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Kalumpang (Wild almond) 4/14 Kasubha (Safflower) 4/15 Sitaw (Long bean) 4/16 Paayap (Cowpea) 4/16
Kintsay (Celery) 4/17 Buddhist pine 4/17 Tagbak 4/18 Kabling-gubat (Cat's whiskers) 4/18
Pakong-gubat (Silverback fern) 4/19 Kamantigi (Touch-me-not) 4/20 Banago (Portia tree) 4/21 Dayap (Lime) 4/27
Dalanghita (Tangerine orange) 4/28 Borbotak (Red flower ragleaf) 4/28 Lumbang (Candle nut tree) 4/30 Nito (Red finger fern) 5/1
Dilang-baka (Prickly pear) 5/2 Bangbangau (Turpeth tree) 5/3 Palay (Rice) 5/3 Mangkit-parang (Asian ticktrefoil) 5/4
Botonsilyong-gapang (Gomphrena weed) 5/4 Romero (Rosemary) 5/5 Nandina (Sacred bamboo) 5/5 Tangan-tangan (Castor oil plant) 5/5
Luyang-pula (Red ginger) 5/5 Pasau (Red jute) 5/6 Platito (Saucer leaf) 5/7 Tsaang-gubat (Wild tea) 5/7
Sinta (King of bitters) 5/8 Rambutan (Hairy lychee) 5/9 Lipa (Lipa tree) 5/9 Hyssop 5/10
Ruellia (Popping pod) 5/10 Malagoso (Carpet weed) 5/11 Bangkok calachuchie (Desert rose) 5/12 Kalabasa (Squash) 5/13
Tungkod-pare (Good luck plant) 5/13 Whisk fern 5/14 Himbabao (Birch flower) 5/15 Tigre (Mother-in-law's tongue) 5/16
Poinsettia (Christmas plant) 5/17 Kaya-kayapuan (Water clover) 5/18 Mangostan (Mangosteen) 5/18 Pasau-na-bilog (Whte jute) 5/19
Sagilala (San Francisco) 5/20 Tigau (Malabar hoary) 5/22 Tiesa (Egg fruit) 5/24  
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Baby's breath (Gyp) 1/3/2017 Himbabao 1/18    
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