Besides my morning run, I haven't ventured far from the house. It's a rainy day again, allowing for some quiet recuperation time indoors. This is the is the giant Indian milkweed, also known as the crown flower and produces the floral ingredients for a lei of royal symbolism. Lei makers string the crown flowers (with or without the petals) in honor of Hawaii's last queen, Lili'uokalani and the fallen Hawaiian monarchy. The milkweed produces a sap that can irritate skin, can be poisonous in quantity and therefore is host to caterpillars of the Monarch butterfly which gain an immunity from predators.
Lanikai, Hawaii
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