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Nasturtiums
Nasturtiums are my favorites among the edible flowers. They taste distinctively like a wasabi, strong, peppery and pungent. These flowers are good in garnishing your green salads making it more palatable. Nasturtium flowers have a wide array of colors and this is one of them, salmon pink. I also have maroon, and the most common…
Water Lily
I consider water lily as an exotic flower. It exudes such mystery as their name implies, Nymphaeaceae from the word Nymph which means beautiful maidens in Greek mythology. Just like the flowers of the water lily they are beautiful. Apparently, there are two types of water lily, hardy and tropical. Since we’re in the tropics,…
Pink Rose
I took this picture at our friend’s place using only the camera on my cellphone. I just have to take a photograph of this lovely flower. It reminded me of the old-fashioned roses my aunt used to have in her garden. Did you know that rose flower petals are edible? It’s good to sprinkle in…
Terrestial Orchids
Terrestial orchids grows in the wild in Hawaii. The one in the picture is called Spathoglottis Bulbosa. It is considered a terrestial orchid because it can grow in the soil not like other orchids which are aerial or epiphytes. They grow in loam or sandy soil with good drainage and enriched with either compost, well…
Lily Flower
I like this Lily Flower particularly because it reminds me of my childhood in the Philippines. In our elementary school, the flag pole is surrounded with plants but I don’t know what type of plants they are. Anyway, I just recently find out that it is in the Lily family. The flower is also especially…