Hilo Orchid Show on Hawaii Island
The Hilo orchid show is one of the largest orchid shows in the entire state and is also the major fundraising event for the Hilo Orchid Society in East Hawaii. There are many orchid growers, enthusiasts and collectors from Hawaii Island that take part with displays, booths and competition with this elaborate show. Whether you are an orchid collector or just an admirer of these colorful and exotic plants, the orchid show is always a must see experience when visiting Hawaii Island.
Organized by the Hilo Orchid society this event has run for over 60 years and draws a very large local and international crowd from North American, Asia and even Europe. The Hilo Orchid show is supported by many of the islands orchid growers and plant collectors and the myriad of exciting flowering plants and new hybrids that are shown for the first time is part of the attraction of this event. Each year a themed topic creates lavish and elaborate displays filled with orchids of every major Orchidaceae family to include: Cattleyas, Vanda, miltonia, Dendrobium, Oncidiinae, Phalaenopsis and Cymbidiums.
 Hilo Orchid show gallery of images
As you see in the presentation below, there are so many varieties of orchids on display and available for sale at the show. Many of the orchids included sweetly scented varieties, small miniatures, large spiked flower displays and every genus of orchid that were blooming for the show.
Below is a gallery presentation of images of some of the beautiful orchids and rare species shown at the event. Click on any image to activate the slide presentation.
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- A garden scene in Hawaii
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- A field of orchids
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- Heliconia flower displays
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- Gorgeous cymbidium orchids
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- Backlit orchid beauties
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- Yellow and purple oncidium orchids
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- Unknown exotic orchid flower
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- Unknown orchid genus
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- Collection of orchids for sale at the show
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- Backlit cattleyas
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- Hybrid yellow miniature cattleyas
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- Gorgeous fushia colored cattleya orchids
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- Intense yellow cattleyas
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- Gorgeous cattleyas for sale
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- Orchids for sale at the show
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- White Cattleya beauties
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- Exotic yellow and red lipped cattleya hybrid
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- A gorgeous backlit beauty
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- Orange and red Cattleya beauty
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- Just starting to open up
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- A new black orchid variety at the show
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- Asian orchid arrangement
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- Asian orchid vignette
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- Asian display
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- Buddha and Oncidiums
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- Gorgeous purple and yellow beauties
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- Rare pink Miltonia orchids
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- Unknown orchid spec.
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- Stadium view of the HIlo Orchid show
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- Some back lit beauties
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- Another assorted grouping
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- Isolated beauty and back lit
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- Zepenthes at the orchid show
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- A very large two foot Zepenthes
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- A cluster of yellow and white Oncidium orchids
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- Almost tulip like, unknown orchids
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- Frilly white and purple cattleya var.
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- White purple beauties unknown spec.
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- Gorgeous yellow cymbiums lit up
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- Orange glowing cymbidium orchids
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- Orchid clusters
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- Gorgeous neon green and white Phaps
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- Beautiful Hawaiian music performed at the show
Music at the orchid show
This is the third season that I have performed with the Puna Men’s chorus at the Hilo Orchid show, here’s one of the songs that we performed, it’s a spiritual Hawaiian song and I’m singing the short introductory part at the start, enjoy.
It seems like every year the Hilo Orchid Show on Hawaii gets better each time and the displays are outstanding. If you are interested in learning more about floral photography, please take a look this posts on taking better flower and nature images.
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Gorgeous orchids! This is great!
Gorgeous flowers! They are some of my favorites….Christine
Great pics Noel. Nothing like spending a day photographing flowers, they always make for a beautiful subject.
Gorgeous orchids! All the different colours and shapes are amazing.
What a color explosion! Stunning photos!
Stunning photos! It’s so easy to take orchids for granted when living on the Big Island, but they are such a spectacular surprise when one blooms unexpectedly.
What wonderful colors! I’m partial to cattleyas myself. Wish there’s something like that where I am now.
I love orchids and these are stunning! Are they grown all year or seasonally?
these are grown year round Irene and mostly outdoors in trees or in the ground
I love orchids! Looks like a beautiful festival!
Absolutely stunning photos, Noel…and great singing!
Thanks Sonia,
It was a fun event to sing in as usual, but the orchids were definitely the highlight!