Hapu'u ferns and elevation

[asly]

So what's the lowest elevation on the island that Hapu'u ferns will thrive in, not just survive in, but thrive in?

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[missydog1]

I had perfectly happy very old hapu'u in Hilo. In fact Hilo is hapu'u central. All the kama'aina homes have them. It's more a matter of water than elevation. They don't like to be dry.

[jdirgo]

Kathy is very right. I am at about <maybe> 150 foot elevation and hapu'us are doing just fine.

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[asly]

Oh, I see thank you. I was thinking they were happier at a cooler temp. Guess I didn't pay much attention to them at the lower elevation, then when up at Volcano they were EVERY WHERE, so of course really noticed them. So, wonder if they grow very well in Sea View.

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[missydog1]

Ann, not in a hot and dry area. If it's like that you will need to baby them and maybe grown them on shady side of house or understory of taller tree(s). They grow low elevation out in full sun in Hilo, but only because of all the rain and cloudy days Hilo gets. They scorch if they get baked. Now you can see why they're happy in Volcano. Actually they don't like to get too cold, just love moisture.

[Tolleys]

Our hapuu is very happy at our oceanfront house in HPP, so at about 20ft. It is on the street side of the house, but still gets some salt. It gets both direct sun and direct shade, more of one than the other depending on time of year.

Susan

PS I am a fellow gardener, so I have chosen to follow your blog...

[asly]

Ah ha! Yes! There is hope for me to have Hapuu ferns yet at a lower drier elevation. I won't be there year-round however, so if it's fussy, not sure about that. I think I'll just try one or two in a shady location and see what happens.

Welcome Susan, lots of great blogs to follow regarding gardening in the tropics.



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[Frankie Stapleton]

Ann, I brought baby hapuu in to my Nanawale yard 28-30 years ago and I now have a thick little forest of them that I'm constantly having to cut back. That's the only maintenance I've done and you know where I live. They thrive here and my friends in Kehena also have lots of hapuu. Just drive up into Kehena Estates and look in the mature yards there. Aloha, Frankie[8D]

[missydog1]

Once they are established they are tough cookies. When they are young they need regular water if they're going to be in full sun. That's true of a lot of plants other than those that are drought-tolerant and of ferns in particular.

[asly]

Thanks for the tip Frankie! How's bees?

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