MANILA, 17 May (PIA) – In celebration of the National Heritage Month and in partnership with Filipino Heritage Festival Inc., the Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) has released special postage stamps featuring “Hybrid Gumamela.”
According to PHLPost, the new set of stamps features four different varieties of Gumamela: the single, large-flowered white-‘Tandang Sora’, the yellow ‘Nay Isa’, and ‘Goria’ and ‘Nazaria’ (blossom), all of which are known to be the first locally developed Hibiscus hybrids in the country.
The design of the stamps came from the University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB) Hibiscus Hybrid “Centennial Series,” dedicated to Filipino women who unselfishly served the cause of the Philippine revolution during the Spanish and American regimes, hence named after them.
The hibiscus rosa-sinensis - ‘Goria’ has medium flowers, regular single, deep rose petals with white eye zone and prominent white vein markings. Plants are bushy, medium height, and a good bloomer.
While, hibiscus rosa-sinensis -‘Nay Isa’ has medium to large flowers, fully overlapped single, brilliant yellow petals with splashes of orange on the eye and zone. Plants are tall, bushy with upright habit, and prolific bloomer.
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis - ‘Tandang Sora’, on the other hand, has a single medium regular flower, and creamy white petals with prominent red eye zone. Plants are very prolific bloomer, upright with average height.
The Hibiscus rosa-sinensis- ‘Nazaria’ has medium flowers, cartwheel overlapped single, cerise pink petals with deep red eye zone. Plants are bushy with medium height, and good bloomer.
The colorful special stamps with the University of the Philippines logo are being sold at Php10 each.
The stamps, souvenir sheets and official first day covers are now available at the Manila Central Post Office and area post offices nationwide. For inquiries, please call 527-0108 or 527-0132. (PHLPOST/RJB/JEG/PIA-NCR)
- See more at: http://news.pia.gov.ph/article/view/241431594871/gumamela-flowers-featured-in-special-stamps#sthash.oyc53OUD.dpuf
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