Some pictures of plants and flowers from around here to brighten your day - Aloha from Maui County - Hawaii

a bunch of Protea flowers grown in upcountry Maui Hawaii

Those pink fuzzy ones are Protea Kings, and the spiky ones are pincushions.  These were grown in upcountry Maui, in Kula on the slopes of Haleakala - the dormant volcano.

lobster claw heliconia - haiku maui hawaii

 

 

 

 

 

This is Lobster Claw Heliconia - in the same family as bananas.  This flower is about 15" tall.  The leaves are over 6' long.

 

They grow very well in Haiku Maui, HI, on the windward side.

 

 

variegated red ti leaves in Haik Maui HI

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ti leaves are abundant all over the island, but especially in the wetter areas.  This colorful variety brightens up a Haiku garden.  Ti leaves have many traditional uses and you can never have too many plants. 

 

pink gingermaui hawaii

 

 

 

 

Torch Ginger flowers come in Red, Pink and White, and they are larger than their relative the edible ginger root.  They like a lush tropical climate with plenty of rain.

 

papaya tree in a Haiku maui HI garden

 

 

 

 

 

This is my papaya tree growing down in the garden by the stream.  It was grown from a seed that came out of a huge papaya. 

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15 Comments on Tropical Flowers from Maui Hawaii - Have a Nice Day

Beautiful pictures. I was at the garden center yesterday for some flowers. I have a few gingers around the home and they have a divine fragrance. My problem with flowers: my daughter picks them all. Lately, she picks them and carries them into the house, where she scatters them on the floor. There is nothing like walking on rose petals.

02/24/2008 05:55 AM by Frank Schulte-Ladbeck (Frank Schulte-Ladbeck Professional Real Estate Inspections)


Georgina -- Absolutely Gorgeous!  Thanks for really brightening up this morning with such colorful and beautiful pictures.

02/24/2008 06:06 AM by Brian Block -- Northern Virginia & D.C. Real Estate (RE/MAX Allegiance)


That is amazing! I just called my wife to look at this post (she says "another one") and when she did, she made me scroll up and down the page several times.

Your friend in Charlottesville

02/24/2008 06:58 AM by Charles McDonald / Your Trusted Broker for Charlottesville Real Estate (RE/MAX Assured Properties)


I didn't know what the pin cushions were called.  The papaya made me hungry.  I know what I am having for breakfast in the morning.

02/24/2008 07:32 AM by Randy L. Prothero - Hawaii REALTORĀ® (Century 21 Liberty Homes)


oh my gawd!! How exquisitely breath-taking these shots are of the protea pincushions - and lobster claw! I've never seen ginger flower before - is this like the plant we get ginger root from?

You have your own papaya tree???!! How awesome - I just got in from a walk on which I picked up and carried home in hand - a Caribbean papaya. I've seen them in Cuba. Are yours the large ones? They look so beautiful!

Lovely post!

02/24/2008 02:38 PM by Deborah Pearce - Living Spaces - Kelowna Home Staging & Interior Design (Living Spaces Interiors & Home Staging)


Frank - I love the smell of the white or yellow gingers - but they are actually a "weed" in some areas in Hawaii....they grow so easily.  How nice to walk around on rose petals!

Brian - My pleasure!

Charles - Well I'm glad to make both you AND your wife happy today.

Randy - I think their real name is Banksia - you were up late!?  That papaya might be more like your lunch when you get up.  haha

Gary - I have that top one on my desktop wallpaper

Trey - It's wonderful and varied, and year round.

Deborah - Glad you liked the pictures.  Yes, the pink ginger is related to edible ginger.  they have the same kind of root and leave structures, but these are much larger.  We have some edible ginger growing in a flower pot.   These papayas are about the size of a acorn squash.  Papayas come in all sizes and shapes, but the marketable ones are usually the single serving ones we are all familiar with.  I have seen "family size" ones that weigh about 10 pounds though.... but imagine trying to eat all that?

 

02/24/2008 03:17 PM by Georgina Hunter Maui Realtor R(S) (Jim Sanders Realty Inc. - Maui)


Hi Georgina - this is such a gorgeous post that I included it in this week's Week in Review!  I also 'borrowed' one of your pictures for that post, too.  I hope that was okay.......I won't use it for anything other than that post.

Ann

02/24/2008 06:41 PM by Portsmouth NH Real Estate ~ Ann Cummings (RE/MAX Coast to Coast - Portsmouth New Hampshire)


The papayas I get here are from Belize - around 2.5 lbs each - a nice size and very yummy. I know those really huge ones likely wouldn't ship and keep well.

I think I may try growing ginger in a pot - always wanted to try that.

02/25/2008 01:38 AM by Deborah Pearce - Living Spaces - Kelowna Home Staging & Interior Design (Living Spaces Interiors & Home Staging)


Georgina - some of these could have been taken in Florida - I have always loved ginger plants and had them around the home - wonderful photos!!!!

02/25/2008 08:24 AM by Barbara-Jo & Bill - - Florida Realty Professional - AHWD (Charles Rutenberg Realty)


Ann - thanks for the inclusions in your review!

Deborah - Those are pretty big ones!

Diane - Wake up and smell the computer!

BJ - They are so easy to grow, aren't they

02/25/2008 02:03 PM by Georgina Hunter Maui Realtor R(S) (Jim Sanders Realty Inc. - Maui)


I always enjoy your photo of Hawaii.  Thanks for sharing.

03/06/2008 06:28 PM by Don Stern ~ Greater Baton Rouge Real Estate (Coldwell Banker Mackey )


Don - I'm glad you like the photos, hope you can see them up close one day.

03/06/2008 06:36 PM by Georgina Hunter Maui Realtor R(S) (Jim Sanders Realty Inc. - Maui)


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