In addition to mother, who's been attentively tending the "unofficial" garden, two others have been employed just to take care of the growing brood of plants.
I remember just a few months ago when we first started collecting plants, my mom alone could tend to all their needs. Then as the number of plants began to multiply she needed to get help to do the daily tasks of watering, weeding, transplanting, pruning, etc. Lately, the two of them could no longer keep up with the workload that another person has been employed, though on as-needed basis only.
I reckon once this new batch of plants are added and begin to grow in size and number the as-needed only position will become a permanent one.
Here's the list of the new batch of plants joining in.
- Alpinia purpurata - "Pink alpinia"
- Alpinia zerumbet - "Shell ginger"
- Asplenium nidus - "Birds nest fern"
- Cananga odorata - "Ilang-ilang"
- Cestrum nocturnum - "Dama de noche"
- Citrofortunella mitis - "Calamansi (variegated)"
- Curcuma alismatifolia - "White curcuma"
- Cyathea ?? - "Tree ferns"
- Cyperus papyrus - "Dwarf papyrus"
- Cyperus papyrus - "Giant papyrus"
- Dichorisandra thyrsiflora - "Blue ginger"
- Etlingera elatior - "Pink torch"
- Gardenia jasminoides - "Rosal / Gardenia"
- Gardenia jasminoides - "Rosal / Gardenia (variegated)"
- Hedychium angustifolium - "Peach camia"
- Hedychium coronarium - "White camia"
- Hedychium densiflorum - "Assam orange ginger"
- Heliconia bihai - "Chocolate dancer"
- Heliconia caribaea - "Red caribaea"
- Heliconia caribaea" - Yellow caribaea"
- Heliconia Chartacea - "Sexy pink"
- Heliconia latispatha - "Orange claw"
- Heliconia lennartiana - "Orange panama"
- Hydrocleys nymphoides - "Water poppy"
- Iris ?? - "Water iris"
- Juncus pallidus ? -"Broomstick"
- Medinilla magnifica - "Medinilla"
- Michelia alba - "Chamapaca (white)"
- Michelia champaca - "Yellow Champaca"
- Michelia doltsopa - "Chinese magnolia"
- Platycerium holtummii - "Staghorn fern"
- Tecomaria capensis - "Love and Devotion"
- Vitex negundo - "Lagundi"
- Wrightia antidysenterica - "White angel"
- Zingiber zerumbet - "Shampoo ginger"
- Zingiber zerumbet - "Shampoo ginger (variegated)"
- ??? - "Bromeliad"
- ??? - "Calios - bonsai"
- ??? - "Carabao fern"
- ??? - "Dry narie"
- ??? - "Ferns - other"
- ??? - "Ground orchid"
- ??? - "Jasmine (Jamaican)"
- ??? - "Jasmine (Singaporean)"
- ??? - "Money tree -red"
- ??? - "Money tree -white"
