LSKY Enterprise: October 2010

Billygoat Weed #2

The Hawaiian name for this delicate weed is maile honohono. While it may be considered an invasive species, it is still a pretty sight to behold alongside a forest path or roadside.

Gold Shower #6

When I smell shower blossoms in the air, I remember myself in places I have been before, under a cool spreading shower tree, beneath dark green leaves, pastel petals drifting around me, on a quiet late summer afternoon.

Gold Shower #5

Shower trees are drought tolerant and so often used, almost to exclusivity, in Hawaiian landscapes along roads, in parks, schools, etc. Because of its thick green leaf coverage, it also makes for a cooling respite from the sun.

Gold Shower #4

The Gold Shower is also the parent plant for other hybridized showers such as the Rainbow Shower and a lighter shade of yellow I like to call lemon shower - and they all smell divine!

Gold Shower #3

I love the Gold Shower when in full bloom. Not only is it beautiful to look at but you can catch its light fragrance in the slightest breeze.

Gold Shower #2

After the Gold Shower has lost its blossoms, the tree will produce a long, narrow seed pod over a foot in length. When dried, the insides are quite sticky with a very pungent odor, a vast contrast to the fruity fragrance of the delicate flowers.

Gold Shower #1

The Gold Shower tree is prevalent in the Hawaiian landscape. Cassia fistula, the parent plant, produces beautiful clusters of flowers hanging from an inner stem, much like a hanging lantern.

Hong Kong Orchid #4

Though not endemic to Hawaii, this exotic tree originally from China produces beautiful purple orchid-like blooms, and whose blossom adorns the regional emblem of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Orchid #3

When in full bloom, the exotic blossoms of Bauhinia blakeana paint a pretty picture in any garden.

Hong Kong Orchid #2

Another favorite landscaping tree in Hawaii due to its drought tolerance, the Hong Kong Orchid Tree lines many roadways and parks and is favored in Asian-themed gardens.

Hong Kong Orchid #1

An orchid growing on a tree? Bauhinia blakeana, or the Hong Kong Orchid Tree, produces beautiful orchid-like blossoms, a striking purple against rounded butterfly-like leaves.

LSKY Enterprise

Monday, October 4, 2010

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