A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Naupaka kuahiwi
Scaevola chamissoniana
A native upland shrub adds white flowers and purple fruit to a moist garden.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Best for mid to high elevations on its native islands; needs more moisture than beach naupaka.
- Sunlight
- Part sun & shade
- Soil moisture
- Average moisture
- Mature size
- 2–10 ft tall · About 6 ft wide
- Season of interest
- Summer & intermittent flowers
- Local climate
- Choose by island, elevation, and rainfall.
- Garden role
- A flowering upland shrub
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of japanese spirea.
Spiraea japonica
Try naupaka kuahiwi for a flowering upland shrub.
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Photo credits & licenses
Naupaka kuahiwi: Forest and Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0 us
Japanese spirea: Milada · CC-BY-SA 2.0
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