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ʻŪlei

Osteomeles anthyllidifolia

Once established, this native shrub flowers with little supplemental water.

ʻŪlei (Osteomeles anthyllidifolia)
Forest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0

MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME

A spot to thrive.

Choose the form carefully; excess irrigation can encourage leaves at the expense of flowers.

Sunlight
Full sun
Soil moisture
Dry soil
Mature size
Under 2–30 ft tall, by form · 4–10 ft wide
Season of interest
Winter–spring flowers
Local climate
Choose by island, elevation, and rainfall.
Garden role
A spreading native shrub
Cotoneaster dammeriLeonora Enking · CC-BY-SA 2.0

ONE GOOD SWAP

Instead of bearberry cotoneaster.

Cotoneaster dammeri

Try ʻūlei for a spreading native shrub.

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ʻŪlei: Forest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0
Bearberry cotoneaster: Leonora Enking · CC-BY-SA 2.0

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