Scientific Name: Dodonaea viscosa Indigenous: All HI. Except Kahoolawe Description: A dense shrub (4-8 ft.) with small green leaves and tiny flowers that develop into star shaped papery seed … [Read more...]
Aeae
Scientific Name: Bacopa monieri Indigenous Description: Dense, flat growing ground cover with light green leaves and blueish white flowers. Landscaping Uses and Care: Water regularly for a … [Read more...]
Ahuawa
Scientific Name: Mariscus javanicus Indigenous: All islands except Kahoolawe Description: A greenish blue rush with linear leaves 40-110 cm. long. The flower clusters emerge umbrella like at the … [Read more...]
Akiohala
Scientific Name: Hibiscus furcellatus Also Known As: Purple Hibiscus Indigenous: Kauai, Oahu, Maui, Hawaii Description: A medium sized hibiscus about eight feet tall with rough leaves that … [Read more...]
Akulikuli
Scientific Name: Sesuvium portulacastrum Inigenous: All HI Description: The akulikuli plant is a very low crawling ground cover. It has very succulent green leaves with bright red stems and … [Read more...]
Alaalawainui
Scientific Name: Peperomia blanda Indigenous : All the main islands except Kahoolawe Description: A low growing very succulent plant that grows up to about 10 inches tall with fleshy, light … [Read more...]
Alahee
Scientific Name: Psydrax odoratum Indigenous Description: A large tree (20-30 ft.) with glossy green leaves and small, white, highly fragrant flower clusters. As the tree grows, it has a … [Read more...]
Alena
Scientific Name: Boerhavia repens Indigenous Description: Somewhat succulent herbs with a thick center root from which prostrate stems branch out radially. Leaves are small and … [Read more...]
Anapanapa
Scientific Name: Colubrina asiatica Indigenous: Ni’ihau, Kaua’i, O’ahu, and Moloka’i Description: Large shrubs with extremely glossy leaves almost resembling a coffee plant. It has small … [Read more...]
Hinahina
Scientific Name: Heliotropium anomalum var. argenteum Indigenous: All HI Description: A prostrate ground cover with one of the nicest smelling flower clusters of all the native Hawaiian plants. … [Read more...]
