A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Oʻahu ʻākia
Wikstroemia oahuensis
Native flowers, foliage, and fruit give a low-water shrub seasonal interest.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Size varies from prostrate shrubs to small trees; confirm the form and leave space for its mature spread.
- Sunlight
- Part sun & shade
- Soil moisture
- Dry soil / Average moisture
- Mature size
- Under 2–30 ft tall, by form · 10+ ft wide
- Season of interest
- Summer–winter interest
- Local climate
- Choose by island, elevation, and rainfall.
- Garden role
- A native shrub with colorful fruit
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of heavenly bamboo.
Nandina domestica
Try oʻahu ʻākia for a native shrub with colorful fruit.
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Photo credits & licenses
Oʻahu ʻākia: Forest and Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0 us
Heavenly bamboo: Cathy Dewitt · CC BY 4.0
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