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Jardin Maria Clara Lobregat in Pasonanca

Flower pictures and exotic butterfly at Jardin Maria Clara L. Lobregat in Pasonanca Park, Zamboanga City where flowers are in bloom and a butterfly farm is also located

the sign in front of the garden
the gumamela, or hibiscus, incidentally, is the national flower of Malaysia
a lantana, common in exotic butterfly gardens as source of nectar

a black butterfly called Common Mormon (not sure though, have to confirm with local butterfly watching enthusiasts)

Note: Entrance fee to park and the butterfly garden: Free!

All photos taken using Canon 300D either with kit lens or 50mm...

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posted by backpacking philippines @ 9:35 PM,

12 Comments:

At Mar 11, 2008 9:58:00 PM, Anonymous acey said...

nice pics of those island flowers, ha! me likey! =D

 
At Mar 12, 2008 4:51:00 AM, Anonymous RennyBA said...

Great macro pictures - breath taking - very exotic flowers for a Norwegian!

I remember I saw some like them when I was in Malaysia long time ago :-)

 
At Mar 12, 2008 11:41:00 AM, Blogger Toe said...

Wow, you took wonderful photos of those exotic flowers Tutubi! Talagang tutubing palipad-lipad ka. :)

 
At Mar 13, 2008 4:49:00 AM, Blogger pieterbie said...

That butterfly looks pretty spectacular. We don't have any like that over here in little old Belgium, but I saw some nice ones in the south of France some years ago.

 
At Mar 13, 2008 6:12:00 AM, Blogger carlotta1924 said...

that photo of the butterfly is amazing. =)

 
At Mar 13, 2008 10:11:00 AM, Blogger Lawstude said...

wow. zamboanga is one of my dream destinations but there are lots of negativity surrounding the place. i am surely glad that you have proven that these are mere urban legends and a safe place to visit. thanx for sharing.

 
At Mar 13, 2008 9:24:00 PM, Blogger tutubi philippines said...

lawstude, it's safe in Zamboanga City, even felt safer there than some parts of Manila. No "evil" look from people while I was walking with my DSLR. Safety and security is your concern only outside the city.

 
At Mar 14, 2008 12:27:00 AM, Anonymous kyels said...

Beautiful flowers and I see the hibiscus!

(:

 
At Mar 14, 2008 10:46:00 AM, Blogger orange said...

love the butterfly shot

 
At Mar 15, 2008 12:31:00 AM, Blogger the donG said...

nice zamboanga. negative rumors are just rumors. ive been to this place already many times.

 
At Aug 26, 2008 11:10:00 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

it's a paro-paro(butterfly) not a tutubi(dragonfly).zamboanga city is safe provided you're in the city area and with someone who's a local.it's really nice place to live.it's cheaper than manila yet just as interesting. the food is exquisite...this is from a zamboanguena expat.mi corazon ta allegra na orgullo de mindanao...

 
At Aug 26, 2008 10:19:00 PM, Blogger tutubi said...

anonymous, i'm the tutubi and it's really the butterfly in the pic :P

 

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