Hawaii Blossoms Book
Product Description
by Dorothy and Bob Hargreaves
Softcover, 5-3/8" x 8-3/8". 62 pages.
Essential for Hawaii nature lovers, the expert descriptions of our islands' beautiful flowers and trees include scientific names and places of origin, and are supplemented by more than one hundred full-color photos.
The blossoms of Hawaii have been photographed in their natural colors and in their natural settings, and are published here with authentic descriptions.
The Hawaiian flowers and flowering vines are arranged alphabetically, followed by the flowering trees in alphabetical order. Reference to specific locations where these blooms can be found was accurate at time of publication.
Practically all Hawaiian flowers have their origin in far away places around the world, and were brought to the islands by early day travelers. Twenty-four plants were believed to have been brought to the islands by the great double sailing canoes (like the present-day outrigger, but much larger) of the Polynesian settlers who first discovered Hawaii. Among these were the coconut, breadfruit, banana, bamboo, kukui (candle-nut tree for oil from the nuts), hau (canoe outriggers were made from its curved branches), milo tree for (wooden poi bowls), paper mulberry (for tapa cloth), taro, sweet potatoes, yams, ti plant, sugar cane, wild ginger, and bottle gourds.
Essential for Hawaii nature lovers, the expert descriptions of our islands' beautiful flowers and trees include scientific names and places of origin, and are supplemented by more than one hundred full-color photos.
The blossoms of Hawaii have been photographed in their natural colors and in their natural settings, and are published here with authentic descriptions.
The Hawaiian flowers and flowering vines are arranged alphabetically, followed by the flowering trees in alphabetical order. Reference to specific locations where these blooms can be found was accurate at time of publication.
Practically all Hawaiian flowers have their origin in far away places around the world, and were brought to the islands by early day travelers. Twenty-four plants were believed to have been brought to the islands by the great double sailing canoes (like the present-day outrigger, but much larger) of the Polynesian settlers who first discovered Hawaii. Among these were the coconut, breadfruit, banana, bamboo, kukui (candle-nut tree for oil from the nuts), hau (canoe outriggers were made from its curved branches), milo tree for (wooden poi bowls), paper mulberry (for tapa cloth), taro, sweet potatoes, yams, ti plant, sugar cane, wild ginger, and bottle gourds.
