We think Jane Austen would have enjoyed strolling through Honolulu’s Foster Botanical Garden as much as we did, marveling at it’s amazing specimens from around the world — Indonesian black pepper vine growing on a Gold Tree and the waxy flowers of the Cannonball Tree from the Guianas (pictured), not to mention the largest, sticky-sapped Chicle (as in Chicklets) in the United State; Sausage Trees from Africa, an offspring from an ancient Sri Lankan Bo Tree; Macadamia from Australia; and Hawaiian Candlenut, Breadfruit, Loulu and Hala. Watch our Instagram for more photos.
The agrarian Knightly brothers certainly would have followed with interest the rearing of endangered Double Coconut (Coco-de-Mer) trees using pollen sent from the Singapore Botanical Garden. And surely Marianne wouldn’t have objected to hothouse flowers as marvelous as these orchids the size of a teacup saucer. Take your own virtual tour of the garden which dates from 1853.
We had so much fun, we plan to visit the other four botanical gardens on O‘ahu in the coming year. Watch the coming events or email JASNAHawaiiNei@gmail.com if you’d like to join us.
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