07-12-2008, 09:26 AM
I would take some of these off the list, some because they take no time to be established and others because they need care.
Agapanthus - no need, short lead time.
Allamanda- if you plant the vine form, it will over-run the land.
Avocado - yes
Aloa Vera - no need
Bananas - yes, if you get enough rain.
Bougainvillea - no, will make a thorny mess.
Cannas - no, they love water and the slugs love to eat them.
Crotons - yes
Dracaena - yes
Dwarf Poinciana - yes
Gardenia - no, it needs water.
Hibiscus - no, it will get covered in blister mite and needs water to establish.
Lantana - no, it will spread and become a pest.
Lo'ulu (a palm) - don't know it.
Macadamia - haven't planted it.
Mangos - yes, but the new tree probably needs water, and site it carefully because it grows 60 feet tall.
Mexican clumping bamboo - try one to see if it can handle the lack of irrigation when young. This bamboo will be full sized in two years ... I have planted it.
Palms - yes, but site them carefully.
Papaya - not sure about lack of water, but it's cheap to experiment. Needs fertilizing.
Penthas - fine, but the weeds and brush will bury it.
pineapples - very hard to weed around them.
Puakenikeni - needs fertilizing, needs water until established, relative of gardenia.
Pulmeria - yes, it can take it, BUT if you plant small pieces you have to keep it cleared as this is a slow-grower that likes sun.
Spider Lillies - tough as nails, although slugs eat them.
Ti - yes, and it's considered good luck.
Agapanthus - no need, short lead time.
Allamanda- if you plant the vine form, it will over-run the land.
Avocado - yes
Aloa Vera - no need
Bananas - yes, if you get enough rain.
Bougainvillea - no, will make a thorny mess.
Cannas - no, they love water and the slugs love to eat them.
Crotons - yes
Dracaena - yes
Dwarf Poinciana - yes
Gardenia - no, it needs water.
Hibiscus - no, it will get covered in blister mite and needs water to establish.
Lantana - no, it will spread and become a pest.
Lo'ulu (a palm) - don't know it.
Macadamia - haven't planted it.
Mangos - yes, but the new tree probably needs water, and site it carefully because it grows 60 feet tall.
Mexican clumping bamboo - try one to see if it can handle the lack of irrigation when young. This bamboo will be full sized in two years ... I have planted it.
Palms - yes, but site them carefully.
Papaya - not sure about lack of water, but it's cheap to experiment. Needs fertilizing.
Penthas - fine, but the weeds and brush will bury it.
pineapples - very hard to weed around them.
Puakenikeni - needs fertilizing, needs water until established, relative of gardenia.
Pulmeria - yes, it can take it, BUT if you plant small pieces you have to keep it cleared as this is a slow-grower that likes sun.
Spider Lillies - tough as nails, although slugs eat them.
Ti - yes, and it's considered good luck.