated - Russian version
- Pimenta - Bay Rum - to be translated - Russian version
- Adansonia digitata - Baobab
- Annonaceae fragrant plants
- Azadirachta indica - Neem tree
- Bauhinia Acuminata - Beautifully challenged
- Bauhinia blakeana: Spectacular Hong Kong Orchid Tree - Eye Candy and "Clever Leaf"
- Bauhinias - Orchid Trees
- 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
- Cordia sebestena - Geiger Tree
- Delonix - Flamboyant, Royal Poinciana
- Does Size Matter?
- Elaeocarpus angustifolius - Fairy Petticoats and Shiva's tears...
- Haunting Scents of Paradise -The Unforgettable Michelias (by Fredrik Liljeblad)
- Jacaranda mimosifolia
- Kigelia pinnata - Sausage Tree
- Macaranga extraordinary grandiose leaves
- Markhamia - a rare find beauty from Africa
- Melia azedarach - Bead Tree
- Millingtonia
- Moringa oliefera - Horse Radish Tree
- Over-wintering Plumerias with limited space
- Pink Cassias
- Plants with scents as heady as incense: Enchanted Magnolias - Joy in your life
- Plumeria: exotic varieties from Thailand
- Quararibea funebris - Rosita de Cacao and Drink of the Gods
- Saraca indica
- Spathodea campanulata - African Tulip Tree
- Stemmadenia - Perfumed Milky Way
- Sterculia foetida - Wild Indian Almond
- Tropical Magnolias
- Bauhinia - orchid tree - to be translated - Russian version
- Brugmansia - 1 - to be translated - Russian version
- Brugmansia - 2 - to be translated! - ussian version
- Plumeria: propagation by cuttings and seeds - to be translated - Russian version
- Growing palms from seeds - to be translated - Russian version
Blooming and ornamental shrubs
- Acalypha wilkesiana (godseffiana) - Copper Leaf, Beefsteak Plant, Match-me-if-you-can
- Allamanda - a Queen of every blooming garden, in Her diversity
- Bauhinia Acuminata - Beautifully challenged
- Bougainvillea - Paper flower
- Clerodendrum myricoides 'Ugandense' - Butterfly Clerodendrum, Blue glory bower
- Confusing varieties of Jasminum Sambac
- Crotons
- Gardenia - Queen of Fragrance
- Growing Jasmines indoors - useful tips
- Hibiscus, Gardenias and Jasmines
- Hibiscus furcellatus - linden-leaf rosemallow, Sleepy Hibiscus
- 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
- Justicia Shrimp Rainbow
- Mirabilis Jalapa - Four O'clock Plant
- Osmanthus fragrans or Sweet Olive - Romance Perfume
- Rhododendrons
- Solanum hindsianum - Blue Solanum Shrub, Nightshade
- Talinum Paniculatum - Jewels of Opar, Florida Spinich
- Gardenia - to be translated - Russian version
- Clerodendrum ugandense - to be translated - Russian version
- Clusia - to be translated - Russian version
- Crossandra - to be translated - Russian version
- Perescia - Rose cactus - to be translated - Russian version
- Roses for dummies - to be translated - Russian version
- Tebernaemontana - to be translated - Russian version
- Tropical Hibiscus medicinal use - to be translated
- Russian
version
- Actinidia Deliciosa - Kiwi fruit
- Allamanda - a Queen of every blooming garden, in Her diversity
- Bougainvillea - Paper flower
- 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
- Stictocardia beraviensis - Stunning Hawaiian Sunset
- Tecomaria capensis: Attention - Red Flower Lovers! Passionate African Tecomaria
- Allamanda Cherry Jubilee - to be translated - Russian version
- Passiflora - to be translated - Russian version
- Adeniums: exotic multi-color and multi-grafted varieties from Thailand
- Agave angustifolia 'Marginata' - Maguey Lechugilla
- Agave ferox - Century Plant
- 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
- Hatiora salicornioides - Drunkard's Dream, Spice Cactus
- Pitaya (Dragon Fruit) - amazing exotic fruit growing on cactus
- Perescia - Rose cactus, Wax rose
- Picture Gallery: 100 Cacti - Grafted Cacti
- CULTIVAR: e-Magazine about exotic forms of Cactaceae:
- Pachypodium re-potting - to be translated- Russian version
- Heliconias - photo gallery from Thailand
- Justicia Shrimp Rainbow
- Medinilla Love story
- Why begonias?
- Orchids
- Growing dendrobium - to be translated - Russian version
- Potting mix for orchids - to be translated - Russian version
- Roses for Dummies - to be translated - Russian version here (Lots of pictures!)
- Bonsai - Art of the Miniature Trees
- Dioscorea elephantipes - Elephant foot, Turtle shell, Hottentot-Bread
- Jatropha podagrica, Gout plant - the coolest plant anyone can grow
- Tacca - Bat Head Lily, Devil Flower
- Vanilla
- Amorphofallus - to be translated
- Pitaya - to be translated - Russian version
- Cycads - to be translated - Russian version
- Pitaya pictures - to be translated - Russian version
Aquatics: aquarium plants and non-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
- Algae - soon! Russian version
- Algae-2 - soon! Russian version
- Fertilizing in aquarium - soon! Russian version
- Iron in aquarium and plant feeding - soon! Russian version
- Mangrove project - soon! Russian
version
- Bonsai - Art of the Miniature Trees
- Butterflies- and hummingbirds attractors
- Featured plants - specials from our collection
- Fragrant plants
- Medicinal plants
- Non-toxic plant list
- Pictures of Butterflies
- Plants with scents as heady as incense: Enchanted Magnolias - Joy in your life
- Thai Plants: photo gallery
- Toxic plant list
- Tropical Magnolias
- Special effects of some plants...
- An Introduction to Aromatherapy (by Anya McCoy)
- Germination instructions
- Germination time
- Growing palms from seeds
- Lucky Mangrove
- Shipping tropical fruit seeds
- Sowing tips for some species
- Photos of our seedlings - to be translated - Russian version
- More seedlings pictures - to be translated - Russian version
Growing indoors / non-tropical climate
- Blooming jungle in the city
- Bonsai
- Greenhouse in Moscow
- Growing Jasminum Sambac indoors
- Hibiscus, Gardenias and Jasmines
- Hummingbird in the balkony
- Jungle on a Windowsill
- My Tropical Paradise
- Russian Bougainvilleas bloom!
- Tropical oasis in Siberia
- Shelves on windowsill - to be translated - Russian version
- Alex - our Great Help
- Donna's page
- Dr. Judy Rose - Incompatibility in Jasminum
- Eugene Zagnitko's anubias plants
- Garden of Lan Dam for everyone
- Nigella's Page
- Top Tropicals Garden Contest
- Walery Kalishev and his Cultivar - e-Magazine about exotic forms of Cactaceae
- Wim Maassen: Iresine Herbstii is back in Holland
- Winn Soldani and his Fancy Hibiscus
- FNATS 2005: Top Tropicals at Plant show in Orlando
- TPIE 2006: TopTropicals at Plant show in Ft Lauderdale
- TopTropicals Tours to Thailand
- TopTropicals in Thailand
- Top Tropicals at Plant Shows
- Top Tropicals Botanical Center Grand Opening: a few pictures
- Top Tropicals Backyard Garden Tour
- TopTropicals expedition to Caribbean
- New York Botanical Garden
- NewsRadio610 Garden Show
- Caladium Festival in Lake Placid - August 2003 - to be translated - Russian version
- Fresno, California: Forestier Underground Gardens - to be translated - Russian version
- TPIE Fort Lauderdale 2004
- FNATS Orlando 2003 - to be translated - Russian version
- Cacti Alps: Growing cacti and succulents outdoors in humid climate
- Cathy's TopTropicals plants
- Do-It-Yourself Botanical Garden
- Donna's Wildlife Habitat
- Drawn by the greenery
- Landscaping
- Low-budget large pond in 3 weeks
- Make statues with cement
- My Precious Garden
- My Private Oasis
- New location in Punta Gorda, FL - our future Botanical Garden!
- Passion in Progression
- Secret Garden
- Welcome to KrolikUdaff - TopTropicals!
- About us
- Our publications
- Homemade Sushi
- Milimili Dolls - Perfect Gift!
- PETS-expo 2003 Fish Tour
- New location in Punta Gorda, FL - our future Botanical Garden!
More articles in Russian to be translated into English... Wanna help us?
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- Passiflora - part1
- Under sausage canopy
- Autumn in Sweeden
- Asimina triloba
- Peppino
- Solanum jasminoides
- Ziziphus jujube
- Laurus nobilis
- Actinidia (kiwi)
- Lippia dulcis
- Calliandra
- Winter transportation of tropical plants
- Moon in plant's life
- Gardenia - queen of fragrance
- Magic crystals - hydro-gel
- Story of one plant
- Solanaceae
- How to eat mango
- Life and death of tropical plants
- Caladiums
- Over-wintering of tropical plants
- Datura: Angel Trumpet or Devil's Apple?
- Free rider Datura
- Mango rainbow
- Growing citrus indoors
- Gloxinias
- Adenium
- Jackfruit - the biggest fruit in the world
- Datura Myths and stories
- Ovewintering house plants
- Strawberry tree
- Chocolate stories
- Biblical plants
- Jasmine - King of Fragrance
- How to make pineapple fruit on your windowsill
- Pruning your fruit trees
- Artificial lighting: why you need it
- Artificial lighting: how to make it
- Ruttya - Rabbit's Ears
- Aristolochia in bloom!
- Clitoria
- Growing exotic fruit in containers
- Monstera
- What fruit to grow on a windowsill?
- Fucsias
- Jaboticaba
- Growing Bougainvilleas at home
- A story of a rescued Dracaena
- Amorphophallus
- Thevetia nereifolia
- Palm
seeds germination
Articles about Florida Plants
By University of Florida, Institute
of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS)
- Butterfly Gardening in Florida
- 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
- 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