Showing posts with label Oleander. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oleander. Show all posts

Monday, February 17, 2014

Saint Thomas




Bougainvillea 


Firecracker
Small shrub with weeping branches.

plumbago or called Leadwort
Grown as a hedge

Impala Lily

Common Allamanda
A small vine-like shrub native to Brazil

Bag Flower
Ixora
Maltese cross
Jungle Geranium
Flame-of-the-woods

Yellow Oleander
Be-still tree


Plumeria, or Frangipani

Iguana


Bougainvillea

False bird-of-paradise

Theobroma Cacao
Cocoa
Chocolate Tree
Zenaida Dove

Sunday, December 22, 2013

11-08-2013 by the Mana Kai

Bougainvillea
This vine is found all over the island.  The real flower is small and tubular, and are inserted amongst the showy, colorful bracts. They come in a wide range of colors from orange, to red, to purple, and white.
This plant is native to Brazil and are either large woody vines or trees.

One of the many chickens on the island,

You have to look hard, as the Japanese White-eye bird blends in with the surrounding  leaves.

It is an abundant and widespread bird, in both dry and wet habitats, in native forest and suburban areas, from sea level to tree line.  It was introduced from Japan about 1929.
The males and females look similar.  The adult is olive-green above with a conspicuous white eye-ring. The throat is yellow.



This picture shows the Japanese white-eye better.



Oleander







Ferrell cat


I looked, but never saw any of the birds,

Plumeria

Cardinal

Another form of ginger.

Ginger

Native White Hibiscus
The white hibiscus has been used as parents for the numerous hybrids.  It can grow to 30 feet high.and can grow at altitudes of 1000 to 3000 feet.


Cattle Egret
They are found all over the island.  It was introduced from Florida in 4959 to control insect pests.
It is a small white heron with yellowish legs and bill.
They frequent fields, roadsides, pastures, garbage dumps, watercress ponds, and taro patches.



African Tulip Tree
Year-round clusters of brilliant "tulips: characterize this handsome ornamental tree.  It is easily recognized even from a distance. It was introduced from Africa. It can be considered serious pests in some lowland forests. The tree that this group of flowers was on did not have a lot of leaves and not many flowers.

Plumeria


Another variety of hibiscus.

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

11-6-2013 Mana Kai

These are a few pictures I took around the property of the Mana Kai Resort, on Maui.
This little lizard stayed still long enough for me to take a picture.

This is one of the varieties of hibiscus. I love the ruffles on it.
    

Myna Bird

Rainbow Shower Tree

Sparrow




Cape Honeysuckle
Names for Capd of Good Hope, South Africa. This is a subtropic shrub. It has upright clusters of narrow, funnel like, orange-scarlet flowers projecting up from shining green leaves. 

Gray Francolin

There were adults and juveniles.



Plumbago
Native to South Africa, this is a climbing, perennial shrub tolerates both heart and cool, and often forms hedges.

Oleander
This flower can be found from Florida to California. It is a native to a wide swath of Eurasia, from the Cape Verde Island to Japan. This plant has been used in rat poisons and has created a death toll for humans, too.


Pacific Golden Plover