A LITTLE MORE LIFE
ʻĀkia
Wikstroemia uva-ursi
Colorful fruit and native foliage bring interest to a dry garden with little irrigation.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Female plants bear fruit; ask a grower about pollination and use a locally appropriate, nursery-grown form.
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil moisture
- Dry soil
- Mature size
- 2–6 ft tall · 2–5 ft wide
- Season of interest
- Intermittent flowers & colorful fruit
- Local climate
- Choose by island, elevation, and rainfall.
- Garden role
- A compact native shrub
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of heavenly bamboo.
Nandina domestica
Try ʻākia for a compact native shrub.
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Photo credits & licenses
ʻĀkia: Forest and Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0 us
Heavenly bamboo: Cathy Dewitt · CC BY 4.0
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