Growing Flowers in the Philippines

When one hears the two magic words "The Philippines", the mind is flooded by images of beaches littered with toned bodies in golden skin, a piece of jaunty music, good food, sports icons and exotic animals which can only be found in its virgin rain forests. But do you think about its flowers?

The Philippines is home to some of the most beautiful flowers in the world. The tropical climate might be too extreme for sensitive flowers such as roses so many professional growers choose to use greenhouses to control the weather. However, other flowers such as anthuriums, ginger, birds of paradise, heliconias and orchids are perfect for the tropical weather. These flowers can be cultivated easily in the hot and moist weather that is the trademark of The Philippines.

Flowers can be grown the traditional way, that is, in flowerbeds. The grower plants seeds in the soil and waits for the flowers to grow, all the while taking care of it with devoted patience. The grower protects the plants from pests both from the soil and out of it by using appropriate pesticides. Fertilizer is used to enrich the soil to ensure that the flowers are "fed" properly, other than being given water and right amount of sunlight everyday.

Since The Philippines is a tropical country and therefore prone to extreme and sudden changes in the weather, growing flowers traditionally involves a lot of risk. The grower may lose all of his or her crops to an abrupt spike in the temperature or a heavy downpour of rain. This is not practical since the time, labor, and capital lost can never be replaced.

That is why Philippine flower growers utilize greenhouses in farming their flowers for commercial sale and export. Greenhouses offer a controlled environment perfect for the flowers' optimum growth. The risk for pest invasion is drastically minimized as well, since the greenhouse is sealed. All the flowers are tended to more thoroughly in a greenhouse than in an exposed flower bed since all necessary conditions are maintained at less the cost, time, and manpower.

After harvesting, the flowers are delivered straight to the flower shops. These flower shops in turn offer flower delivery to their clients. Delivery is efficient and stress-free, which makes the flower shops competitive not only in the quality of their flowers but in the quality of service as well. In fact, delivery is not limited only within the Philippines; it also exports its flowers to the rest of the world. And why not? Their beauty is renowned and unique - only in The Philippines!

Exotic flowers in the Philippines

The Philippines is known worldwide as one of the most beautiful countries. This tropical archipelago, is known for its beautiful sights, beautiful people --- known and beautiful flowers of course! There are several species that can be found in the Philippines, the one and only. These exotic flowers grow almost anywhere in a warm, moist environment of the country, well-trimmed hedges, the natural setting of the landscape of wild, vacant lots fullCenter of the metropolis.

One of the most beautiful flowers that can be found in the Philippines on what is known locally as the Sampaguita. The national flower of the country because of its popularity among the natives and their involvement in the depths of culture and local traditions. His name is Arab American Jasmine while its botanical name is Jasminum sambac, with a kind of jasmine with small white flowers, fragrant natives of South Asia, especially inSouth East Asia. Its distinctive aroma is what is known by all Filipinos. In fact, the flower is so popular that it is usually sold in the street together as a series chain air freshening cheap car or as a tribute to statues of saints in churches and homes to use. It grows almost everywhere, loving the heat, and does not require much fuss.

Another exotic flower found in the Philippines, the hibiscus or rose mallow, which is commonly called the gumamela. The shrub is a popular ornamental plant in the country with colorful flowers with five petals of red, yellow, pink, purple, white, orange, and various other combinations of colors. Besides being an ornamental plant grown in many gardens and hedges in the countryside, is also used as a medicinal plant. gumamela leaves and flowers are used to treat cough, fever, dysentery, urinary tract infections, headache, bloating, bronchitis, hypertension and other common diseases. There are very few flowers inPhilippines> may not be equal to the medicinal value of gumamela.

The ylang-ylang is a small greenish-yellow flower, the petals, like a starfish's leg. The name comes from two words or Tagalog ilang ---- or "wilderness" and ylang-Ilan, or "rarely" It 's widely used for its essential oil in aromatherapy is known to reduce the pressure derivative treatment of skin problems and as an aphrodisiac.

The Sampaguita, Ylang-Ylang and gumamela are just some of the most popularexotic flowers in the Philippines. There are literally thousands of other unique flowers, the Philippines used to highlight the breathtaking beauty. It may be a small country, but the flowers in the Philippines are among the best and most beautiful in the world.