A LITTLE MORE LIFE
ʻĀkulikuli
Sesuvium portulacastrum
Salt-tolerant native groundcover protects soil in coastal gardens.

MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Adaptable from dry to wet ground; give it full sun and room to spread.
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil moisture
- Dry soil / Average moisture / Moist to wet
- Mature size
- Under 1 ft tall · 1–4+ ft wide
- Season of interest
- Year-round flowers & foliage
- Local climate
- Choose by island, elevation, and rainfall.
- Garden role
- A succulent coastal groundcover
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of treasure flower.
Gazania rigens
Try ʻākulikuli for a succulent coastal groundcover.
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Photo credits & licenses
ʻĀkulikuli: by Eric Guinther ( Marshman at en.wikipedia ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Treasure flower: Waldemar Jan · CC-BY-SA 2.0
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