A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Mauʻu ʻakiʻaki
Fimbristylis cymosa
A native sedge supplies grasslike texture in sunny, dry places where a lawn edge needs little water.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Height varies with form and exposure; use sharp drainage and let the soil dry between waterings.
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil moisture
- Dry soil
- Mature size
- 1–2½+ ft tall · 4–8 in wide
- Season of interest
- Year-round foliage
- Local climate
- Choose by island, elevation, and rainfall.
- Garden role
- Small grasslike clumps
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of mondo grass.
Ophiopogon japonicus
Try mauʻu ʻakiʻaki for small grasslike clumps.
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Photo credits & licenses
Mauʻu ʻakiʻaki: Forest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0
Mondo grass: Forest and Kim Starr · CC BY 2.0
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