Hibiscus Flower (Gumamela)

I planned to plant Calendula in my garden but I could not find seeds available in any nursery or garden store so I bought a packet of mixed seeds of perennials knowing Calendula seeds are included in the mix. So I sowed the seeds and I waited for the Calendula plant to show up. I…

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…

Ilang-Ilang is probably the most fragrant flower on earth. It’s the secret ingredient in most signature perfumes especially Chanel, I learned. Ilang-Ilang or Cananga odorata is a tropical tree indigenous to the Philippines. It grows tall to about 40 ft. in height. In the forests where they grow well is acidic in nature so they…

I just came back from Washington Middle School where they are holding an Orchid Showcase. The displays are just spectacular. I am glad I have my camera with me so I was able to take pictures. The lay out is really amazing. The different types of orchids they have are rare and not the ones…

Euphorbias are plants that might be mistaken to be cactus plants because of their thorns but is considered succulents and have milky sap that is poisonous. The one I’m talking about is the species named crown of thorns. I was not interested in these plants before because of the thorns but my cousin who just…

I did not know anything about puakenikeni flowers until my daughter requested a lei made of this fragrant flowers to send to her on her birthday. She was working in Las Vegas at the time. So I went looking in every florist shops but nobody seemed to have it. Her birthday month is January and…