Caribbean Flowers To Bring Memories Of Warm and Sunny Days
Information and Images of the Flowering Plants of the Caribbean
- Official Flowers of the Caribbean Islands
- Some ideas for a tropical Caribbean centerpiece
- Caribbean Fruit Trees
- Grow Caribbean Flowers In Your Garden
- Books on Caribbean Flowers
- Sources Cited - National Flowers
- Botanical Gardens and National Parks of the Caribbean
- Sites on Flowers and Plants of the Caribbean
- A colorful Caribbean Landscape, Tobago, Caribbean Sunset
- Caribbean Flower Stamps
Official Flowers of the Caribbean Islands
Here are photos of the official flowers of the different Islands of the West Indies - along with names and representing countries.
Dwarf Poinciana - Barbados
Some ideas for a tropical Caribbean centerpiece
From Bouchard's Florists in Green Bay, Wisconsin
A 'Tropical Flower Arrangement' From 1800flowers
A mixture of tropical flowers and greens.
Tropical Flower Arrangement
1800 flowers offers its 'Tropical Flower Arrangement', which looks very much like the arrangement featured in the video above. The actual arrangement will vary according to what the florist filling your order has on hand. Some typical inclusions will be: Birds of Paradise, Protea Flowers (African), Anthuriuam, Eucalyptus (Australian). Again - not entirely Caribbean, but it looks the part.
Tweets about heliconias
What the results bring for a twitter search on the word 'heliconia'
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- DriSallesGomes
- Mas a falsa bananeira, a helicônia, é muito mais bonita que a verdadeira. RT @marinamiyazaki: há plantas fakes, a natureza tb é falsona.
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- bloomproject
- Timezia,tradescantia palida,Bulbine laranja,Pilea Micropyla Brilantina,Hemigraphis Repanda,Heliconia psittacorum... http://bit.ly/65hzmm
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- flaviaflakes
- @gabrielkehdi heliconia psittacorum! depois quero ver! eu queria ter em casa, por causa dos beija-flores *-*
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- calvinhicks
- Flower Patch Iii Poster Print: TROPICAL HELICONIA FLOWER 5 x 7 Original Matted Oil Painting Hawaii Artist: Don Li-L... http://bit.ly/6pJ1aY
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- GardeningInfo
- Gardening Products Yellow Heliconia caribaea http://bit.ly/8B9fhv
Caribbean Fruit Trees
Flowers mature
Fruit Trees flower first. Here are some of the resultant Caribbean fruits.
Ananas Bracteatus (Pineapple)
Grow Caribbean Flowers In Your Garden
Be sure that you live in an appropriate gardening zone
Hibiscus Trees Package of 3 Live Starter Plants Pride of Hankins Carnation Double Tropical Hibiscus
Amazon Price: (as of 12/31/2009) 
3' Croton Silk Tree
Amazon Price: $73.99 (as of 12/31/2009)
10 Renealmia Cernua Ginger Plant Seeds
Amazon Price: (as of 12/31/2009)
Bougainvillea Barbara Karst One Gallon Vine
Amazon Price: $30.75 (as of 12/31/2009)
Royal Poinciana Flame Tree 15 Seeds - Delonix -Tropical
Amazon Price: (as of 12/31/2009)
Caribbean Flowers Available to order online from Teleflora
West Indian Inspired Arrangements
At Teleflora, find arrangements featuring the "Bird of Paradise" flower and chinaberries in its "Memories of Paradise" arrangement. Teleflora's "Paradise Found" arrangement also features Birds of Paradise, as well as additionally containing alstroemeria and Asiastic lillies (maybe those aren't Caribbean, but they go well with the colors of the birds of paradise). You can send yellow orchids in Teleflora's "Touch of Tranquillity" arrangement. My favorite Caribbean flower arrangement from Teleflora is the "Zensational" design, a tall green cymbidium orchid stem in a glass cylinder, with ti leaves at the bottom. "Artful Orchids" is a modern arrangement of two miniature cymbidium orchid stems. "Zen Artistry" has purple Mokara Orchids, carnations, Sweet William, greenery and a palm leaf (another personal favorite of mine). Finally, the "Dulce Duet" is two White Phalaenopsis Orchids planted with river rocks in a pedestal pot. Find all of these Caribbean-like floral arrangements in Teleflora's Zen Collection.
FTD Channels the Caribbean for Inspiration
Unusual plants from the West Indies appear in these arrangements.
Shop for a beautiful and environmental Caribbean-style bouquet of cut flowers from FTD online with the Paradise Found Tropical Bouquet. This arrangement includes ginger flowers and birds of paradise (Eco-Friendly and Rainforest Alliance Certified).
FTD offers the following live tropical and West Indian plants: crotons, bromeliads, orchids, hibiscus, and jasmine. Both Todd Oldham and Vera Wang offer bouquets of cut orchid flowers in a variety of breeds and colors.Caribbean Flowers and Plants at 1800flowers.com
Tropical and Exotic Arrangements and live plants.
You can order potted orchid plants and even a Bird of Paradise Floor Plant online from 1800flowers.com. Some of the mixed bouquets representative of Caribbean flowers are Exotic Breeze Orchids and the Dendobrium Splendor bouquet. From 1800flower's Martha Stewart Collection, choose between the White Phalaenopsis Orchids or the Yellow Cymbidium Orchids bouquet. Martha Stewart even offers a live Tropical Hibiscus potted plant. 1800flowers has several arrangements in its "Designer Flowers" collection that channel the West Indies for inspiration. The Orchid Tote by Jane Carroll beautifully features green Cymbidium Orchids in a woven reed tote. Preston Bailey has designed the Calypso bouquet admittedly with the Caribbean in mind. This arrangement features green Cymbidium orchids purple and lavender hydrangea, purple hyacinth, purple lisianthus, and green trachelium. Jane Packer's Intensely Purple mixes 20 purple dendobrium orchids with lily grass. Check out more than just Martha Stewart's collection to find live hibiscus plants, campanula plants and orchids.
Intensely Purple - Jane Packer
Orchid Tote - Jane Carroll
Bougainvillea Bonsai
Available for delivery only in July
Tropical FTD flowers to order online from florist.com
Florist.com offers you FTD flowers online. Shop for the FTD Zen Garden is a basket of live croton and bromeliad plants. The Pacific Paradise bouquet offers purple dendobrium orchid stems and includes a free vase.
Books on Caribbean Flowers
Sources Cited - National Flowers
A listing of the websites used to compile national flower information for this lens.
- This is Jamaica - National Flower
- Native to continental, tropical America and the West Indies, the flower of the Lignum Vitae tree (Guiacum Officinale) is the national flower of Jamaica.
- The Flower Expert - Online Flowers Encyclopedia
- The Puerto Rican state flower is the Puerto Rican Hibiscus (Thespesia Grandiflora, Maga Grandiflora, Montezuma, Flor de Maga).
- The Flower Expert - List of National Flowers by Country
- Extensive listing of the world's countries and their respective national flowers, along with interesting facts about each flower.
- MSN Encarta - St. Kitts and Nevis
- Information on the land, people, history and government of St. Kitts and Nevis.
- Dominica - Art, Articles, Culture, History & Resources
- Information on all of the various national symbols of Dominica.
- Martinique Travel Guide
- Overview, facts, weather and headlines for Martinique.
- Visit St. Vincent & The Grenadines
- Information on the national symbology of St. Vincent's and the Grenadines.
- St. Lucia National Flowers
- Background on St. Lucia's two national flowers and their respective societies - the rose and the marguerites.
- Montserrat
- Official facts on the island of Montserrat.
Glory Tours
Providing all kinds of tours in Barbados
Botanical Gardens and National Parks of the Caribbean
- Montoso Gardens - Puerto Rico
- Montoso Gardens is a 90-acre botanical garden, flower & fruit farm and nursery in Puerto Rico on the south slope of Pico Montoso mountain.
- Cranbrook Flower Forest and River Head Adventure Trail - Jamaica
- Cranbrook is an eco-tourism attraction on Jamaica's north coast in the parish of St. Ann between Ocho Rios and Montego Bay. Opened in May 1997, it features exotic tropical gardens, lawns, water pools and a tropical rain forest.
- Jamaica - Gardens By Nature & Design
- Stories & photos by Pamela A. Campbell about her visit to Jamaica's Castleton & Hope Botanical Gardens.
- Government of Jamaica - Ministry of Agriculture
- History and facts on Jamaica's numerous public gardens: Bath Botanical Gardens, Castleton Gardens, Cinchona Gardens, Hope (Royal) Botanical Garden, Holland Bamboo Grove and Fern Gully.
- Jamaica National Heritage Trust
- A listing of historic buildings, monuments and trusts throughout Jamaica.
- Andromeda Gardens - Barbados
- The official site of this 6-acre tropical botanical garden in the parish of St. Joseph, Barbados.
The Andromeda Botanical Gardens
Barbados Glory Tours
Andromeda Botanical Gardens Barbados Glory Tours
Visit Andromeda Gardens with Glory Tours. Andromeda Botanic Gardens is a six acre tropical garden in the Parish of St Joseph, overlooking the scenic east coast of Barbados. This botanical garden started as a private plant collection around the home of Ms. Iris Bannochie in 1954. Andromeda was first open to the public during a fund raising event hosted by the Barbados Horticultural Society in the seventies. Andromeda was well received, and has remained open to the public by paid admission since then. Andromeda currently boast over six hundred different species of plants adapted to a range of tropical environments. Glory Tours is a well recognized tour company providing excursions in Barbados and its excursions are sold through many well known travel sites such at EXPEDIA, Orbitz, and many many more. Experience the best of Barbados tour. Island tours with Glory Tours. Barbados
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Sites on Flowers and Plants of the Caribbean
Guides to the plants and flowers of the Caribbean
- Ardastra Gardens, Zoo & Conservation Center
- A listing of plants commonly found in the Bahamas. Put together and maintained by Ardastra Gardens, Zoo and Conservation Center in Nassau, Bahamas.
- Turks & Caicos Islands - Department of Environment and Coastal Resources
- An informative guide to the plants and flowers of the Turks and Caicos Islands, featuring photos of the plants as well as information about them.
- Anguilla Guide
- A listing with photos of the plant life to be found on the island of Anguilla.
- Andromeda Gardens - Barbados
- The official site of this 6-acre tropical botanical garden in the parish of St. Joseph, Barbados
- Chelsea Flower Show - 2008
- Photographs and descriptions of the 2008 Chelsea Flower Show entries from the following nations: Trinidad & Tobago, Grenada, Barbados and Jamaica.
Which Caribbean Flower Reminds You Most of the West Indies?
The sense of smell is tied to strongly to memories. The bright colors of Caribbean flowers are also highly impressionable. Let us know which flower transports you back to the islands the quickest.
Have all of these images made you yearn for the West Indies?
Book a trip to Barbados, or Jamaica, or Turks & Caicos, or the Bahamas..
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A colorful Caribbean Landscape, Tobago, Caribbean Sunset
St. Johns in The Virgin Islands, a hibiscus flower
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- gemenerni1 gemenerni1 Jul 30, 2009 @ 9:33 am
- Hey,
I must say that i really like your lens. I remember when i was visiting the Caribbean, on the best Caribbean cruises ever. And i remember all the beautiful flowers that look just like the ones on your lens. Talk about bringing back memories!
Regards,
Gem
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- aj2008 aj2008 Jul 27, 2009 @ 4:47 am
- Beautiful flowers - we love hinsicus, but they dont bloom as well in the UK summer like they do in the Caribbean!
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- KimGiancaterino KimGiancaterino Jun 18, 2009 @ 1:42 am
- This lens was featured on A Day of 100 Squid Angel Blessings.
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- Prentice_Lee Prentice_Lee May 30, 2009 @ 7:46 am
- This is a great lens. Very well organized and beautiful photos
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- ElizabethJeanAllen ElizabethJeanAllen May 19, 2009 @ 8:33 pm
- Hi,
My name is Elizabeth Jean Allen and I am the new group leader for the Nature and the Outdoors Group.
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