Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Hoyas in Hawaii, 1 by markroy68

markroy68 wrote:
The second part of our Hoya visit was to Carol Noel (or Hoya Carol as she is known in the islands). Carol lives at a higher elevation than Ted on the outskirts of Hilo on the Big Island. Not far from her home is Volcano Park, where an active volcano pours lava into the sea, expanding the surface of the Big Island daily. Carol's locale is considerably cooler and wetter than Ted's property on Oahu. There is more rain and, incredibly, more mousquitos!
This is a collection from a morning walk at Carol's. This is a tropical fruit (Carol- name?) with a single blossom from a Strongylodon vine and the twin seed pods from a Hoya lacunosa follicle.