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Orchids Galore
The 59th Hilo Orchid Society Show & Sale opened to the public this morning. Orchid Safari is this year’s theme. As usual, the Orchid Society showcases thousands of flowers in glorious explosive colors and species. As diverse as the flowers were … Continue reading
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Flower Friday-December 17
Welcome back to the long delayed and overdue Flower Friday. I was wondering myself if I was ever going to see this feature again. But here I am and so is it. At least for today. These protea were purchased … Continue reading
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Flower Friday-May 28-Rose Pikake
Ahhh the Pikake, an intoxicatingly fragrant flower whose Hawaiian grown buds are strung into highly desired lei. Part of the Jasminium sambac family. The little plant that I am trying to nourish is a rose pikake. Much more can be … Continue reading
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Flower Friday-March 5
Every winter for the past 18 years or so have found these cute miniature orchids quietly and unasumingly blooming away. I remember to check after Christmas…nothing. I can’t even find their buds waiting patiently to open. After the New Year … Continue reading
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Flower Friday February 26
Seeing that I have missed the past couple of Flower Fridays I’m rewarding you with plenty of flower photos from my Hawaiian garden today.These orchids were mixed with many other plants on my stand and just shyly started to unfurl their … Continue reading
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Flower Friday-February 5-Vanda Orchid
Never mind that I am late again in my post, making this really a Flower Friday-Saturday post, these photos of vanda orchids are worth my temporary lapse. I spotted the vandas gowing up the trunk of my noni tree as I … Continue reading
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Tagged Culture, flowers, Fun, Hawaii, Life, Lucky Me, Orchid, War on Ugliness
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Flower Friday January 22
Our featured flower this Friday is the Cymbidium Orchid. These I bought at the Hilo Farmer’s Market 2 1/2 weeks ago. They are starting to show their wear and several buds from each spray have fallen but I continue to … Continue reading
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Flower Friday-January 15-Dendrobium Orchid
More dendrobiums for today’s Flower Friday. Although these pretty purple beauties are rather common, I am still featuring them this week as they are my first 2 blooms from this little plant. As you recall, I was gifted with … Continue reading
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Tagged Culture, flowers, Fun, Hawaii, Life, Lucky Me, Orchid, War on Ugliness
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Flower Friday-January 8
This Epidendrum orchid is so easy to grow. I barely even water them and they seem to thrive. My 92 year old neighbor was throwing his extra plants away and I snagged a few. Now I have countless plants growing … Continue reading
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Flower Friday 12/11
Flower Friday is here again. The photos of flowers are so lovely that I have decided to feature them in the larger format. So much better to appreciate them. In this case, bigger IS better. This dendrobium spray has been … Continue reading
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Tagged blessings, Culture, do good, flowers, Fun, Hawaii, Life, Lucky Me, Musings, War on Ugliness
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