Coastal Hedyotis
Hedyotis littoralis
Spectacular, unusual-looking plants, similar to succulents in appearance. Leaves are rigid, extremely glossy and elliptical. They often fold back on the margins from the base of the leaf, to the pointed tip.
New leaves emerge in pairs and alternate to the opposite side of the stem from the previous pair. Most of the branching, if any, occurs toward the base of the plant with individual stalks rising upward. Flowers are small, white and star-shaped, usually with only four lobes or petals. Numerous flowers are arranged in a round cluster that forms at stalk tip.
He lāʻau ʻano ‘ē paha kēia ke nānā aku. Hinuhinu nā lau oloolo. Pelu hope nā lau. Kupu mālua nā muʻo a hohola aʻela i kekahi ʻano ʻē aʻe o nā lau i hohola mua aku. Manamana nā lālā ma kahi o ka mole o kēia mea kanu a ulu pololei i luna. He mau pua keʻokeʻo liʻiliʻi kohu pua ʻilieʻe, akā ʻehā wale nō lihilihi o kēia, a ʻelima lihilihi o ka ʻilieʻe. Pua pinepine kēia lāʻau ma nā wēlau o nā lālā.
This plant is naturally found on coastal sea cliffs within the salt spray on the islands of Kauaʻi Molokai, Maui, Hawaiʻi and formerly on Oʻahu.
Ulu kēia lāʻau ma nā pali kahakai i ke ehu kai ma nā mokupuni o Kauaʻi, Molokaʻi, Maui, Hawaiʻi (a ma Oʻahu kekahi ma mua).
The extraordinary appearance of this plant makes it a definite “eye catcher,” and they look great, especially around rocks or in pots on the lanai. Few pests are known to bother this plant, and watering every other day is fine, making it ideal for those with not-so-green thumbs.
Nani ke kanu ʻana i kēia lāʻau ma kahi o nā pōhaku, a i ʻole i loko o nā poho mea kanu i ka lānai. ʻAʻole nui nā mū e hoʻopilikia i kēia lāʻau. Hāinu i kēlā me kēia ʻelua lā.