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Exposure?

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Water Requirements?

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Well Drained Soil?

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Salt Tolerant?

Salt tolerance is variable. If your site is right on the coast with direct salt spray, do some additional research to determine its tolerance. Learn more.

Elevation?

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Landscaping Attributes?

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Plant Form?

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Landscape Uses?

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Plant Height?

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Good For Novices??

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Spreader??

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Degree of Spread?

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Short Lived??

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Pruning Needs?

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Availability?

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Ethnobotany Uses?

How the Ancient Hawaiians used the plant: food, tools, shelter, canoes, medicine, spiritual, crafts, lei, ornamental, and/or fire.

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Valued by Bees??

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Federal Status?

The federal status of the plant (Endangered, Threatened, or Not listed) based on the US Fish and Wildlife Services Environmental Conservation Online System as of 6/26/2024. Also see "Population Status" designations (PEPP, SWAP). Learn more.

Population Status?

Protection status for the plant under Federal and Hawai'I state laws. Learn more.

Origin?

The native status of the plant in Hawaiʻi: Indigenous (found natively throughout Hawaiʻi), Endemic (found natively in specific areas), or Canoe (brought to Hawaiʻi by Ancient Hawaiians from other places in Polynesia). Learn more.

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    Climate Zones?

    The climate zones where this plant grows best. Learn more.

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    Salt Tolerant?

    Salt tolerance is variable. If your site is right on the coast with direct salt spray, do some additional research to determine its tolerance. Learn more.

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    Exposure?

    Select what best represents the amount of sunlight at the planting site.

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    Water Requirements?

    The amount of water the plant needs: 1 is lowest, 5 is highest. Learn more.

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    Well Drained Soil?

    Plant prefers well-drained soil. Learn more.

    No
    Test Group?

    The climate zones where this plant grows best. Learn more.

    Salt Tolerant?

    Salt tolerance is variable. If your site is right on the coast with direct salt spray, do some additional research to determine its tolerance (see [Salt and Wind Tolerance for Landscape Plants of Hawaii](https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/occl/files/2013/08/001-salt-tolerance.pdf)).

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    Short Lived?

    Occasionally, something short-lived is desirable. **Yes** = if you need short-lived plants that may be used to fill in an area temporarily (for example, while the canopy of a newly planted tree develops) or you don't mind replanting. **No** = to exclude short-lived plants.

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    Well Drained Soil?

    Most native Hawaiian plants require well-drained soils. If your planting location is not well drained, select "No" to feature plants that will tolerate occasionally or regularly water logged soils.

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    Does this plant meet your landscaping needs?

    Plant Form?

    The plant's growth form.


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    Height?

    The range of height of a fully-grown plant, in feet.

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    Width?

    The range of width of a fully-grown plant, in feet.

    Array'
    Landscape Uses?

    Select the landscape design role you are looking for. Learn more.

    Does this plant have the personality you're looking for?

    Availability?

    How easy it is to find the plant. Learn more.

    Good for Novices??

    Select options below to match your gardening experience. Learn more.

    Long-lived??

    Whether or not the plant is short-lived. Learn more.

    No

    Does this plant provide the ecosystem and/or ethnotobanical benefits you're looking for?

    Ethnobotany Uses?

    How the Ancient Hawaiians used the plant: food, tools, shelter, canoes, medicine, spiritual, crafts, lei, ornamental, and/or fire.

    None
    Population Status?

    Protection status for the plant under Federal and Hawai'I state laws. Learn more.

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