Monday, October 24, 2011

Tropical Grasses

It was raining that night when I was home in our farm one weekend. Upon waking up I went out to see anything which might be attractive for the camera. It is always very refreshing outside the house after the rain,  feels so relaxing and comforting than in the big city, where air pollution makes so much difference.

The grasses are in their flowering stage now. In one or two months, these will mature and seeds will be dispersed by the winds. All photos here are from the wild and not from the garden.

Imperata cylindrica or cogon in the vernacular. This is not flowering yet but in summer months or dry season 


I love this but I don't know its name



Saccharum spontaneum or talahib in vernacular. The white flowers are borne on long slender stalks.

The fruiting structures above stick to clothes that touch it to ensure dispersal.

Napier grasses for feeds of cattle and horses 

Amorseko or love grass in Mt Gulugod Baboy

Mt Gulugod Baboy (Pig Spine), Mabini, Batangas

Our World Tuesday Graphic

29 comments:

Sunray Gardens said...

Some nice grass photos. One thing I don't really have here or room for either, but I do like them.
Cher Sunray Gardens

Autumn Belle said...

I love viewing the graceful grasses depicted in photos. Grass background scenery was the backdrop for my wedding photos. In my case, the photographers used brooms to create this effect but the picture turned out to be very romantic. Great shots, Andrea!

One said...

The grass in the first one resembles my lemon grass. Clifford likes to chew them.

Love the last 2 photos; one golden and the other, for its lovely curves.

Rambling Woods said...

Those are really beautiful..I have some grasses here and I love them..Michelledi

Photo Cache said...

beautiful grasses. i love them. i once planted grass from seeds i bought from the nursery and turned out well.

Wandering Thought said...

These are what I called simple beauties..Gorgeous shots!

gardenwalkgardentalk.com said...

I love the image of the Amorseko grass. If I spelled that right! All the grasses are lovely and look like they grow incredibly well.

lotusleaf said...

Beautiful grasses. Thanks for giving the names of so many!

Ebie said...

I remember when I was a little kid, my mama would cut some amorseko for my ear lobes.

Salamat sa pag dalaw! Magandang Martes.

Ebie said...

Nice meeting you Andrea. My daughter and I love to take road trips and photograph nature and landscape. I am glad you enjoy our travels and adventure.

Luna Miranda said...

i love the slope of Mt Galugod Baboy---it's a funny name, and our photos of wild grasses. my mom says that when talahib is flowering, people get sick, especially those with asthma and allergies.

Marie (once The Tile Lady) said...

Andrea,

What amazing photos of the different grasses in your area! I liked the love grass the best, I think, those those fuzzy caterpillar ones are favorites of mine as well. Thanks for coming by to visit my blog. Yes, the plant on my header is a magnolia! The photo was taken just a month ago in Georgia, USA I think during our trip. The skin of the fruit is soft and fuzzy and pink in this stage and I love it! Take care--

Marie

Mark and Gaz said...

Some of these beautiful grasses are grown as annuals here :)

FotoAnna said...

I love your grasses!
You have capture them beautiful...
Greetings from Holland,
Anna

Jenn said...

Beautiful captures! I've heard of Gulugod Baboy but never trekked it. Looks interesting.

Lrong said...

I should be shooting pics of these grasses... there are quite a bit of them growing here...

Arija said...

So beautifully documented grasses. It always amazes me how diverse nature is.

Kate/High Altitude Gardening said...

That 'Love Grass' is just stunning. I love heading out to the garden after a nice rain. Everything seems to take on a different look and feel, through the camera.

Giga said...

Tyle różnych traw na tej górze ? Mnie się też podoba ta, której nazwy nie znasz. Pozdrawiam ciepło

Beyond My Garden said...

beautiful essay on what is often thought of as a mundane subject. You captured the beauty of you farmland grasses.
nellie

Gloria, Dakota Garden said...

I love the picture of the tall grass next to a palm tree. We don't have palms here except maybe indoors. I feel warm just looking at it - lovely

catmint said...

Dear Andrea, so wonderful to see your photos of wild grasses. Like Autumn Belle said, graceful and romantic. And excellently photographed. cheers, catmint

Rohit Sareen said...

wonderful shots.

tx for dropping by at My Third Eye

joey said...

Lovely post and most informative, Andrea. Thanks for sharing.

Melanie said...

How beautiful. Grasses blowing in the wind are one of my favourite sights.

Life Ramblings said...

wonderful photos. grasses make a great subject for photography.

Corner Gardener Sue said...

I enjoyed seeing the grasses you have in your part of the world. I love that love grass!

tina said...

Wonderful grasses!

Francisca said...

You made a lovely post out of all these wild grasses, Andrea! [I still need to check out the links you left for me... thanks!]

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