Tag Archives: Heliconias

Looking back at 2023 – part 2

A Gray Francolin walks on a railing in Hawaii
July: Got anything for me (link)?
A vase of tropical flowers below a photo of a gecko on a bird of paradise flower
August: Still life with snake (link).

Sunday Stills challenge theme this week and last week is ‘Your 2023 Year-in-Review.’ See more responses here. As before, I’m going with a favorite photo from each month of 2023, with a caption and link to the post the photo first appeared in. Last week, I posted favorites from January through June. This week, it’s July through December.

A Whitetip Reef Shark in the waters off Hawaii
September: Mr. Chompers on the move (link).
A decoy duck in the waters off Hawaii
October: Wood you believe it (link)?
A view of Mauna Kea at Sunrise
November: Mauna Kea around sunrise (link).
A child's boot left on a rock in Hawaii
December: The boot’s not on the other foot (link).

Tropical leaves

A gecko on a heliconia leaf at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Gardens
A Gold Dust Day Gecko on a heliconia leaf.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Leaves, Autumn or Spring.’ See more responses here. Here are some leaves from Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden with captions on the photos.

Anthurium leaves at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and GardensAnthurium leaves at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Gardens
Anthurium leaves seen from both sides.
Fern fronds at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Gardens
If you have ferns, you’ve always got fronds!
Palm frond at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Gardens
A palm frond.
Queen Anthurium leaves at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Gardens
Queen Anthurium leaves
Ti plants at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Gardens
Red Ti leaves
The tree canopy at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Gardens
Looking up into the canopy.

Here’s where my garden grows

A gecko on a wax ginger at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden
A small Gold Dust Day Gecko climbs over a Wax Ginger. The small yellow parts are the flowers and the red mass is bracts.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Plant Life.’ See more responses here.

Here are a few plants seen on my last visit to Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden. For more information about Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden, go to htbg.com.

A Heliconia Longissima Red Wings at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden
Big leaves on Heliconia Longissima Red Wings
Towering trees at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden
Towering trees reach for the sky.
An Anthurium cupulispathum at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden
The giant leaves and long spadex of an Anthurium Cupulispathum.
Selaginella Umbrosa ferns at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden
A mass of Selaginella Umbrosa ferns.
A powderpuff flower at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden
A Powderpuff flower growing from a mossy trunk.
A red ginger at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden
The syrupy look of a red ginger.
Foliage surrounds stairs at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden
A variety of tropical foliage borders a staircase at the garden.
Foliage reflected in the lake at at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Garden
There are plants on land and reflected in the water.

Plant collectors

A bromeliad filled with water

Many people collect plants, but some plants are collectors, too. On my last visit to Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden it had recently rained. This bromeliad (above) and heliconia (below) had collected, not only water, but also an assortment of vegetation. There might even be a fish in there somewhere!

For more information about Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden, go to htbg.com.

Posted for Becky’s Squares theme of “Walking” (See more responses here).

A red heliconia filled with water