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: Plants
Portuguese bread oven
This is all that is left of a Portuguese bread oven at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden. It was found when the land was cleared to make the garden and dates back to the early 1800s, when immigrants came to the island to work in the sugar cane industry.
Coconut Island
Coconut Island, or Mokuola, is a small island in Hilo Bay. It’s connected to Hilo by the footbridge seen on the right in this photo. I took this photo when I was in Hilo recently and realized that I’ve never been across the footbridge. I didn’t have time that day, but it’s definitely on my list to do next time I’m in town.
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.
The Numbers Game #88
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 210. Captions are on the photos. You can see more responses here.
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.
Graham's Island 