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Argyroxiphium sandwicense

 
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Family: Asteraceae (ass-ter-AY-see-ay) (Info)
Genus: Argyroxiphium (ar-gy-roh-ZIF-ee-um) (Info)
Species: sandwicense (sand-wich-EN-see) (Info)

Synonym:Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. sandwicense

Category:
Cactus and Succulents

Height:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
Unknown - Tell us

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Pink
Rose/Mauve
Magenta (Pink-Purple)
Orange
Gold (Yellow-Orange)
Purple

Bloom Time:
Unknown - Tell us

Foliage:
Unknown - Tell us

Other details:
This plant is monocarpic

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
Unknown - Tell us

Seed Collecting:
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By haighr
Thumbnail #1 of Argyroxiphium sandwicense by haighr

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Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral haighr On Dec 22, 2006, haighr from Hagerstown, MD
(Zone 6a) wrote:

This plant only grows on Haleakala Crater. It may reach 6 ft. in 50 years and then flower for the one and only time then dies off and the seeds drift to a new beginning on the crater.



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