Chi from the Cool Clouds

Slice/s of life

Nov 11, '07 9:49 AM
for everyone

I wish there are classes in grade school that teach kids the names of flowers that abound in places like Baguio. Subjects that are taught in a way you'd get to know flowers (botany and gardening) like the back of your hands.

That way, one need not buy a voluminous (and expensive) book just to get aquainted with and whisper to the wind how beautiful a particular flower is.

The labels of flowers here are more for "handles," courtesy of a "literary license" (kuning-kuning).

Red Head

Yellow Rage
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Orange Scratch

My Flickr Hall of Fame

Pink n Blue Bromeliad
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Cacti Bloom

Guava Bloom

Lantana w/ Bumble Bee

Roadside Denizen

My Popular Name is Jack's Shoes
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Baguio Botanical Splendour 1
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Twins

Baguio Botanical Splendor 2

Yellow Buttons

New Rage: The "Mickey Mouse" Plant
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Filed of Dreams
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Window with Flowers

Flowers of May

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remtabjr wrote on Nov 11, '07

I remember these flowers planted in the PNB building planters in Session Rd and Mabini St.while growing up...These are called Nasturtium..they say it's edible but I never tried it. I plant them as ornamental annual every year in my garden to remind me of the flowers when I was young. Also everlasting (straw flowers); it always bring back memories of home...TFS...

padmapani wrote on Nov 11, '07, edited on Nov 11, '07

They're yummy in salad! Subtly sweet! You can eat them whole.

undoneenigma wrote on Nov 12, '07

purtee flowers! hay.

luciferjanna wrote on Nov 12, '07

Too pretty to eat and end up at the other end.

ruditabora wrote on Nov 12, '07

padmapani said

They're yummy in salad! Subtly sweet! You can eat them whole.

burp!

cemarban wrote on Nov 13, '07

napintas nga sabong dagitoy.

artnanay wrote on Nov 13, '07

makataway ak lay pising.. tama ba yun? hehe

fibrolady wrote on Nov 14, '07

nasturtiums?

baguiowriter wrote on Nov 14, '07, edited on Nov 14, '07

Nasturtium, wow! Didn't even know they're edible.

boowwet wrote on Nov 17, '07

yelloooooo

boowwet wrote on Nov 17, '07

sorry for that i just found out, some rolls of negs are missing in my files. my suspected borrowers are still rummaging through their files kano. i'm still on the process of cleaning the pics that i found ijay karton ti san miguel nga nangidulinak.

baguiowriter wrote on Nov 17, '07, edited on Nov 17, '07

boowwet said

ijay karton ti san miguel nga nangidulinak.

Hmmm... nice way to preserve history, eh -- in the company of the spirits... (cool alcohol) -- ha-ha!

waffycasem wrote on Nov 17, '07

Nice! =)

mangkaryas wrote on Nov 17, '07

nag pintas manang!

ricmaniquis wrote on Nov 17, '07

refreshing! i like!

pd317 wrote on Nov 17, '07

nice...

jackcarino wrote on Nov 17, '07, edited on Nov 18, '07

Thanks to the "scientists" who named this after me -- Ha-ha-ha-hahhh!

jackcarino wrote on Nov 17, '07

I offer all these flowers to you. LOL!

jackcarino wrote on Nov 17, '07

These flowers are also for you.

ruditabora wrote on Nov 17, '07

mayat!

remtabjr wrote on Nov 17, '07

"Field of Dreams!" Would love to be a flower farmer in La Trinidad..:-)

remtabjr wrote on Nov 17, '07

" I wish there are classes in grade school that teach kids the names of flowers that abound in places like Baguio. Subjects that are taught in a way you'd get to know flowers (botany and gardening) like the back of your hands."

Would it be nice, if you do a pictorial of the floras and fauna of Baguio and make it into a book; if there's not one done. Labels the native flowers of Baguio with their common and scientific names..
and how they grow or are grown? Wistful thinking, but doable isn't it?

dawinsanity wrote on Nov 17, '07

Beautiful!

chinito2k6 wrote on Nov 17, '07

refreshing :)

julietadevera wrote on Nov 18, '07

Bleeding hearts? My favorites! thanks Ms. Chi.

remtabjr wrote on Nov 18, '07

jackcarino said

Thanks to the scientists who named this after me -- Ha-ha-ha-hahhh!

hi Jack!
The same scientists also named another flower for your great work in Baguio...It's Jack in the Pulpit..The American Indian tribe used it for medicine..Accdg to source, they used it to treat tummy ache or asthma. (Don't work on the Filipino asthma though -"Askmahwife".:-) The fruits of the Jack-in-the Pulpit is food for wild turkey (politicians).hehehe LOL

remtabjr wrote on Nov 18, '07, edited on Nov 18, '07

Nice! I like the PI variety of Bleeding Heart ( like this) better ...they're more expressive!

baguiowriter wrote on Nov 18, '07

remtabjr said

"Field of Dreams!" Would love to be a flower farmer in La Trinidad..:-)

Nice title. Let me change that then.

baguiowriter wrote on Nov 18, '07

remtabjr said

The same scientists also named another flower for your great work in Baguio...It's Jack in the Pulpit.

Pls find that flower for our "sick" local politicians then, Manong Nonoy. Baka they might forget their cravings for more cars. LOL.

@Juliet & Manong Nonoy: There is another variety of "Bleeding Heart" in Baguio. Its petals are white and the stamen are really, really bloody red in color. Moreover, there's superstition attached to its lore, you guessed it -- matters of the heart.

Thanks and cheers! Reminds me that the Baguio Flower Festival is just around the corner.

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baguiowriter wrote on Nov 18, '07

remtabjr said

Would it be nice, if you do a pictorial of the floras and fauna of Baguio and make it into a book; if there's not one done. Labels the native flowers of Baguio with their common and scientific names..
and how they grow or are grown? Wistful thinking, but doable isn't it?

Yes, Manong, a good projet. I wonder though if the old folks who know the native names of plants and flowers are still around.

Maybe, it's better to mobilize institutional funding to get researchers. It's your passion Manong, why don't you come here in Baguio and do it for a few months. A challenge to you...

remtabjr wrote on Nov 18, '07

baguiowriter said

Hmmm, that an easy task! just tell me what the leader (here some call themselves "public servant") stands for and I'll name the flower...hehehe! no poison ivies, just blooming flowers..
hehehe, biro lang po! there are many "sampaguitas" in the council that smells good..walang biro! LOL...

baguiowriter wrote on Nov 18, '07

remtabjr said

an easy task! just tell me what the leader (here some call themselves "public servant") stands for and I'll name the flower...hehehe! no poison ivies,

Kindly send us some for the Flower Festival in February, ngarud. A spoof floral float of a poisonous variety might clinch an award -- for exoticism.

Then the annual event would have other social dimensions than just strutting in the streets for the tourists' megabucks (if there would still be tourists coming over with all that stinky garbage in our streets up to now....)

abet07 wrote on Nov 22, '07

Used to collect droplets of rain water using those delicate leaves. Always wondered why a pearl of raindrop just slithers thru the leaves and not permeate beneath the surface. I just loved the capillary effect and the speed of the pearls flowing from leaf to leaf. Like mercury on my palm. Forget the scent...just enjoy the activity when you're playing with friends who had simplistic "activities" like you do but can still remember a suctioned slipper from the slippery mud bath..maigalgalisak pay idi nga agkolekta kadagitoy nga bul-bulong...Loved it though...those days 40 yrs...ago and counting...awan pay Alzheimers ko.

ricmaniquis wrote on Nov 28, '07

ah so that's what its called. nice.

dylanesque wrote on Dec 19, '07

Will this plant survive in the lowlands?

criscayat wrote on Dec 29, '07

Hi Chi!
A Chinese friend said this fruit is called "fertility flower", dunno why. This usually out in the market in Hong Kong during winter most especially Chinese new year.

baguiowriter wrote on Dec 29, '07

criscayat said

Hi Chi!
A Chinese friend said this fruit is called "fertility flower", dunno why. This usually out in the market in Hong Kong during winter most especially Chinese new year.

Thanks for the info Cris. I also wish I could research on this. I wonder if it is the product of new cross-breeding.

tintinlaurel wrote on Dec 29, '07

ang cute! hehehe

baguiowriter wrote on Dec 29, '07, edited on Dec 30, '07

tintinlaurel said

ang cute! hehehe

In time, they will mutate into critters and gremlins... (most probably when crass commercialism has gone beyond control) Mwah-ha-ha-ha!

bobilapurugganan wrote on Dec 29, '07

how long is the wait from a seedling till it bears fruit? Does it thrive in the lowlands too?

baguiowriter wrote on Dec 29, '07, edited on Dec 30, '07

bobilapurugganan said

how long is the wait from a seedling till it bears fruit? Does it thrive in the lowlands too?

It takes the same cycle as the Okra, I think, around 3-4 months. (No personal knowledge about it yet, as we are just starting to plant it now here in Baguio.)

It grows well in cold places, but so far my sister has been able to produce some seedlings in her farm in Bulacan. She got the fruits and seeds from Mindanao.

julietadevera wrote on Dec 30, '07, edited on Dec 30, '07

Wow! It looks sooooo delicious, too bad it's not edible! It's really cute, I hope no gremlins come out of it tho' huh, hehehhe!
Happy 2008 to you Chi.

momiejoy wrote on Dec 30, '07

some officemates of mine told me they brought home some "mickey mouse" plants from palawan. i haven't seen any though, awan pay nagited eh. i wonder if "mickey mouse" has found his way to the baguio orchidarium??? Happy New Year, Chi...

newways wrote on Dec 30, '07

But it looks atractive!!

baguiowriter wrote on Dec 30, '07

momiejoy said

i wonder if "mickey mouse" has found his way to the baguio orchidarium??? Happy New Year, Chi...

Mommie Joy, mys sister said that they are now selling this at Dangwa Station in Dimasalang.
Happy New Year met kadakayo ken iti Bawadi! (Paadwen yo ti danum ta makamulaak. Huuu...!)

baguiowriter wrote on Dec 30, '07

dylanesque said

Will this plant survive in the lowlands?

I doubt very much.