Hawaiian Palm
Also known as
Alula, Alula, Ōlulu, hawaiian palm, Hawaiian Desert Rose and Hawaii palm
Taxonomy
Brighamia insignis
Brighamia
Campanulaceae
Asterales
How to care for Hawaiian Palm
How often to water your Hawaiian Palm
every 12
Hawaiian Palm needs 0.5 cups of water every 12 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
12
Finding light for Alula in your home
a window
Hawaiian Palm love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Hawaiian Palm does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Hawaiian Palm in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Hawaiian Palm
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Hawaiian Palm after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Why are the leaves turning yellow. I treated for thrips 2 weeks ago as precaution (xanadu was infected) and now its losing its leaves.
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Is my plant sick? #Alula do I have a pest or disease problem? Other leaves look fine but this one shriveled, has a few tiny white dots and a some stickiness. #PlantAddict #PestControl
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Pests…?! 😫 #Alula I don’t know if you can tell from the photos, but tiny little white things? Spider mites or thrips? I have no idea, I’ve never seen anything like these before (have been lucky with my plants never having pests 🙃) What do I do?!
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Anyone tried growing Alula in-ground? Just got back home to FL from Kauai and similar atmospheric and climate conditions (without the cliff sides, of course, lol), but the pest load will be the usual workload, but anyone has success in ground outside HI? #Alula
Care Summary for Hawaiian Palm
Hawaiian Palm
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 12 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.