Friday, November 20, 2009
More on Dragonfruit....
This Beauty is a Dragonfruit flower. It's on a stalk that looks alot like a cactus, even has thorns. It grows very nicely crawling on the rocks. This one is quite large, about 12" across. Will it eventually produce fruit? Probably not, as most Dragonfruit farmers here have to hand pollinate them, and even then it's hit or miss. They sell the fruit here for about $5.00 a pound, and I understand twice that on Oahu (Honolulu). The fruit has a vitamin c content higher than most any other. And is delicious beyond compare! 
English Lavender
Our English Lavender (Vera)
One of the main plants we grow here on our farm. We distill the oil and hydrosol from it, and use it in our FBI First Aid Creme, and First Aid Spray, along with our own Rosemary. We get 3 cuttings per year here in Hawaii, and these will be ready soon. When the buds are at there fullest, the aroma is just intoxicating, and it's my favorite to harvest. As you can see, it does really well here in the clouds at 4300' elevation.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Birds of Paradise!
These beatiful flowers are called "Birds of Paradise". Very common here in Hawaii, and do quite well at almost any elevation. These are on our farm here at 4300'. I just give them a little water and prune off the flower stalks when they are finished blooming. They do well in soil with good drainage, as these are in crushed rock and cinder mix. These flowers do not have any fragrance, or at least none that humans can detect!
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