The flower called ilang-ilang
By Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65308)
Cainta, Philippines
August 19, 2020 5:21pm CST
The ilang-ilang is a unique flower which has long slender petals that exudes a nice scent. It is often used in the samapaguita lei. Vendors would pick the ilang-ilang flowers and soak it in water to preserve the scent. There used to be a tree in the neighbor that we would smell when it rains. But unfortunately the tree was felled by a storm.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Aug 20
I think it can grow in your place.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Aug 20
@sophie09 we have the same climate so I guess it will grow there.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
20 Aug 20
That is sad..now you must be missing the natural air freshener
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Aug 20
The tree felled more than 10 years ago. I still do not know how to propagate the tree.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Aug 20
@amitkokiladitya from what I know there are no seeds.
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@amitkokiladitya (171927)
• Agra, India
20 Aug 20
@Alexandoy omg ..that is sad. Isn't the seeds for a new available
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Aug 20
I am fortunate to have seen that tree along the way to the market.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Aug 20
@thelme55 maybe there is but I have not seen it in the stores.
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@thelme55 (77165)
• Germany
20 Aug 20
@Alexandoy I miss that smell. I wonder if there is a 100% essential oil of ilang-ilang.
@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
20 Aug 20
The green ilang-ilang flower looks so beautiful. I haven't heard about it but but looks like a very useful flower. What are its uses?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Aug 20
@jayanth_77 that I do not know. But I will ask around.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Aug 20
The only use of that flower is in the lei (flower necklace) because of its nice scent.
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
20 Aug 20
@Alexandoy maybe the plant and it's flowers have medicinal value.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
21 Aug 20
@rhuenz no more sampaguita farms, the land is used for something else.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Aug 20
The sampaguita lei is vanishing in the streets now.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
21 Aug 20
@Overflowing oh, you are also here in our country?
@Overflowing (3709)
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21 Aug 20
@Alexandoy i lobe gardening and nature,im in PH also ma friend and confuse i havent see that kind
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Aug 20
That in the picture is one of the favorites here.
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@Deepizzaguy (104150)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 Aug 20
I like the image of the ilang-ilang flower.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
21 Aug 20
It is a unique flower that at first it looked like leaves only.
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@Deepizzaguy (104150)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 Aug 20
@Alexandoy Thank you for sharing the facts of the flower.
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
20 Aug 20
A shame about the tree, but it is a very interesting flower! I never heard of it before but love learning more about different flowers!
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Aug 20
It is quite popular here and it only grows in tropical countries.
@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
19 Aug 20
I really love the scent of the nature from it... Often put in the altars..
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Aug 20
Unfortunately the ilang-ilang is vanishing here.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
21 Aug 20
Yes, it is a one of a kind flower.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Aug 20
Yes, ilang-ilang is an unusual flower and even the name is unusual too.
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
20 Aug 20
I almost thought it was a plant and not a flower!
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Aug 20
Yes, it doesn't look like a flower, it's more like leaves.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Aug 20
@jvicentevalera you can imagine a big and tall tree with those flowers and no fruits. It would be disappointing to find that in the forest.
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@jvicentevalera (13671)
• Santiago, Chile
20 Aug 20
@Alexandoy totally! It is amazing!
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@rebelann (112966)
• El Paso, Texas
30 Aug 20
What a shame the storm felled it. Maybe someone will replace it.
@JWMILLER (3275)
• Westmoreland, Tennessee
19 Aug 20
Interesting flower,,,sorry that you lost one to a storm.
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
19 Aug 20
Yes, it is sad for me because it is a unique tree with nice flowers.
@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Aug 20
Yes, it is actually a big tree that I think is good for the forest.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
20 Aug 20
It is so nice to smell those flowers when it rains.
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