A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Pōhinahina
Vitex rotundifolia
Native coastal foliage covers exposed ground with little watering once established.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Native in Hawaiʻi; invasive in parts of the continental US. Give it space, full sun, and good drainage.
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil moisture
- Dry soil
- Mature size
- Under 2–10 ft tall, by form · 6–8 ft wide
- Season of interest
- Year-round flowers
- Local climate
- Choose by island, elevation, and rainfall.
- Garden role
- A spreading coastal shrub
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of bearberry cotoneaster.
Cotoneaster dammeri
Try pōhinahina for a spreading coastal shrub.
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Photo credits & licenses
Pōhinahina: Forest and Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0 us
Bearberry cotoneaster: Leonora Enking · CC-BY-SA 2.0
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