Gardenia varieties hawaii. White gem is a low growing plant. Photos courtesy diana duff. The most popular ginger blossom awapuhi ula ula red ginger is used in many hair care products.
August beauty with large double flowers up to three inches across this is one of the most frequently found varieties of gardenia. Dark green medium green. Colored flowers or leaves.
Gardenia jasminoidescommon gardenia cape jasmine hawaiian kiele. Gardenia jasminoides the common gardenia is a highly fragrant flowering plant that does very well in hawaiian gardens. The gardenia is a favorite flower for corsages and cut flower arrangements because its flowers last several days in.
The following are some of the most popularly grown varieties of gardenias in the south. Kula flowers darken to a deep gold as they mature on the plant. Most gardenia varieties have double or semi double flowers but some have single flowers.
The flowering ginger plant comes in many different varieties and each one smells divine. There are over 200 species of the gardenia. Hashimoto directordean cooperative.
Published by the college of tropical agriculture and human resources ctahr and issued in furtherance of cooperative extension work acts of may 8 and june 30 1914 in cooperation with the us. The fragrance and beauty of the standard gardenia is well known though its cousins may do better in konas climate. The gardenia brighamii is a nearly extinct tree species located in hawaii.
Other varieties such as white and yellow ginger also grow wild in hawaii.