Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens

Since it's cold and rainy today (like everyday), it seems appropriate to look back on my trip to Hawaii this past spring. We spent 2 weeks in Maui and the Big Island.  One of the highlights was going to the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens in Papaikou, HI.

I went into picture overload with all the amazing flowers in bloom. 

Alpinia zerumbet - Shell Ginger

 

Zingiber spectabile - Beehive Ginger

Etlingera venusta - Malay Rose Ginger

Orthosiphon stamineus - Cat's Whiskers

Trimezia steyermarkii - Yellow Walking Iris

 

Heliconia longissima

Medinilla?

 

Etlingera elatior - Torch Ginger

 

Calathea burle-marxii - Ice Blue Ginger

Not sure if this is really Mucuna bennettii - Red Jade Vine?

 

Thunbergia mysorensis - Indian Clock Vine

These weasels are adorable but not native.

Justicia aurea - Golden Shrimp Plant

Dendrobuim spectabile - I grew one of these for many years in Portland in my greenhouse - it got to be quite a large plant.  if there ever was a flower that looked like it could eat you - this would be it.

Dietes bicolor - Fortnight Lily

 

Strongylodon macrobotrys - Blue Jade Vine

Norantea guianensis - Red Hot Poker Vine