Common Flora in Philippine Gardens*
On-Site Photographs and Taxonomic Identification
By Dr Abe V Rotor
Red kalachuchi (Plumera rubra)
Water plant (Philodendron hastatum); Lantana (Lantana camara)
Daisy (Gerbera jamesonii)
Doña Trining (white) - Mussaenda philippica;
Doña Aurora (Mussaenda philippica var aurorarae)
Ripe fruits of pandakaki (Tabernamontana pandakaki);
(Livistonia acuminata); Powderpuff lily (Haemanthus multiflorus)
Croton (Codiaeum variegatum); Croton (Codiaeum variegatum)
Tiger hemp (Sanziviera zeylanica); Garden asparagus (Asparagus officinales);
Entanglement of lianas and other viny plants
* Many plants in this collection were documented by the author from a number of places, as far as Guimaras Island, which are typical of Philippine gardens. Other lists are found in this blog, under San Vicente Botanical Garden. ~