{"id":2477,"date":"2016-11-14T04:23:30","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T04:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/?p=2477"},"modified":"2016-11-14T04:23:30","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T04:23:30","slug":"hawaii-trip-and-surprises-in-seattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/14\/hawaii-trip-and-surprises-in-seattle\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaii Trip and Surprises in Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>I spent ten days on Oahu and saw some beautiful things. \u00a0The pictures are below:\n

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It is impossible to ignore the sunsets on this beautiful island. \u00a0Even cell phone pictures look like postcards.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m not great at identifying the tropical plants, but they are spectacular. \u00a0This shrub was prevalent in the city, planted in beds around shops, hotels and other businesses.<\/p>\n

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The paddle boarders, the hugging couple, and the subdued light make this one of my favorite pictures from this trip.<\/p>\n

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\"0608d541-5800-49df-90dd-d4a005d6a114_zpstehpjsy8\"<\/a>Crinum plants are incredibly amazing\u2013they spring from enormous bulbs and reach eight feet or more. \u00a0And the fragrance of these graceful flowers is delightful. \u00a0And after the flowers fade, giant seed pods balloon up.<\/p>\n

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Kigelia africana is an easy tree to remember. \u00a0The flowers always end up on the ground in the morning\u2013big, fleshy and bright.<\/p>\n

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There were hundreds of birds screaming in this banyan tree. \u00a0I didn\u2019t see exactly what kinds\u2013possibly mynas. \u00a0Impressive, noisy tree!<\/p>\n

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Hibiscus are found everywhere throughout Hawaii. \u00a0This was a simple, lovely pink one in Fort Derussy Park.<\/p>\n

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This hibiscus flaunts itself like a tropical sunset.<\/p>\n

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Plumeria trees starting to bloom.<\/p>\n

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Another sunset photo.<\/p>\n

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This milkweed relative is an interesting shrub. \u00a0I like the flowers\u2013and the leaves have a nice substance.<\/p>\n

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The star of this photo isn\u2019t the sunset, it is the 129-year-old Kiawe tree that toppled recently at the Halekulani Hotel\u2019s patio. \u00a0Find more info here<\/a> about this tree and how they are trying to save it. \u00a0It looked pretty good when we were there.<\/p>\n

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Another great sunset photo.<\/p>\n

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The plectranthus in the greenhouse started to bloom\u2013always super late, but cherry for thanksgiving!<\/p>\n

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I was surprised that one of Mom\u2019s Cymbidiums had opened its buds in the ten days since I\u2019ve been home.<\/p>\n

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Brugsmansia also helped me transition to Seattle from the tropics with its best flowering all year in the greenhouse. \u00a0I couldn\u2019t smell it, though, but I know the flowers do have a great fragrance\u2013they were just too tall for me to get at!<\/p>\n

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I spent ten days on Oahu and saw some beautiful things. \u00a0The pictures are below: It is impossible to ignore the sunsets on this beautiful island. \u00a0Even cell phone pictures look like postcards. I\u2019m not great at identifying the tropical plants, but they are spectacular. \u00a0This shrub was prevalent in the city, planted in beds … Continue reading Hawaii Trip and Surprises in Seattle<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2477"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2511,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2477\/revisions\/2511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/gardenescapades.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}