Archives: Native Plants

Hāpuʻu Pulu (Cibotium glaucum)

Hāpuʻu pulu arching green fronds on a cultivated Oʻahu plant. Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons). Hāpuʻu pulu

Hala Pepe (Dracaena auwahiensis)

Halapepe greenish-yellow flowers and narrow leaves at Auwahi on Maui. Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons). Hala pepe (Dracaena auwahiensis) is

Early Saxifrage (Micranthes virginiensis)

Early saxifrage flowering in Great Falls Park, Fairfax County, Virginia. Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Early saxifrage (Micranthes virginiensis, formerly Saxifraga virginiensis)

Wild Stonecrop (Sedum ternatum)

Wild stonecrop flowering in Bird Park, Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. Photo: Cbaile19 — Wikimedia Commons, CC0. Wild stonecrop (Sedum ternatum) is the succulent for a woodland

Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)

Pickerelweed flowering along a freshwater edge in Plaisance National Park, Quebec. Photo: Cephas — Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) is a true

Alaska Blueberry (Vaccinium ovalifolium)

Photo: Kristof Zyskowski & Yulia Bereshpolova — CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. Alaska Blueberry (Vaccinium ovalifolium, including the plant long called Vaccinium alaskaense) is a

Kokiʻo ʻUla (Hibiscus kokio)

Red Hibiscus kokio flower cultivated at Hoolawa Farms on Maui. Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons). Kokiʻo ʻula (Hibiscus kokio) is

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