Tropical Plant: Does anyone know what this is called?

[Virgo10]

On Tuesday I went to Cypress Gardens for the first time. What a beautiful place! One of the bushes we came across had the most amazing pink fluff ball type flowers. Here's a picture.

Unfortunatly there was no signs on the plant and no one around to ask what it was. If anyone here has any ideas, please post. I want one for my garden!

TIA!

Roberta

 

[bobbiwoz]

Don't know about the plant. I love your blue heron picture!

Bobbi

PS. Tomorrow we'll be in Flamingo Gardens, it's by Miami, and I'll keep an eye out for something like your plant.

 

[dianeschlicht]

They have those all over Hawaii. They call them Ohia flowers. I have seen them at Animal Kingdom too. It is the only place I have seen them besides Hawaii.

 

[mommytotwo]

I can't remember what those are called, but that is not an ohio. The ohio lehua is a tree and it has bright red, or yellow flowers. We even had this plant at our house before. I will check for the name when I go to a garden center the next time.

 

[mommytotwo]

Here's a picture of an lehua flower.

 

[dianeschlicht]

Your photo is not the flower I war referring to. The ones we saw in Hawaii were trees/shrubs like the first photo. At Animal Kingdom, they call them puffs. I'm quite sure there is a better name than that though!