Purple hibiscus

Double plum hibiscus with purple flower. Purple variety of hibiscus are highly sought-after collector's items in the gardening world. With a long flowering display of gorgeous blooms, this variety is ideal as a specimen plant and performs very well as a hedging or screening plant. 😍🌱🌱

 

Mamey Sapote

Finally dropped down this Mamey sapote (Pouteria sapota) that was successfully germinated from a couple of seeds last January. 😍🌱🌳

Free fruits

Picking up some fresh pineapples and soursop. 💚🌱💕

 

Katmon (Dillenia philippinensis)

The fruit fall of Katmon (Dillenia philippinensis). This is endemic in the Philippines from lowland to mid-elevation. Fruit is used as a souring agent in dishes. It can also be cooked into jams and jellies. 💚🌱🌳

Dalinsoi (Terminalia surigaensis)

A few more seedlings of native flowering tree Dalinsoi (Terminalia surigaensis) are available for disposal. This is endemic in the Philippines. Highly valued by native tree enthusiasts for its distinctive dangling flowers. 😍🌱🌱

Pritchardia pacifica

Pritchardia pacifica is native to Tonga. Commonly known as Fiji fan palm, or piu. This species is sought after by palm enthusiasts for cultivation and is widely grown as an ornamental plant throughout the Pacific and Southeast Asia. The plants tolerate coastal spray. 🌴🌴🌴

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. 😍🌱💚