Native hawaiian plants

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Hawaiian homeowners are fortunate in their ability to choose among a variety of native plants to create a landscape design. Whether you are seeking natives for a ha...

Hawaii Native Plants on Instagram: “Dodonaea viscosa (ʻaʻaliʻi, kūmakani). Found from coastal sand dunes to lava fields, wet forest, and high elevation shrubland, ʻaʻaliʻi is…”

Pretty blue flowers adorn the branch tips of pohinahina. The trend to use native Hawaiian plants in local landscapes is growing...

Pua 'ilima (Sida fallax) was designated the official flower of the island of O'ahu in 1988. All State Flowers

The new fronds of this fern called Amau in Hawaiian come out this beautiful red and bright green color. In nature this is to protect new shoots from the harsh sun as red can handle the full sun. I went up into the cloud forest on Hualalai Volcano to find these ferns today and they were definitely in the clouds around the 5-6,000 ft elev.

White Ginger Lily, native to India, is a tropical perennial and related to culinary ginger. Photographed at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, 8.15.2010 © Cindy Dyer. All rights reserved.

Taro...the basic Polynesian staple.

Hawaii Native Plants on Instagram: "Sadleria cyatheoedes ʻ(amaʻu) This gorgeous fern often has brightly colored new fronds ranging from lime green to orange, pink, red, or burgundy. As they grow older, they form a trunk similar to that of hāpuʻu -- if you're ever at Palikū cabin in Haleakala National Park, check out the impressive ʻamaʻu just outside the door! Photograph from Hawaiian Forest Plants by Merlin. 🪴 #sadleriacyatheoides #sadleria #amau #fern #ferns #fernsofinstagram…