AboutOrchids Home

« Honolulu’s Blooms
Deceptive Orchids »

Orchids at Foster Botanical Garden

If you want to see orchids in Honolulu, visit Foster Botanical Garden. Hawaii’s oldest botanical garden showcases exotic orchids in several areas of its 13.5 acre (5.5 hectare) grounds. Photos from our recent visit start below with three spectacular blossoms: a Tiger Orchid, a Leopard Orchid, and a purple Miltonia. These warm growers are the epitome of tropical beauty. I’ll have much more about the Tiger Orchid and the Leopard Orchid in another post coming soon!

Grammatophyllum speciosum, Tiger Orchid, largest orchid plant in the world, in bloom at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, HawaiiGrammatophyllum scriptum, Leopard Orchid, in bloom at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, HawaiiMiltonia flower, in bloom at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii

Brilliant orchid colors and bizarre flower shapes abound at Foster. An Antelope Dendrobium earns its nickname from petals spiraling up like horns. Spider Orchids with long, skinny petals entice spider-hunting wasps to attack their flowers, and then pollinate them. The Clamshell Orchid looks more like an octopus orchid to me, admittedly with only five legs.

Antelope Dendrobium flowers, in bloom at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, HawaiiBrassia flowers, Spider Orchid, in bloom at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, HawaiiProsthechea cochleata or Encyclia cochleata, Clamshell Orchid, orchid species, in bloom at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii

Warm growers at Foster live both indoors and out. In the next photo, a cheery pink and yellow Spathoglottis basks in the sun outside Foster’s Conservatory. Inside the glasshouse, the next two Moth Orchids enjoy protection from the elements. Two Vandas and a Dendrobium hybrid also help fill Foster with tropical beauty. This garden is definitely worth a visit!

Spathoglottis hybrid orchid in bloom at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, HawaiiMiniature Phalaenopsis flower, Moth Orchid, in bloom at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, HawaiiPhalaenopsis violacea indigo blue x self, Moth Orchid, in bloom at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii

Vanda flowers in bloom at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, HawaiiVanda flower side view at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, HawaiiDendrobium flowers, orchid hybrid, in bloom at Foster Botanical Garden, Honolulu, Hawaii

Explore posts in the same categories: Photos, Warm Growers

This entry was posted on Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 7:57 pm and is filed under Photos, Warm Growers.

Subscribe to the About Orchids Blog:
AddThis Feed Button

Both comments and pings are currently closed.

5 Comments on “Orchids at Foster Botanical Garden”

  1. choco99 Says:
    September 15th, 2014 at 8:10 pm

    great pics
    thanks for posting

  2. Paula_512 Says:
    September 15th, 2014 at 9:06 pm

    I used to live in Honolulu 12 years ago, this was my favorite park. It was a great place to eat lunch or take a break from my day. I never saw so many wonderful orchids before. What a great place this is, thanks for reminding me.

  3. Donna Says:
    September 15th, 2014 at 9:10 pm

    I love orchids with weird shapes! The antelope orchids look like they really have horns. thanks for sharing these.

  4. AboutOrchids » Blog Archive » The Biggest Orchid in the World Says:
    September 22nd, 2014 at 7:41 pm

    […] Tiger Orchid … Dave and I spotted this jumbo beauty during our recent visit to Foster Botanical Garden in Honolulu. […]

  5. AboutOrchids » Blog Archive » Grammatophyllum Orchids Says:
    October 9th, 2014 at 8:19 pm

    […] Dave and I have seen them in Hawaii before, but never in bloom until our recent visit to Foster Botanical Garden in Honolulu. […]