I really don’t know where the color lavender ends and the color lilac begins. I’ve always referred to these as my lavender gumamela. We have two varieties, the smaller ones that we bought in Los Baños, Laguna, years ago, and the bigger ones with overlapping petals from a cutting given by Jay and Jet David about two Christmases ago. The following photos are flowers from that cutting.























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Al Perez 08.21.06 at 1:46 am
Nice pix! The gumamela on the right is lilac while the one on the left is lavender. Lilac has a more reddish tint (similar to mauve) whereas lavender is more bluish - in the violet spectrum of colors.
BatJay, Ang Dating Folk Singer ng Ma Mon Luk 08.21.06 at 2:13 am
wow.
ang ganda naman ng bloom nila ngayon. natutuwa ako at talagang nagbunga (literally) yung regalong binigay namin sa inyo.
ingat.
jay
Jet 08.21.06 at 11:31 am
Abaaa… at buhay pa pala ang lavander gumamela mo ha. Kamusta na kaya yung samen?
Have you made cuttings from that original one? You could plant it all over your yard and have several from that one cutting. Ganda ng lavander gumamela no?
Oliver 08.21.06 at 3:26 pm
Where can I buy the variety that Jay and Jet gave you?
Sassy 08.21.06 at 8:11 pm
Al, ah I see. I always wondered where mauve fit in. I think I like lilac better than lavender then.
Jay, we put the plant where it only gets morning sun. Ayaw yata nya talaga ng sun the whole day. Salamat ulit. Talagang showpiece pa rin.
Jet, pinapataba ko pa yung trunk. Takot ako mag-cut baka magtampo. hehehehe
Oliver, I don’t know hehehe but there are varieties (sickly though) that we bought in Los Baños.
BatJay, Ang Dating Folk Singer ng Ma Mon Luk 08.22.06 at 7:24 am
you can search the manila seedling bank at Quezon Avenue. they sell the gumamelas there from time to time.
Luz Saniano 09.10.07 at 10:13 am
Nakabili ako last Sat., 8 Sept. sa Orchid show sa QC compound, 1 lila and 1 white (double petals) @P50.00 each. (mura ano) May collection na ako - yellow, yellow orange, red, pink, orange (cute sila)
Luz
Sassy 09.10.07 at 3:01 pm
Wow, mura nga. Yung lilac at white kasi mas rare usually yan mahal. Lucky you!
rowena brazal 09.20.07 at 4:49 pm
medyo marami na rin akong collection but ang dami png kulang. Beautiful gumamela flowers!!!!!!!!!
rowena brazal 09.20.07 at 4:50 pm
sana may mgbigay ng gumamela sa akin. tnk u.
joann 11.27.07 at 4:25 pm
ang ganda ng lavender na bulaklak meron ba kayo nito????????????????
keith 11.27.07 at 4:29 pm
hello ang ganda naman ng gumamela enge naman ako pls………………………>_
mjune 02.01.08 at 8:56 am
ano po b ang element na nasa gumamela flowers that good for shoe blackening?
pki answer lng po..
kasi knakailangan lng tlga namin..
thnx….