Waimea Valley

The Waimea Valley, formerly known as Waimea Valley Audubon Center and Waimea Arboretum and Botanical Garden, is a cultural center, on Kamehameha Highway, Hale'iwa, on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii, is located. The centerpiece is a botanical garden, which is open daily, except Christmas and New Year, opened. An admission fee is charged.

The Waimea Valley has long been an important religious center of the Hawaiians. Here are stone terraces and walls of historical interest. Originally taro, sweet potatoes and bananas were cultivated. When Europeans arrived here orchards have been created and introduced new cereals. Today's Botanical Garden was managed until 2003 by the city of Honolulu and the Honolulu County. Subsequently, the management was taken over by the National Audubon Society.

The garden is now home to 35 individual collections, representing 5,000 taxa from around the world. Among these species from the families of the arum family, Fabaceae, bromeliads, Helikoniengewächse, lily plants, grasses and the skew -leaved plants are also ferns and tropical fruits. He has one of the most attractive collections of Polynesian plants as well as a highly acclaimed collection of rare plant taxa of Hawaii and the Lord Howe Island. Other individual gardens are the flora of Guam, Madagascar, the Mascarene Islands, dedicated to the Ogasawara Islands and the Seychelles.

Furthermore, there is a breeding nursery, be used in the extremely rare hibiscus and Hibiscadelphus species.

The main path of the garden has an approximate length of 1.2 kilometers. At the top there is a small waterfall and a lake.

Pictures

Waimea Waterfall

Flow through Waimea Valley