A LITTLE MORE LIFE
ʻĀweoweo
Chenopodium oahuense
Native foliage provides a hedge or groundcover adapted to dry coastal conditions.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Forms range from prostrate mats to small trees; choose the right form before planting and reduce water after establishment.
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil moisture
- Dry soil
- Mature size
- Under 2–30 ft tall, by form · Spread varies by form
- Season of interest
- Year-round foliage
- Local climate
- Choose by island, elevation, and rainfall.
- Garden role
- A low-water native hedge
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of japanese pittosporum.
Pittosporum tobira
Try ʻāweoweo for a low-water native hedge.
Compare plantsNATIVE TO YOUR PLACE
Find it in your state guide.
Reviewed native coverage. Choose your state to see more alternatives.
Dig a little deeper.
Photo credits & licenses
ʻĀweoweo: Forest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0
Japanese pittosporum: skdavidson · CC BY-SA 2.5
Resized, converted to WebP, and cropped in the layout. Each photo retains its listed license. All photo credits