A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Pāʻūohiʻiaka
Jacquemontia sandwicensis
This native vine covers hot, salty ground with little irrigation.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Use well-drained soil and full sun for more flowers; too much water favors leaves over blooms.
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil moisture
- Dry soil
- Mature size
- Under 2 ft tall · 3–5 ft wide
- Season of interest
- Year-round, strongest winter–summer
- Local climate
- Choose by island, elevation, and rainfall.
- Garden role
- A low flowering groundcover
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of common periwinkle.
Vinca minor
Try pāʻūohiʻiaka for a low flowering groundcover.
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Photo credits & licenses
Pāʻūohiʻiaka: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA · CC BY 2.0
Common periwinkle: xlibber · CC BY 2.0
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