Monday, July 9, 2012
Engkantada: Bulusan's Mystery Flower
Engkantada is as luminous as the high rise of the full moon. Her ethereal beauty is visible only to a night stalker--me.
I knew beforehand that it will be a one-night performance only for this ephemeral beauty. So, I have to be patient in the waiting game. Then the final hour, the flower reveals herself which is a cross between a lotus and an orchid. What a mesmerizing sight! An apparition in her whiteness. Her scent was the most subtle kind of sweetness unlike any other fragrance.
Photos: Alma P. Gamil
Bulusan, Sorsogon, Philippines
Labels:
Asia,
Bicol region,
biodiversity,
Bulusan,
Bulusan flora,
Bulusan Sorsogon,
flora,
flower,
gardening,
ornamentals,
Philippines,
Southeast Asia
Location:
Bulusan, Philippines
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