Comments on: Rosal / Gardenias

By: lirio rosal

lirio rosal — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 07:23:26 +0000

my father named me rosal where in he found that rosal have an interesting feature

By: austin

austin — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:45:22 +0000

LIKE ROSAL

hehehe!

By: Marketman

Marketman — Fri, 02 Dec 2005 14:02:53 +0000

regina, any large nursery or wholesale flower market should have gardenias (rosal) when in season. I have seen them for sale in the NY wholesale floral markets and I presume they would be even more available in California. Check around and ask for gardenias… hope you find some!

By: regina

regina — Thu, 01 Dec 2005 22:56:58 +0000

Hello, I am a Spanish-Filipino who now resides in the USA–I would have uprooted the 12 rosal plants in our house in Jaro, Iloilo City had I made my mind up where to live-Europe or USA…But I did not…Where in the USA-CA can I find this plant-this reminds me of our dad, and this flower is always placed in the family altar. Please respond. I had been looking for years. I found one lady in Northride who have a huge plant but I do not know how to graft. Please help. I have lots of roses but Rosal beats them all.

my profound thanks,
Regina

By: lojet

lojet — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 16:36:04 +0000

If they are planted near concrete (driveways, foundations) they may not do well because it leaches lime that makes the soil alkaline. If they are in soil too rich in nitrogen, they will be too leafy and less blooms. There is a miracle gro for acid loving plants, or, add compost and organic materials around the base to help neutralize the PH. I hope Pia gives an update. It’s such a pretty flower.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Sat, 15 Oct 2005 09:52:09 +0000

Pia, I am envious. I even saw a baby plant at the market today that was 8 inches tall and it already had a bloody bloom! I have over 15 bushes and I rarely get anything at all!

By: Pia

Pia — Sat, 15 Oct 2005 05:02:39 +0000

We have a gardenia bush in our back yard, and I don’t know how my father does it, but it blooms all year round. I’ll have ask him about what he does so they do that…

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 02:42:49 +0000

The rosal were from the garden section of the FTI market on Saturdays. If you get there early they have a big selection. Expect to throw out 1/3 of blooms if you want a really nice bouquet ut at 3 small bunches for PHP50, or ten cunches for PHP150, it’s very reasonable.

By: Mila

Mila — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 02:35:55 +0000

Is that why there’s a Gardenia motel in the Sta. Mesa district? Hmmm
I’m a gardenia fragrance fan, but find it hard to get good quality blooms. Where did you buy your bunches MM? As for roses, the old heirloom roses are the best, but the roses in the markets these days don’t have any fragrance left. I remember the old dark pink and deep yellow roses that bloomed all over our house in L.A., and how fragrant they were.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 21:07:18 +0000

Gardenia Street has been renamed, I understand. Rosal is the more common name in Manila, precisely to avoid the street association…