This plant also likes well drained soil and dry conditions, if you have well drained soil giving it a good soaking every 2-3 days is best, eventually after a few weeks cutting back the watering to only when needed. Planting it around rocks or in a rocky location makes this plant really stand out and resembles its natural habitat making it feel at home.
#Kine flower full#
Landscape Use and Care: Like I said earlier, this plant is naturally found on lava fields (cooled down lava fields of course, not the molten kind, but still da buggah is hot!) so you want to plant it in the sunniest location of your garden, although it will handle partial shade, it will look best in full sun.
It’s…….pawale” and den dey goin say: “Pa- what?” and den you say: “PAWALE, you know Rumex skottsbergii!?!?” and then watch the blank look on their face. This is one of those flowers that will make people say: “Aunty (or Uncle), what kine flower is dat in your lei? Unreal la dat!” and then you say: “Yeah, I know. Other native species closely resembling this one can be found on the Big Island as well as other islands in the Hawaiian chain.Ĭultural Uses: Although not commonly used, most likely due to the scarcity of the plant, the bright greenish-yellow flower clusters and seed pods look great in lei.
Once pollinated paper-like seed pods resembling those of ‘a’ali’i ( Dodonea viscosa), only much smaller, develop.ĭistribution: This species is naturally only found on the island of Hawai’i in both pahoehoe and ‘a’a lava fields of Kona, Puna and southern Ka’u. When in bloom a large inflorescence of greenish-yellow flowers protrude up above the plant. The petioles, which connect the leaf to the stem, are also red with green streaks. Each leaf has a distinct yellow midrib that contrasts very well with the foliage and red stems.
Description: Very unique, medium sized shrubs three to five feet tall with bright red stems and fairly thick leaves that are usually flat and elliptical in shape.
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