A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Alaheʻe
Psydrax odorata
Fragrant white flowers and drought-tolerant native foliage make a durable screen.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Slow-growing; use full sun and well-drained soil, and leave space for a tree.
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil moisture
- Dry soil
- Mature size
- 10–50 ft tall · Usually under 10 ft, sometimes 20+ ft wide
- Season of interest
- Intermittent fragrant flowers
- Local climate
- Choose by island, elevation, and rainfall.
- Garden role
- A fragrant evergreen screen
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of japanese pittosporum.
Pittosporum tobira
Try alaheʻe for a fragrant evergreen screen.
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Photo credits & licenses
Alaheʻe: Forest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0
Japanese pittosporum: skdavidson · CC BY-SA 2.5
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