General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: 6-16 feet
Plant Spread: 6-16 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Other: 1/2 inch globose to ovoid fleshy single-seeded green with sepal persisting at distal end. Drupes are green, maturing to white.
Fruiting Time: Year Round
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Other: Greenish-white. Petals may have faint purple longitudinal lines.
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Year Round
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Erosion control
Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Salt tolerant
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Sea Lettuce
  • Naupaka kahakai
  • Vahl Beach Naupaka
  • Hawaiian Half Flower

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Location: Kaua'i
Date: 2014-06-26
Location: Kaua'i
Date: 2014-06-24
Location: Kaua'i
Date: 2014-06-24

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