Stargazer Lily - White

White Lilium Stargazer - Lilium orientalis

I bought this Stargazer Lily at Opon local market, Lapu Lapu City from sidewalk vendors. According to them, this flower grows abundantly in Cagayan de Oro province due to humid climate in their highlands most time of the day.

Scientific Name:

Lilium orientalis

Family:

Liliaceae

Toxicity:

Toxic to Cats, Non-Toxic to Dogs, Non-Toxic to Horses

Toxic Principles:

Unknown

Clinical Signs:

Vomiting, inappetence, lethargy, kidney failure and death is possible. Cats are only species known to be affected.

According to wikipedia, Lilium "Stargazer" (the Stargazer lily) is a hybrid lily of the Oriental group. Oriental lilies are known for their fragrant perfume, blooming mid-to-late summer. Stargazers are easy to grow and do best in full sunlight.They have a fast growth rate and should be planted in full sun in well drained loamy or sandy soil. When mature, Stargazers can grow to a height of 36 inches with a spread of 12 to 16 inches with 4 to 5 flowers per stem.

Kalachuchi - White Bangkok Calachuchi

Yesterday, i found a White colored Bangkok Calachuchi/Kalachuchi in one flower garden here in the Philippines. As i searched the scientific name, it is so called the Adenium obesum, a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. Accordingly, the common names include Sabi Star, Kudu, and Desert-rose.

According to wikipedia source, this plant has evergreen or drought-deciduous succulent shrub which can also lose its leaves during cold spells, or according to the subspecies or cultivar. It can grow to 1–3 m (3.3–9.8 ft) height, with pachycaul stems and a stout, swollen basal caudex. The leaves are spirally arranged, clustered toward the tips of the shoots, simple entire, leathery in texture, 5–15 cm (2.0–5.9 in) long and 1–8 cm (0.39–3.1 in) broad. The flowers are tubular, 2–5 cm (0.79–2.0 in) long, with the outer portion 4–6 cm (1.6–2.4 in) diameter with five petals, resembling those of other related genera such as Plumeria and Nerium. The flowers tend to red and pink, often with a whitish blush outward of the throat.