The Golden Trumpet Flower (Allamanda cathartica) hails from northern South America, but is now found in many other tropical places, including Hawaii.
Golden Trumpet Flower
Category Archives: Flowers
Habenaria Medusa orchid
Another flower from the Hilo Orchid Show. These flowers were tiny and so delicate, I would never have thought they were an orchid without the handy label.
’Ulei flowers
A bee forages on ’Ulei flowers. ’Ulei, also known as Hawaiian Hawthorn, is an indigenous shrub that grows in a variety of habitats. I saw this one hiking on the Kau Desert Trail in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
Potinara Samantha Duncan ‘Red Hot’ orchid
Another orchid from the Hilo Orchid Show. It’s not hard to see why it got the name.
The Numbers Game #87
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 209. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
Timber
This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Trees.’ See more responses here.
Dendrobium Smiliae orchid
I had seen this flower some time ago and thought it would be easy to identify. No such luck. At the time, I didn’t realize it was an orchid. But then I saw this one at the Hilo Orchid Show with a handy tag attached. Problem solved.
It’s also known as the bottlebrush orchid and hails from northeastern Australia and areas nearby.
Prickly Pear Cactus
I don’t ever quite get used to seeing cacti here, and I still have trouble accepting that they’re flowering plants!
Graham's Island 