Māʻoliʻoli
Schidea globosa
Low growing plants with narrow, almost succulent leaves and tiny flowers that form a rounded sunburst cluster that protrudes up above the plant.
He lāʻau haʻahaʻa, lau wīwī. He mau pua liʻiliʻi i pua aʻe i luna o ka lāʻau.
This increasingly rare plant is found on the islands of O’ahu, Moloka’i and Maui usually on sea cliffs or exposed rock faces.
Kākaʻikahi kēia lāʻau i ulu ma nā mokupuni ʻo Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, me Maui ma ka pali kahakai a ma ka pōhaku.
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.
Hiki ke kanu ʻia ma kahi e pā nui ai ka lā, akā, hiki hoʻi ke kanu ʻia ma kahi mamalu. ʻAʻole pono ka wai he nui. Nani hoʻi ke kanu ʻana ma kahi o nā pōhaku.
Schidea is an endemic genus with 24 different species within it, all of which are believed to have evolved from a single ancestor.
He ʻanona ʻāpaʻakuma ʻo Schidea a iwakāluakūmāhā ʻano lāʻau o loko o ia ʻanona. Manaʻo ʻia, hoʻokahi kupuna o lākou.