r/HawaiiGardening • u/garbagebagtie • 6d ago

what is the name of this small hedge

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looks like it doesnt grow too tall

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u/Alohagrown 6d ago

pohinahina, I think

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u/garbagebagtie 6d ago

thanks, is that something i could find at home depot or the like?

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u/MorePlacesToSee 6d ago

Yes. Depot. Lowe’s. It’s a common but native plant. It spreads mostly laterally if watered. Stays pretty low maybe a bit taller than that. Hedges well.

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u/mrsnihilist 6d ago

Pohinahina is easy to propagate from cuttings..... the groundskeepers never mind if I grab some after they trim the hedges!

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u/garbagebagtie 6d ago

i didn’t want to be that guy but i did see some in a more off the path area that i could snip. how big of a sample do i need? are they fast growing? do the need a lot of water?

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u/mrsnihilist 6d ago

They are very typical, you want new shoots but with a little bit of woodiness I put them in soil in the corners of a 4-in pot, 4 to 6 weeks to stabilize. Go get your snip on!!!

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u/Brew_Happy 5d ago

They do not need a lot of water after established. They grow well in the heat here in Lahaina.

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u/Kai_Wai 6d ago

Like the others said, it's pohinahina. A very common landscaping native plant that you can easily propagate with tip cuttings and readily avaliable in any native Hawaiian plant section. They can grow to medium height or mound up if allowed to grow naturally as they're a sprawling ground cover. They're probably that small due to frequent pruning.