San Vicente (Ilocos Sur) Botanical Garden Series 1
PLANT COLLECTION
"The best place to find God is in a garden. You can dig for Him there."– George Bernard Shaw
Dr Abe V Rotor
Heritage tree of three generations - native mango (Mangifera indica) is host to viny plants, ferns, and lianas like Rosary Pea and PhilodendronDouble-petal flowers of Sampaguita (Jasminium sambac) in two colors - white and purplish pink. Powderpuff lily (Haemanthus multiflorus) blooms in summer emerging from underground bulbs. Indigenous White Santan (Ixora finlaysoniana) may grow into a small tree. Other santan species are trimmed into hedges and figurines.
Perhaps the most common garden plant is croton (Codiaum variegatum). It comes in many varieties and cultivars. They are conveniently propagated by cuttings, thus preserving their own genetic characteristics. As a hobby plant enthusiasts have collections such as these two varieties. --------------------------------------------------
"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need."– Cicero
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Ferns such as the Oak-leaf fern (Drynaria quercifolia) crowd the base of large trees and corners which are cool and shady. Corazon de Maria (Caladium bicolor) has this leaf design, mottled with pinkish radial divisions.
"Earth laughs in flowers." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses."
