Blue-green-colored-flowers is quite uncommon, making them an eye catcher. This is true with regards to a flower that can be seen in the tropical forests of the Philippines, the Jade Vine.Unique not just in colors but also the way it blooms as it is vine, the Jade Vine hangs like a cluster of grapes.Jade Vine, locally known as tayabak, is a member of Fabaceae or pea and bean family. The claw-shaped-flower that resembles to a stout-bodied butterfly with folded wings, connected in a small stem can reach up to 75 in count and stem can reach up to 18 meters long. It's flowers' color vary from blue-green to mint-green. Jade Vine is a frost tolerant and can live up to minimum temperature of 15 degrees Celsius or 59 degrees Fahrenheit.
Jade Vine, scientifically known as Strongylodon Macrobotrys, is also known as Emerald Vine and Turquoise Vine. It's plant grows besides stream of a damp forest like the upper river of Buntot Palos Falls and the hidden lagoon at Mt. Makiling where yours truly have seen such beautiful flower.
Seeing Jade Vine in the forest is such a pleasure, thus suggest to take pictures once you see one rather than a petal which never last like the former (never to mention the respect for LNT and creed of the mountaineers).
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