Prickly Pear cactus, opuntia

Plant	Opuntia cochinellifera,Opuntia ficus-indica
Common name	Prickly pear,abakus, dila-dila, nopal, palad
Camera	Fujifilm HS25EXR
Location	Clarkfield, Pampanga
Photographer	Ernesto Adorio
Reference	Stuartxchange, Wikipedia

Mickey mouse eggplant, nipple plant, Solanum Mammosum

This funny looking plant "fruit" is the mickey mouse eggplant, found in the wild. According to some it is NOT edible, but stuart xchange says :
Fruit makes an excellent vegetable, the elongated kind is most cultivated, eaten before it ripens, before the seed hardens.Good source of calcium, phosphorus, iron, and vitamin B. The green leaves are a good source of vitamin C.

Plant	Solanum Mammosum
Common name	Mickey mouse eggplant, Cow's Udder Plant, Nipple Fruit
Location	Salvador Benedicto
Camera	Nokia C3
Photographer	Ernesto P. Adorio
Reference	Wikipedia, stuart xchange

"Deathly white" unknown plant flower at UP Clark

Some may like the flower, but I find it strangely solemnly sad to look at.


And it is not still identified, though it is commonly called IVORY flowers. I have posted the photo in Facebook and will give P100.00 to the first one who can properly identify it.


Identified today, February 13, 2013 as Calotropis Gigantea by Dinah Canada.

Plant/flower	Calotropis Gigantea
Common Name	Ivory Flower, bowstring hemp, calotrope, crown flower, crownplant, giant milkweed, madar
Location	Clark Field, Pampanga
Camera	Fujifilm HS25EXR camera
Acknowledgment	Ella Jacildo (common name), Dinah Canada (scientific name)
Reference	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calotropis_gigantea

Birds in sky formation

Taken with Samsung WB150F digital camera, 1/180s, f/3.7, ISO 80 In Sta. Maria, Bulacan, February 9, 2013.

Sweet scented mock orange flowers, Philadelphus

I was amazed when my Australian based FB friend posted a photo of a "mock" lemon or orange. Seems the name is appropriate since they gave off the same scents but never bear fruits. Wikipedia showed that it belongs to the genus Philadelphus with 60 members.

Plant/Flower	Plantae/Angiosperms|Eudicots/Asterids/Cornales/Hydrangeaceae/Philadelphus
Common Name	Mock Orange or Lemeon
Camera	Panasonic S3
Location	Gladstone, Australia
Photographer	Susan Estrope Dicker
Reference	http://Wikipedia entry

Image owned and copyright by Susan Estrope Dicker. Photo hosted in Facebook.

Delicate "ginger" lily blooms

Our Australian Facebook friend has posted a clear and stunning photo of a "ginger" lily like plant on her Facebook page. The buds look like nipples full of milk, I joked that it should be named nipples flower.

Here are some photos I took in Salvador Benedicto with my trusted HS25EXR camera.

Plant	Languas speciosa, Zerumbet speciosum
Common name	Shell ginger, langkawas na pula,
Location	Gladstone, Australia
Photographer	Susan Estrope Dicker
Camera	Panasonic S3
Date	Feb.18,2012
Reference	stuart xchange
Attributions	Common name: Ella Bernales Jacildo

First image owned and copyright by Susan Estrope Dicker.Linked with permission from SED.

Aloe vera flower from Australia.

I have seen the flowers of century plants, but here is one from a humble aloe vera, courtesy of our friend S.E.D. from Australia.

Taken with a Panasonic S3 Lumix digital camera.

Image owned and copyright (2013) by Susan Estrope Dicker. Linked and published with permission in this blog.