Living with Nature Botanical Garden Plants

Living with Nature Botanical Garden Series

Rare Plants in the Garden

Dr Abe V Rotor

A visiting coed poses before a cluster of  Variegated 

Oregano Origanum vulgare 'Variegata' from Rome, 

"secret" of the savory Italian pizza and macaroni.

  

Jatropha multifida, called coral plant, coralbush, and physic nut 

is a species of Jatropha native to Mexico and the Caribbean.

Colorful Bougainvillea intermingling with kandaroma or 

spiny aroma (Acacia farnesiana), appears like the 

latter's flower.  Spiny aroma was introduced to the 

Philippines from Mexico during the Spanish era.

                             Stripe Pandan (Pandanus Pygmaeus'Variegatus'),

is a variant of variegated pandan, and a relative of the 

giant coastal pandan, Pandanus tectorius.

This small tree known as Caballero (Caesalpinia pulcherrima), 

is also called poinciana, peacock flower or flamboyant-de-jardin. 

It is a native to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas.

Mickey Mouse plant, Ochna serrulata, Family Ochnaceae,
is called Mickey mouse plant or Mickey Mouse bush 

due to the plant's ripe blackfruit, which upside down 

resembles the ears of Mickey Mouse, and bright-red 

sepals resembling his trousers.