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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A plant is about to create a big stink on Kauaʻi. The National Tropical Botanical Garden in Lāwaʻi Valley has cared for a Amorphophallus titanum plant, or corpse flower, for ...
The flowers can be up to 3 inches across but they only stay open for a single day. They require pollination on that day in order to produce the pods that contain the vanilla flavored seeds.
Gardenia ‘Ulu-Lani,’ a hybrid named in honor of a famed poet and ruler of the Hawaiian island Maui, is a slow-growing plant that blooms intermittently year-round. ‘Ulu-Lani,’ which means ...
A new species of flower, Cyanea heluensis, has been found on a steep slope in remote Maui, Hawaii, and botanists say only one such plant has been found so far.
Their seeds will need to be removed from their pods. I also have maʻo, or Hawaiian cotton. These seeds are hairy. They were bred with nonnative cotton to make it more pest-resistant.
Today my oldest nephew, Travis Choy, is getting married to Youna Choi. This article about stephanotis (Marsdenia floribunda), known as pua male — "wedding flower" in Hawaiian, is dedicated to them.
Saving Native Hawaiian plant seeds for future generations. By Paul Drewes. Paul Drewes. Meteorologist and Reporter. Author email; Apr 22, 2024 Apr 22, 2024 Updated May 15, 2024; 0; ...