Trees, Flowers, Ferns



cherry blossoms at night in rain
The popularity of blog posts showing the flowers, ferns, and trees of Okinawa, Japan has convinced me that I need to start up a page where visitors can easily find them.

Rather than an alphabetical listing, the plants will be listed chronologically by month and date the photos were taken.  This should give the viewer an idea of what may be blooming if they decide to visit the beautiful Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa, Japan.


JANUARY:

TREE LOVERS: THE FUKUGI TREES OF OKINAWA

CHERRY BLOSSOM OKINAWA, JAPAN (PHOTO)

FLOWERS, WILDLIFE, AND FOOD AT A CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL

FIRST CHERRY BLOSSOM ( SAKURA, 桜 ) PHOTO FOR 2012 WE GOTTER DUN!

2012 NAGO CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL A 12 PHOTO ESSAY

YELLOW ANGEL'S TRUMPETS

SUNFLOWERS: HIMAWARI MATSURI 

CHERRY BLOSSOMS BUSTIN OUT EVERYWHERE

NAGO MOUNTAIN CHERRY BLOSSOMS AT NIGHT

RED BERRIES CALLED VIBURNUM

RED PEPPER CALLED KOREGUSU

SUMAC TREES

CHERRY BLOSSOM OR SAKURA (桜) CHASE IN OKINAWA JAPAN

SAKURA REPORT (桜) REPORT: MT YAEDAKE 
  
ODONTONEMA Strictum or Firespike






FEBRUARY:

A NIGHT AT THE NAKIJIN CASTLE CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL

ORCHID LOVERS: OKINAWA'S INTERNATIONAL ORCHID SHOW

ORCHID LOVERS:  A DOZEN MORE PHOTOS FOR YOU

TEN PHOTOS: THE 2012 OKINAWA INTERNATIONAL ORCHID SHOW

TEN MORE PHOTOS FROM THE 2012 OKINAWA ORCHID SHOW

TEN MORE PHOTOS FROM THE 2013 OKINAWA ORCHID SHOW

FLOWER (PHOTO) ORCHIDS AND VALENTINES DAY

FLOWER: PLUM BLOSSOMS (PRUNUS MUME) PHOTO OF THE WEEK

THE FLAME VINE IN OKINAWA

ORCHIDS IN THE DARK

FOR VALENTINE'S DAY:  A CHOCOLATE TREE

SUNFLOWERS IN FEBRUARY







MARCH:


2018 JASMINE FLOWER

2017 Azalea Festival Higashi Village

TREE OF A THOUSAND STARS

FLOWER (PHOTOS) THE GOLDEN TRUMPET TREES IN OKINAWA, JAPAN

FLOWER AND TREE (PHOTOS) GOLDEN AND PINK TRUMPETS IN OKINAWA, JAPAN

AZALEA FESTIVAL IN HIGASHI-SON OKINAWA, A PRETTY GIRL AND AN ALIEN

TEN PHOTOS FROM THE 2012 OKINAWA AZALEA FESTIVAL

FLOWER (PHOTO) AN ORANGE HIBISCUS FROM OKINAWA, JAPAN

MARCH 2012 (Photos) SPRINGTIME FLOWERS TO LOOK FOR IN OKINAWA 

TEN PHOTOS FROM AN INCREDIBLE DAY IN THE IRIS FIELDS




APRIL:

FLOWER LOVERS AND FANS AN IRIS FIELD FOR YOU! 

FLOWERS AND BIRDS: 10 PHOTOS FROM A 20 HOUR DAY IN OKINAWA

FLOWER (PHOTO) IRIS: THE OLD AND THE NEW

WHAT THE LILY (FLOWERS) TAUGHT ME TODAY (PHOTOS)

FLOWERS AND FRUITS: SHOOTIN' POMEGRANATES IN THE RAIN

FLOWER FESTIVAL ON IE-SHIMA OKINAWA: A MILLION LILIES

FLOWER PHOTOS: THE NICOTIANA PLANT ON OKINAWA, JAPAN

GOLDEN TRUMPETS 2014

IRIS FIELDS 2015

LADDER FERN -- PHOTOS and FACTS

PAPYRUS


MAY:

FLOWER PHOTO AND FACTS: AFRICAN LILY

FLOWER PHOTO: PURPLE SHAMROCKS IN THE RAIN

FLOWER PHOTOS: AZALEA THIS AIN'T NO SHRUB, IT'S A BONSAI TREE !

FLOWER PHOTO: HYDRANGEA IN IZUMI OKINAWA, JAPAN

FLOWER PHOTOS: NASTURTIUM (TROPAEOLUM) IT'S A NOSE TWISTER

Flower Photo: NADESHIKO (Dianthus superbus)

FLOWER PHOTOS AND FACTS: PEACE LILY



JUNE:

FLOWER PHOTO: MORNING GLORY THERE'S OVER 1,000 SPECIES !

FLOWERS AND NEW SHOES (PHOTOS) GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS




JULY:

ELEPHANT EAR PLANT (PHOTO) CRAZY.  WHAT'LL THEY THINK OF NEXT ?

NO PLAN TODAY, JUST GREEN TREES, FLOWERS AND A FREAKIN' CANON !

FLOWER PHOTO: THE SHIMA HIGIRI FROM OKINAWA, JAPAN

FLOWER LOVERS, ARE THESE HUMONGOUS COLEUS PLANTS OR WHAT ?

THE MYSTERY OF THE SHIMA HIGIRI FLOWER SOLVED (PHOTOS)




AUGUST:

FLOWER ON A STAGE AND A FAREWELL TO TYPHOON MUIFA !

THE FLYING SPIDER-MONKEY TREE FERN AND SOME FLOWERS

TREE LOVERS: EVER RUN ACROSS A LANTERN TREE ?

CHASING BUTTERFLIES AMONG THE HIBISCUS FLOWERS

PURPLE ASIAN MELASTOMA IN OKINAWA




SEPTEMBER:

PLANT LOVERS: A FOX FACE PLANT (PHOTOS) WITH SOME UDDER NAMES

FLOWER PHOTOS:  WHITE ANGEL TRUMPET

FLOWER PHOTO:  CLITORIA TERNATA OR BLUE PEA  

PLANT PHOTO: THE BLOOD FLOWER 

FLOWER PHOTO: WHITE POWDERPUFF

FLOWER PHOTO:  Pretty But Deadly the Jatropha hastata




OCTOBER:

A PRETTY GIRL IN A TREE AND A BALANCED ROCK

BUTTERFLY IN A BLOSSOM

WHEN IT'S WET IN THE FOREST (PHOTOS)

WHOA BABY.  LOOKS LIKE WE'VE CAPTURED A CODIAEUM VARIGATUM !




NOVEMBER:

FLOWERS, FERNS, CAVES AND CASTLES ON A RAINY DAY (PHOTOS)

FLOWER PHOTOS: ANGEL'S TRUMPETS

CHERRY BLOSSOM SEASON IN OKINAWA: PLANNING AHEAD




DECEMBER:

DWARF UMBRELLA TREE

POINSETTIA PLANTS CAN BECOME HUMONGOUS

FLOWER PHOTOS: THE CHRISTMAS CANDLE PLANT ON OKINAWA

THE UNIDENTIFIED FRUIT AND TREE FROM DEC 2010 REMAINS UNIDENTIFIED