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