The Orchids of the Hawaiian Tropical Botanical Garden
I promised and I'll deliver. This is going to be a jam packed, candy colored, bloom post!
The orchid garden at the Hawaiian Tropical Botanical Gardens was mind blowing. Well, in truth...I might be easily impressed when it comes to orchids. Prior to our visit, my only experience with orchids was gazing at them with great trepidation at the grocery store. They looked a little too fragile to survive my clumsy ways with houseplants.
In my naivety, I thought orchids all looked like the ones in the Fred Meyer floral section. I was clueless about the breadth of variety. (What?? They aren't all white and forced to drink colored dye?))
I hope you'll enjoy this photo essay. If I can figure out the plant id, I'll name it. If not (which will be most of the time) bear with me. If you know the plant type, leave me a comment!
To see so many orchids in one place; there is no way to describe it with words. Nature was at it's finest when it orchids were created.
When we arrived back in Oregon, one of the first things my kids asked to do was purchase orchids and grow them in our own home. I'll admit I was leery, but I wasn't about to deny an opportunity for my kids to grow indoor plants.
The good news is that all four plants have surived their first year in my hands! One is reblooming and another is developing buds. It's quite exciting.
The orchid garden at the Hawaiian Tropical Botanical Gardens was mind blowing. Well, in truth...I might be easily impressed when it comes to orchids. Prior to our visit, my only experience with orchids was gazing at them with great trepidation at the grocery store. They looked a little too fragile to survive my clumsy ways with houseplants.
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| Cymbidium, or boat orchid ? ID unknown |
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| Phalaenopsis Blume, known as moth orchid - ID unknown |
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| Phalaenopsis Blume, known as moth orchid - ID unknown |
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| No ID |
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| Phalaenopsis Blume, known as moth orchid - ID unknown |
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| Phalaenopsis Blume, known as moth orchid - ID unknown |
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| Cattleya type? Unknown |
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| Cymbidium orchid - I think.. |
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| Phalaenopsis Blume, known as moth orchid - ID unknown |
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| Dendrobium orchid - id unknown |
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| Phalaenopsis Blume, known as moth orchid - ID unknown |
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Spathoglottis 'Pinang Beauty' - I think.. |
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| Phaius type? No ID |
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| Dendrobium orchid - id unknown |
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| Maybe not an orchid? I dunno... |
A beautiful place. If you're ever on the Big Island, go to Hilo and visit this garden. It's worth it.
When we arrived back in Oregon, one of the first things my kids asked to do was purchase orchids and grow them in our own home. I'll admit I was leery, but I wasn't about to deny an opportunity for my kids to grow indoor plants.
The good news is that all four plants have surived their first year in my hands! One is reblooming and another is developing buds. It's quite exciting.
Here are my other blog posts on my visit to Hawaii.
http://www.therainydaygardener.com/2018/01/a-taste-of-big-island.html
Here are a few resouces for orchid identification:
https://longwoodgardens.org/blog/2017-01-31t000000/identifying-orchids
http://orchidnature.com/orchid-identification/
https://plantsam.com/orchids/
Here are a few resouces for orchid identification:
https://longwoodgardens.org/blog/2017-01-31t000000/identifying-orchids
http://orchidnature.com/orchid-identification/
https://plantsam.com/orchids/
Cheers, Jenni
I've found that our orchids seem to do better with a little neglect.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos! I love looking at all the varieties of orchids, they are such pretty, exotic flowers. I killed the only one I've ever owned, although it took a while. I should try again, now that I have a greenhouse. One of your previous posts showing the orchid hanging onto the trunk of a tree was cool! I had no idea that was how they grew in the wild.
ReplyDeleteI love that the memory lives (and blooms!) on in your home. What a great adventure.
ReplyDeleteVery envious of your Big Island adventure ! I've only just got the Orchid bug . I'm sticking to minatures , that way I can fit many on my window sills . Though I seem to have already run out of space .
ReplyDeleteI have one miniature too and it's going to rebloom soon!
DeleteBeautiful! My only orchid is silk. :o) It's very low maintenance.
ReplyDeleteHi Jenni, I have linked your post from the Powell River Garden Club blog. I saw you generously have a share feature. Are you getting the torrential rains and high winds we are experiencing? It is so miserable I thought your post would be a nice pick me up for our garden club members.
ReplyDeleteHi Susan, we did have some rainy / windy weather but nothing like you had up north. Our winter is turning out to be a non-winter...we are currently in a stretch of fair weather and it's wonderful!
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