Comments on: Sampaguita / “Sumpa Kita”

By: Jack Hammer

Jack Hammer — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:23:52 +0000

MM !! Re: BOMBAY….it was a Portuguese possession and was gifted by the Portuguese King to the British as a Princess’ Dowry…the name is Portuguese…BOM meaning Good and BAHIA (archaic spelling of Bay)…which is Bay in English and Portuguese and I guess in Spanish as well.

By: oscar dg talag

oscar dg talag — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:52:17 +0000

I’m from chrysanthemum village,san pedro,laguna, phils.
We are inviting resourceful volunteers to feed us additional info of Sampaguita aka different spicies, propagation, success stories because of sampaguita flower, oldest picture memorabilia, new songs or poems about sampaguita, how to extract sampaguita oil, and alike.
Please send us ur intent the earliest time.
In behalf of our Hon. Mayor Calex & Mrs. Baby Cataquiz we thank you.

By: Marichu

Marichu — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:13:26 +0000

@Yolanda J. Llorente: Try Home Depot or Lowe’s. I know they have calamansi because my tita was able to buy a potted plan from Home Depot in Vallejo. So they might have sampaguita in stock or can at least order one for you. Also local nurseries might have them since Sacramento weather is conducive to growing sampaguita. Good luck!

By: Gay Benueza

Gay Benueza — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:50:27 +0000

I wonder if Ilustrado resto in Intramuros still has sampaguita ice cream? I had it several times a decade ago when I used to work in the area. Makes one feel like a virgin (saint!) after eating it!

By: Del Lynch

Del Lynch — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:20:53 +0000

To Yolanda Llorente,
I have been successful in propagating sambac or sampaguita
from cuttings. The plants go dormant during winter but
come back in spring and in their full blooms during the
summer months.