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A beautiful and fragrant coastal plant in Hawai'i which is losing ground to development and alien species.

Rare Sedge that occurs on young (geologically) lava flows, in dry areas.

This plant can be found from HVNP to Keahole Airport, on Hawai'i Island.

A reddish-brown seeded Sedge, which grows on lava rocks in mesic to dry forest.

It will only grow in undisturbed habitat.

Hawaiian Botanists call this Mariscus hillebrandii subsp. hillebrandii.

An unusual native Sedge, which grows on lava rocks in mesic to dry forest.

The name 'Ahu'awa refers to the Hawaiian use of the plant to arrange a number of the stems to form a strainer.

Beautiful Palm for warm areas. They are slow to start, but given good conditions they turn out well. They do best growing in partial shade, next to larger trees.

Quite notably, the rarest tree on Earth.

It was saved by Ranger W.M. Giffard in the late 1920's from a single dying tree in the wild.

He produced four trees from seed at his country home. From these the National Park Service has produced cuttings and gotten more than a dozen trees cultivated in Kipuka Pua'ulu (Bird Park) & Kipuka Ki in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park.

The National Park Service continues to cultivate the tree, keeping it from extinction.

Metrosideros polymorpha var. polymorpha is the most common type of 'Ohi'a Lehua found on the Island of Hawai'i.
It comes in an array of colors from red to orange to yellow.

It is easily recognized by its leaves, which have a glabrous (smooth) top and tomentose (fuzzy) bottom.

It is the dominant variety on new lava flows, and dry to mesic (moist) forest.

It is the mother-tree for old growth forests on Hawai'i.

A yellow-fruited offshoot of 'Burgundy' Coffee, which boasts a compact habit, low lateral branching, and very high production.

This cultivar is dependent on a large amount of care. High care gets high production; likewise, low care goes the other way.

Good choice for those with limited space.

The 'Burgundy' Coffee cultivar is one of the most common Coffee plants grown in Hawai'i.

It is recognized by its compact growth habit, lateral branching from low on the bush, and heavy production.

But to get that heavy production, more than average care has to be given to each plant.

It is a good choice for one who wants to produce a good amount of Coffee, but is limited by space (available land).

Beautiful large Begonia, which does well in warm, moist, shaded areas.

The Ka'u Silversword is an endangered species that is specific to boggy areas of montane Mauna Loa, which is also where the feral animals, which threaten the plant, like to hang out. The last natural population of the plant is at Kahuku Ranch, which the National Park Service has recently acquired. The plant is being saved from extinction by being cultivated in favorable habitat in Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, and at Kulani, on the Island of Hawai'i.