Asclepias physocarpa, swan plant, balloon plant

We used to play with these plants when we were young, we squeezed the balls or even them and we are glad nobody tried to taste its liquid goo as it is poisonous! After searching in google for plants with scrotum, plants with balls, we were rewarded with a link (cant remember the exact links) to our reference (see table)


This plant is a favorite of the grand monarch butterfly. The fact that the plant is alkoloidal endows the butterflies their unpalabity to predators such as birds. Our specimen comes from our late beloved sister's farm at Don Salvador Benedicto.

This plant is NOT native to the Philippines. It is from Southeast Africa!

Plant	Asclepias physocarpa
Common names	swan plant, balloon plant
Camera	Olympus VG-110
Photographer	Dr. Ernesto P. adorio
Reference	Wikipedia

Cordyline terminalis/fruticosa, baston de san jose., tungkod-pare

A favorite of landscape architects in the Philippines, this plant has nice pinkish reddish-brown leaves. Most of the photos here were shot in an early morning, we should have shot them in mid-morning to mid-afternoon when the sun is out to highlight their contrasting colors!

Here is a close up of flowers of the bastons:

Note: the name cordyline terminalis replaces the old name cordyline furticosa.

Plant	Cordyline fruticosa
Common names	tungkod pare, baston de san jose, ti-tree
Camera	Nikon D5100
Photographer	Dr. Ernesto P. Adorio(plants),Gerrica Gasapo(flowers)
Reference	stuart xchange, Wikipedia (ti-plant)
Album	Facebook(EP Adorio)

Lagerstroemia indica Linn., Crepe myrtle, Melendres

This photo was shot by a Facebook friend from her own garden in Australia.

Here is my own photo taken with my Olympus VG-110,last May 28

Here is a white crepe myrtle I saw today, July 21, 2012 at the sidewalk of the soon to be demolished Manila Seedling Bank.

My sister, an artist, has captured the inner beauty of crepe myrtle! Please visit the related links below.

Plant	Lagerstroemia indica Linn
Common name	Melendres
Location	Gladstone, Australia(first photo), Sum-ag, Bacolod City(second photo)
Photographer(s)	Susan Estrope Dicker(first photo), Dr. Ernesto Adorio(second photo)
Acknowledgment	C.P. Adorio(generic "myrtle"), Ella Bernales Jacildo(common name Melendres)
Reference	stuart xchange
Album	Facebook 1, Facebook 2 by EP Adorio.
Related links	Ces and her dishes

First image owned by Susan Estrope Dicker. Will post additional photos on myrtle (done, 1 photo)!

Zingeber Spectabile, beehive ginger flower, gingerwort

This is an unusual flower from the ginger family.

This easily grows in the tropics and I have found them at cool Buenos Aires Resort, Salvador Benedicto towns and even at our home, planted by my sister in Bacolod City, Negros Island where I took the photos.

It is reported that the small flowers which grow in pairs, last only for a day! but the main flower bulb inflorescence can last for months as a cut flower!

Here is a second set of photos from virtually the same place we shot last year!

Plant	Zingeber Spectable
Common Names	Beehive ginger flower, gingerwort
Camera	Olympus VG-110, Fujifilm HS25EXR (second set)
Photographer	Dr. Ernesto P. Adorio
Location	Bacolod City, Negros Occidental
References	palmvrienden.net, Wikipedia
Acknowledgments	Rebecca Adorio (common name and garden specimens), Susan Estrope Dicker(ginger family)
Album(s)	Facebook

Flowers: Zephrantes Rosea, rain lily

This plant grew also in our family home lot in Bacolod and it cheered me up to see it growing in UP BLISS.

Camera	Olympus VG-110
Photographer	Dr. Ernesto Adorio
Acknowledgment	Dr. Romana delos Reyes (scientific name), Ella Bernales Jacildo
Reference	Wikipedia

Herbs: Foeniculum vulgare, fennel, hara, anis

I had an interesting discussion among Facebook friends about the identification of this plant. Some saying it was dill, others saying it is Fennel, and a few says it is Rosemary!
Finally, today, I read Dr. Godofredo Stuart's excellent site and discovered that the photo closely matches with our unnamed herb, which tastes great like freshly ripe mangoes!

Plant	Foeniculum vulgare, Fennel
Common names	hara, anise
Camera	Olympus VG-110
Photographer	Dr. Ernesto Adorio
Reference	stuartxchange
	Wikipedia
Album	Facebook (list of medicinal plants)

Flowers: Mirabilis Jalapa 2, four Oclock flowers growing wild.

I was struck by the similarity of these flowers (weeds) growing wild near the abandoned BLISS Mart building to the Mirabilis Jalapa flowers we featured before. There were yellow and red healthy flowers with seeds! It brought back memories of the times I was a kid, collecting and playing with the hard seeds.

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Plant	Four Oclock flowers
Common Name	Alas Cuatro
Camera	Olympus VG-110
Photographer	Dr. Ernesto Adorio
References	Wikipedia
Album	Facebook
Related	Mirabilis Jalapa 1