Common name: Kentia Palm Mature
Botanical name: Howea forsteriana Mature

This palm will reach about 40' tall and 10' wide. It has long, drooping leaflets that are slender and deep green. Leaves can be 7' long. Trunk may be swollen at base. Juvenile tree trunks are green, turning brown with age. This single trunk receives scars from the fronds that have shed. Kentia palm prefers partial shade or full shade. It does best with regular watering. Be careful not to overwater during winter. It can tolerate some salt spray but not high humidity or too much rain. It does best in well draining, loamy soil. Kentia does flower if located in full sun (3.5' long white flowers in winter). Fruit will appear after about 15 years; it is a dull red color, oval and 3" in diameter. Kentia is grown in containers for indoor use where there is bright light. It tolerates wind.

Common name: Wilhelm's Lance Torch Lily
Botanical name: Kniphofia 'Wilhelm's Lance'

This perennial will grow to about 6' tall and has large green, grass-like leaves with red, orange, and yellow tubular flowers that bloom in summer. Flowers resemble tiki torches. Hummingbirds love the flowers.

Common name: Norfolk Island Pine
Botanical name: Araucaria heterophylla

This very large tree will grow to about 100' tall and 60' wide with narrow, sharp leaves that are a deep, dark green. It is a popular Christmas tree in Hawaii. It is a good indoor plant with sunny exposures. Also known as Star Pine.

Common name: Star Jasmine
Botanical name: Trachelospermum jasminoides

Star Jasmine is an evergreen vine that grows 20' tall or a ground cover that reaches 1'-2' tall and 4'-5' wide. It has white fragrant flowers in the summer and can tolerate sun or partial shade. The star jasmine needs regular watering. Leaves are dark green, oval, thick, about 2" long. This is a great plant on a trellis, in containers or in a parking strip. Another name: Maile Haole