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Flower
I was surprised to learn that over 95% of all that grows in Hawaii is not native. Here are some plants I think of as traditionally Hawaiian.
Hibiscus
Lilly Pads
Anthurium
What I didn't expect to see were so many plants that I grow at home in Arizona including lantana, bouganvillia and mother-in-laws tongue.
And I really didn't expect to see cactus! The Moir succulent and cactus garden is a famous garden at the Kiahuana Plantation, a former sugar plantation. In the 1930's Sandie Moir started her now-famous garden. In a part of the island that "only" receives 45" of rain a year she discovered that most tropical plants would not survive without additional water. Her garden includes cactus and succulents from around the world.
This is what happens when you grow cactus in the tropics...
Notice Calvin in the picture.
Mahalo
I was surprised to learn that over 95% of all that grows in Hawaii is not native. Here are some plants I think of as traditionally Hawaiian.
Hibiscus
Lilly Pads
Anthurium
What I didn't expect to see were so many plants that I grow at home in Arizona including lantana, bouganvillia and mother-in-laws tongue.
And I really didn't expect to see cactus! The Moir succulent and cactus garden is a famous garden at the Kiahuana Plantation, a former sugar plantation. In the 1930's Sandie Moir started her now-famous garden. In a part of the island that "only" receives 45" of rain a year she discovered that most tropical plants would not survive without additional water. Her garden includes cactus and succulents from around the world.
This is what happens when you grow cactus in the tropics...
Notice Calvin in the picture.
Mahalo
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