Scientific Name: Schidea globosa
Endemic: Oahu, Molokai, Maui
Description: Low growing plants with narrow, almost succulent leaves and tiny flowers that form a rounded sunburst cluster that protrudes up above the plant.
Distribution: This increasingly rare plant is found on the islands of O’ahu, Moloka’i and Maui usually on sea cliffs or exposed rock faces.
Landscape Use and Care: This plant is excellent for those people interested in xeriscape gardens. It thrives in full sun but does O.K. in partial shade and requires very little water once established in the ground. It looks great around larger landscaping stones or in tight corners to soften the look.
Extra Info: Schidea is an endemic genus with 24 different species within it, all of which are believed to have evolved from a single ancestor.
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