Some of my favorite flowers - and aren't they incredible?!

Protea are beautiful flowers. Not necessarily fragrant, but they are rich in variety and color. Protea came from South Africa and have been said to originated over 300 million years ago - isn't that amazing?

Tuberose are extremely fragrant, along with gardenia, ginger and pikake (or jasmine). If you travel to Hawaii, you will find them for sale in abundance by street corner vendors, and also look for them in fresh floral arrangements such as lovely hand-made leis.

Plumeria (also called frangipani in Australia) is well-known for its beautiful aroma. It has a myriad of different colors and scents.

There are so many tropical flowering plants, each of them unique and magnificent. It is fun to keep learning about these splendid gifts of nature!