Tag Archives: Tropical Foliage

Greenery

This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge, guest hosted by Susanne at Cats and Trails and Garden Tales, is ‘Jade Green.’ See more responses here. Just the two this week, in part because of inclement weather and power outages.

Top is an underwater view at Two Step, a popular snorkeling spot in South Kona. Second is some dappled light in the greenery at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden.

Peekaboo view

A view of the coast, through tropical foliage, on the east side of the island.

Tropical leaves

Foliage at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden near Hilo, Hawaii

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Leaf Peeping.’ See more responses here.

No color changes here, but lots of big leaves at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden and elsewhere around the island.

Also posted for Becky’s Squares: Shadows. See more responses here.

From the garden

A Red heliconia at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden — A very red heliconia.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘National Garden Month.’ See more responses here. I don’t really have a garden here, but I do enjoy a visit to Hawai’i Tropical Botanical Garden, so here are some photos from my most recent visit.

at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden — *Anthurium Schlechtendalii* or Pheasant’s Tail.

A Fiery Spike flower at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden — *Anthurium Schlechtendalii* or Pheasant’s Tail.

Panama Queen flowers at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden — *Aphelandra sinclairiana* or Panama Queen.

Wishing well orchids at Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden — *Aphelandra sinclairiana* or Panama Queen.

Going green

The view from Waipio Valley overlook offers many shades of green and a good deal of blue.

This week’s Sunday Stills color challenge theme is ‘Shades of Green.’ Captions are on the photos. See more responses here.

Found this on the shore one early morning. A fisherman’s lure perhaps.

Monarch Butterfly on a leaf

I saw several Monarch Butterflies on my last visit to Hawai’i Tropical Botanical Garden. This one was exploring a large leaf.

From a tropical garden

A Lennart Karl Gottling 'Hula Skirt' orchid at Hawaii Tropical Bioreserve and Gardens — A splendidly named Lennart Karl Gottling ‘Hula Skirt’ orchid.

This week’s Sunday Stills challenge theme is ‘Plant Life.’ See more responses here. Since I went to Hawai’i Tropical Bioreserve & Garden a couple of weeks ago, it seems appropriate to post a few of those photos for this one.

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