A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Koʻolau hōʻawa
Pittosporum glabrum
Clusters of pale flowers and native foliage add structure to a moist garden.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
An evergreen tree for moist conditions; leave room for its full height and canopy.
- Sunlight
- Part sun & shade
- Soil moisture
- Average moisture
- Mature size
- 15–30 ft tall · 10+ ft wide
- Season of interest
- Intermittent flowers
- Local climate
- Choose by island, elevation, and rainfall.
- Garden role
- A moist-garden evergreen screen
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of japanese pittosporum.
Pittosporum tobira
Try koʻolau hōʻawa for a moist-garden evergreen screen.
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Photo credits & licenses
Koʻolau hōʻawa: Forest and Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0 us
Japanese pittosporum: skdavidson · CC BY-SA 2.5
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