Name a flower: sampaguita and the other fragrant ones

Sampaguita, the national flower

Sampaguita is a small white jasmine with a strong, sweet scent. It was declared the national flower in the 1930s. Its blossoms are strung into garlands that are sold outside churches and at traffic stops, offered to religious images, and used to welcome guests or honor people at ceremonies.

Because it is so closely tied to national identity, sampaguita is the clearest top answer for this prompt.

The queen of orchids

Waling-waling is an orchid native to the southern island of Mindanao, famous among collectors for its large flowers with patterned petals. It is rare in the wild and protected, and is often called one of the finest Philippine orchids. Orchids in general are grown widely in the country, which is why a generic "orchid" answer gets a middle score while waling-waling gets a top one.

Garden flowers you walk past

Gumamela is the local name for the hibiscus, and its bright blooms are a common sight in yards and along fences. Santan, known in English as ixora, grows in clusters of small red or orange flowers and is a popular hedge plant. Kalachuchi, or plumeria, has fragrant white and yellow blossoms and is often seen in gardens and around cemeteries.

Ylang-ylang takes its name from the Tagalog word ilang-ilang. Its yellow-green flowers are used for perfume oil. Dama de noche, which means lady of the night, is a shrub that releases its scent after dark.

Some of these flowers also grow in other tropical countries, but players who grew up with them tend to know them by their local names, so the local names are accepted as answers.

Why roses and tulips score low

Roses, tulips, daisies and sunflowers are loved in the Philippines as they are everywhere else, but they are not tied to any one place. In this game that puts them at the low end of the scale, while the flowers most people connect with Philippine gardens, churches and celebrations score at the top.