Category Archives: Flowers

Where’s the cabbage?

A Cabbage White Butterfly on Ilima flower in Hawaii

This Cabbage Butterfly was perfectly happy foraging on an Ilima flower.

The Numbers Game #126

The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 743. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.

Also posted for Terri’s Flower Hour. See more responses here.

A Phalaenopsis Minho Princess orchid at the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden — A Phalaenopsis Minho Princess orchid.

A pink ginger flower grows up between the leaves of a joey palm at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden. — A Phalaenopsis Minho Princess orchid.

A Hawaii Amakihi in Hawaii — An Hawaii Amakihi during its morning workout.

Tropical foliage illuminated by a shaft of sunlight — An Hawaii Amakihi during its morning workout.

Tst. Melinda Marie ‘Blue Sapphire’

Another unusual orchid from the last Hilo Orchid show. This time it’s the color, though to me it looked on the purple end of blue. Posted for Terri’s Flower Hour. See more responses here.

The Numbers Game #125

The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 247. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.

A baby gecko in house blinds — A baby gecko in the blinds.

Light bulbs shining in a dark space — A baby gecko in the blinds.

A shop sign in Hawi, Hawaii — Woo-Woo Shop in Hawi.

Rainbow Chubs in the waters off Hawaii — Woo-Woo Shop in Hawi.

Painted Lady Butterfly on ’Ilima flowers

A Painted Lady Butterfly on Ilima flower in Hawaii

’Ilima flowers (Sida fallax) are native to Hawaii as well as other Pacific islands and China. In Hawaii the flowers are used in leis and highly regarded in Hawaiian culture. Butterflies like them a lot too.

Posted for Terri’s Flower Hour. See more responses here.

The Numbers Game #124

A cluster of whitebar surgeonfish pass above sandy ridges dappled by sunlight. — Whitebar Surgeonfishes swim over a sandy bottom.

The idea of The Numbers Game is to enter a number into the search bar of your computer and then post a selection of the photos that turn up. This week’s number is 246. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.

A nene looks suspicious in Hawaii — A hubcap.

A Hawaiian Dascyllus off the coast of Hawaii — A Hawaiian Dascyllus.

Earantheumum laxiflorum flowers in Hawaii — A Hawaiian Dascyllus.

Two bees, or not two bees

Definitely two bees, on a Tree Heliotrope.

Indian Shot Canna Lily

A native of South and central America, Indian Shot Canna Lily (Canna indica) is believed to have arrived in Hawaii not long after Captain Cook and is now considered naturalized here.