The Legend of the Imelda Grass found in the fields of Gen. Santos
On November - 27 - 2007 - 331 views
Imelda Grass or more popularly known as Imelda Flower could be seen sprouting all around Gensan. Legend says that it was former First Lady Imelda Marcos who introduced it here in the 70s upon noticing that the area was one hot, arid desert. This thorny grass which is also known as Imelda creeper thrives well in sandy areas and needs minimal water.
These photos were taken at the oval plaza one afternoon with the tents being readied for “Pasko Sa Gensan 2007″ at the background.
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gensanite Says:
i haven’t seen anything like this “plant/flower/grass” here in cebu… do you think this is only found in gensan?
Posted on June 11th, 2008 at 3:05 AM
bariles Says:
Hi gensanite! I haven’t seen them anywhere else too, whether in Davao, Iloilo, Bacolod, Cagayan or even Koronadal, 60 kms away. Cool huh?
I might as well suggest to make this the official CITY FLOWER. What do you think?
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Posted on June 11th, 2008 at 10:03 AM
gensanite Says:
it would be a good idea…
i haven’t seen this “plant/flower/grass” in luzon as well…
(maybe the Imelda Grass only grows on hot/arid areas…)
Posted on June 12th, 2008 at 1:02 AM
wendy Says:
hello 2 all..can i ask the scientific name of imelda grass?thnk u
Posted on July 17th, 2008 at 6:22 PM
Jasper Says:
I have seen one like that here in the Middle East. Ang kaibahan lang nila ay walang tinik ang tumutubo rito. Siguro naka develop sila ng bagong variety nitong tanim na ito. In fact this summer time they have started planting this type of plant in their round abouts and saidewalk planters.
Posted on July 17th, 2008 at 7:28 PM
jasper0127 Says:
Actually nabebwesit ako sa tanim na yan ang daming tinik marami yan sa paligid ng bahay namin I find ways how remove that plants its exotic and not god to children.
Posted on July 17th, 2008 at 8:28 PM
orman Says:
those are really good shots of the imelda grass… anyway, it only blooms on really hot areas like gensan and the middle east. the hotter the area is, the more this grass blooms into its yellow image…
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Posted on July 17th, 2008 at 10:51 PM
rodner/pixar/rodney Says:
i miss uccp-pcsl dati kasi marami kami nyang flowers sa skul///
Posted on October 25th, 2008 at 9:30 AM
MITCH Says:
I’VE seen it in towns of sarangani too,not only in gensan. when we had our vegatation analysis in maasim,we had encounter this type of grass…..but i think imelda grass is abundant in gensan.. dami nito sa oval plaza talaga..
Posted on March 3rd, 2009 at 10:27 AM
anynomouse :) Says:
@Manoy Avel, yellow creepers man yata tawag sa sagbot na yan. Sabi ng titser namin, nung 80s daw lumitaw yan dito. nagbloom daw sila nung Pipol Power Rebolushen 1986 kaya mali yatang tawagin na imelda grass yan. ajejeje also, perwisyo ang tunok nyan sa baysikols, daming gulong nabulkit dahil sa sagbot na yan. ajejeje
Posted on March 3rd, 2009 at 1:57 PM
harlem jude Says:
haha, although nakakaperwisyo man siya..
ganda naman ng pagkakakuha ng photo nya,..\
haha.. mailad ra lagi basta sa picture nah..
heehee..(–,)
Posted on September 6th, 2009 at 8:37 AM
brylle Says:
if someone owns this on davao,
can u please e mail me: bj_imbo13@yahoo.com
pwede nyu rin akng itxt: 09081539048
kailangan ko talaga sa project ko…,
sa bangkal lang ako nakatira, pwede ako magpunta sa bahay nyo.., tnx
Posted on September 15th, 2009 at 6:42 PM
aizza Says:
can i ask for the scientific name of the plant?
i really need it for our research project, i really really need it till Saturday( April 3, 2010)
please..i really really need it..
please..
Posted on April 1st, 2010 at 7:33 AM
TISOY Says:
naks…imelda pala pangalan nito.tsk..! ang sakit ng tinik nito kapag dry na..jejejeje!
Posted on April 18th, 2011 at 10:20 AM
jhoie Says:
mpph elow poh my alam b kau conducted study bout that grass? anu sci name nyan??
Posted on July 4th, 2011 at 4:25 PM
Haxor Says:
I know that most of the questions about this plant were very old but to satisfy everyone’s thirst for knowledge here’s a bit of info about Imelda grass.
Scientific name: Tribulus terrestris
See wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribulus_terrestris
This plant is annoying as hell with tires getting pierced but this plant is one of the best sexual enhancing herbs in the world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zrh-eI4PvA (mentioned at 6:30)
So if you start seeing people carefully picking up this plant somewhere, hmm…
Posted on November 25th, 2011 at 11:41 AM