White Torch Ginger

Rainy season beauties. The first batch of flowers last month already wilted. Time to cut and harvest so we can propagate via seeds this White Torch Ginger (Etlingera sp). 😍🌱🌱

 

Peanut Butter Fruit

Bunchosia glandulifera commonly known as peanut butter fruit. Birds feast on this fruit everyday and spread the seeds. The fruit is mostly eaten fresh, but is also used for jellies, jams or preserves. 

 

Gin Berry (Glycosmis pentaphylla)

Pink citrusy fruits of Gin Berry (Glycosmis pentaphylla) also sometimes known as the Rum Berry. It is a tropical perennial small evergreen fruiting tree/shrub native to Tropical Asia and Australia. This is one of my 6 year old shrub on our food forest. Lots of wildlings. 😍🌱💚

 

Hanopol (Poikilospermum suaveolens)

Unripe fruits of Hanopol (Poikilospermum suaveolens). Hanopol is a woody climber, common in forests at low and medium altitudes from northern Luzon to Mindanao. Young leaves and ripe fruits are edible. 

 

Giant Atis

We still have limited planting materials of grafted giant Atis. These are ready to plant. Fruiting as early as 1.5 years old in good growing condition. Until supplies last only. 😍🌱🌳

 

Pelican Flower (Aristolochia gigantea)

Non stop flowering even during the dry period last month. This is the  Pelican Flower (Aristolochia gigantea). Outplanted this last October of 2024. This is one of the largest single flower blooms on Earth. 😍🌱💚

Aunasin (Ardisia pyramidalis)

Flowering Aunasin (Ardisia pyramidalis) @2.5 years on the ground. It is a shade loving flowering plant. Young shoots, flowers and fruits are edible. 😍🌱🌳

 

Blue Java Banana

Blue Java also known as the ice cream banana. It gets its nickname from its sweet, creamy, custard-like flesh that tastes and feels remarkably similar to vanilla ice cream. 😋🍌💕

 

Palawan Tambis (Syzygium gigantifolium)

One of my favorite to collect. This is the rare Palawan Tambis (Syzygium gigantifolium). 😍🌱🌳

 

Pink Banana

Available! 

Musa velutina or The Pink Banana is a unique kind of banana that stands out because of its deep reddish-purple skin. They’re sweeter than normal bananas and usually have a longer shelf life too. The pink color of the skin is because of all the good stuff inside! Bananas this color contains more beta carotene and vitamin C than yellow bananas. They also contain potassium and iron. Pink Banana is considered to be a symbol of good luck and prosperity. 😍🌱🌱

 

Alingatong

A 4 year old flowering Alingatong (Dendrocnide meyeniana) also known as stinging nettle. The plant is known for its tiny stinging hairs that cause a burning sensation, swelling, and redness upon contact. It is a traditional medicinal plant in the Philippines, especially known in the Visayas, used primarily as a root tea to treat kidney issues, high blood pressure, and arthritis. The roots are boiled and consumed.

 

Jungle fowl

Jungle fowl hatching. This is their second batch of eggs since they arrived here last February. 🐥🐥🐥