A11 OYSTER PLANT (Tradescantia spathacea) Commelinaceae family This low, dense rosette of waxy lance-shaped leaves grows from fleshy rhizomes. Leaves have purple undersides with dark to metallic green above. The foliage plant can reach up to one foot. It has been widely cultivated and is becoming naturalized in Florida, Texas and Hawai’i.
A 09 🌺PIKAKE JASMINE (Jasminum sambac) Oleaceae family
A9 🌺PIKAKE JASMINE (Jasminum sambac) Oleaceae family Small evergreen shrub or vine up to 10 feet. Widely cultivated for attractive sweet flowers, year round blooms and used in jasmine tea. There are numerous cultivars for this popular jasmine. 🌺Pikake is the Hawaiian word for peacock; Princess Ka’iulani was fond of both the bird and flower. Full sun to partial shade …
A 03 CANNA LILY (C. Hybrida Rodigas) Cannaceae family
A3 CANNA LILY (C. Hybrida Rodigas) Cannaceae family One of 10 species of the Canna genus. All are native to the American tropics. They are not true lilies and are related to gingers, bananas and heliconias.
A 02 HOPBUSH, 🌺‘A’ALI’I (Dodonaea viscosa) Sapindaceae family
🌺Aʻaliʻi is a native tree, its height may vary from one foot up to 30 feet tall, dependent on elevation, sunlight and water. Early Hawaiians used it for canoe building, weapons, agricultural tools, rafters and in house construction. Flowers are red or green; fruit is a colorful seed capsule that is beautiful and persists for months. The seeds and fruit …
A 01 GOLDEN DEWDROP (Duranta Erecta) Verbenaceae family
A species of flowering shrub native from Mexico to South America and the Caribbean. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in tropical and subtropical gardens throughout the world, and has become naturalized in many places. It is considered invasive on some tropical islands. In its native environment, it is found in rocky or sandy coastal areas with full …