Hawaii's Rainbow Shower Tree
by Craig Wood
Title
Hawaii's Rainbow Shower Tree
Artist
Craig Wood
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
: The rainbow shower tree — recognizable by its bounty of multicolored blossoms — is a "made in Hawai'i" hybrid. It's also the official street tree of Honolulu, so designated in 1965 by then-Mayor Neal Blaisdell.
The two parent species of shower trees were brought to Hawai'i from far away: The golden shower, Cassia fistula, hails from India. The pink-and-white shower, Cassia javanica, was imported from the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. (From an article by Heidi Bornhorst)
Photograph is the copyright property of Craig Wood and cannot be copied or used without permission. FAA watermark will not appear on prints purchased.
Being a hybrid, the rainbow shower usually doesn't set seed and must be professionally propagated by air-layering.
A sure sign of summer in Hawai'i is the blooming of the rainbow shower, which can be found on all inhabited islands but is particularly prevalent on O'ahu.
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July 2nd, 2016
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Rainbow Artist Orlando L
Very splendid and beautiful image of this special rainbow shower tree!! L/F
Randy Rosenberger
What a fine piece of artwork for me to proudly display on our Featured Artwork section of our Homepage of our Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group! Thanks for sharing! LIKED & FAVED Randy B. Rosenberger (WFS group administrator)