A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Kokiʻo keʻokeʻo
Hibiscus arnottianus
Fragrant white flowers bring a distinctly Hawaiian hibiscus to a flowering hedge.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Forms differ in size; give this Oʻahu and Molokaʻi native room and use nursery-propagated stock.
- Sunlight
- Part sun & shade
- Soil moisture
- Average moisture
- Mature size
- 6–10+ ft tall · Up to 20 ft wide
- Season of interest
- Year-round flowers
- Local climate
- Choose by island, elevation, and rainfall.
- Garden role
- A white-flowered hedge
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of tropical hibiscus.
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Try kokiʻo keʻokeʻo for a white-flowered hedge.
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Photo credits & licenses
Kokiʻo keʻokeʻo: Forest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0
Tropical hibiscus: Jack Wolf · CC-BY-SA 2.0
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