🌸 State flowers
Hawaii in bloom
Hawaii's official flower is the pua aloalo (yellow hibiscus) (1988). Meet it, then explore 105 Hawaii wildflowers and garden favorites by bloom month.
Pua aloalo (yellow hibiscus)
Hibiscus brackenridgei
Named Hawaii's official state flower in 1988 (Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-7). Hawaii's native yellow hibiscus is federally endangered and rare in the wild.
Meet the flower →Sources: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 5-7; iNaturalist flowering records.
Hawaii flower gifts
State flower gifts for anyone who loves Hawaii.
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Pua aloalo (yellow hibiscus) print
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Hawaii wildflower map
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Hawaii mug
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Pressed-flower bookmark
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Wildflower seed favors
Explore 105 Hawaii flowers
101 wildflowers and flowering shrubs, picked from Hawaii's most-observed flowering plants on iNaturalist, plus 4 garden favorites. Filter by bloom month or type.
Showing 104 flowers
ʻōhiʻa lehua
Metrosideros polymorpha
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
9,729 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Beach naupaka
Scaevola taccada
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
5,125 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Pūkiawe
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
4,188 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Koster's curse
Miconia crenata
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
3,046 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow ʻilima
Sida fallax
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
2,938 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Bamboo orchid
Arundina graminifolia
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
2,894 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Strawberry-guava
Psidium cattleyanum
🌼 Blooms in HI: February–October
2,867 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Kahili ginger
Hedychium gardnerianum
🌼 Blooms in HI: February–December
2,753 HI sightings on iNaturalist
'ohelo 'ai
Vaccinium reticulatum
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
2,569 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Trailing daisy
Sphagneticola trilobata
🌼 Blooms in HI: May–December
2,411 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Chinese violet
Asystasia gangetica
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
2,399 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Indian tulip tree
Thespesia populnea
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
2,398 HI sightings on iNaturalist
'āhinahina
Argyroxiphium sandwicense
🌼 Blooms in HI: June–November
2,255 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Tree heliotrope
Heliotropium arboreum
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
2,117 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Sea hibiscus
Hibiscus tiliaceus
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
2,064 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Autograph tree
Clusia rosea
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
2,007 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Sensitive plant
Mimosa pudica
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
1,997 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Common lantana
Lantana camara
🌼 Blooms in HI: February–December
1,943 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Philippine ground orchid
Spathoglottis plicata
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
1,863 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Golden pothos
Epipremnum aureum
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
1,727 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Pink knotweed
Persicaria capitata
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
1,726 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Rattail
Stachytarpheta cayennensis
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
1,597 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Beach morning glory
Ipomoea pes-caprae
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
1,584 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Sea purslane
Sesuvium portulacastrum
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
1,548 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Sleepy morning
Waltheria indica
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
1,546 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Sensitive pea
Chamaecrista nictitans
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
1,479 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Ti
Cordyline fruticosa
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
1,442 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Māmane
Sophora chrysophylla
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
1,420 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Shoebutton ardisia
Ardisia elliptica
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
1,345 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Beach vitex
Vitex rotundifolia
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
1,329 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Kiawe
Neltuma pallida
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
1,326 HI sightings on iNaturalist
'ie'ie
Freycinetia arborea
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
1,227 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Yellow ginger
Hedychium flavescens
🌼 Blooms in HI: June–December
1,214 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Zulu giant
Stapelia gigantea
🌼 Blooms in HI: March–December
1,178 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Papaya
Carica papaya
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
1,173 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Pāʻū o Hiʻiaka
Jacquemontia sandwicensis
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
1,171 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Bitter melon
Momordica charantia
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
1,164 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Roseleaf bramble
Rubus rosifolius
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
1,157 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Red tasselflower
Emilia fosbergii
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
1,123 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Coral creeper
Barleria repens
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
1,101 HI sightings on iNaturalist
ʻūlei
Osteomeles anthyllidifolia
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
1,072 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Fiddlewood
Citharexylum caudatum
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
1,052 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Night-blooming cereus
Selenicereus undatus
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
1,029 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Naio
Myoporum sandwicense
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
1,011 HI sightings on iNaturalist
White beggarticks
Bidens alba
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
995 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Swiss cheese plant
Monstera deliciosa
🌼 Blooms in HI: July–October
973 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Obscure morning glory
Ipomoea obscura
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
944 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Kūpaoa
Dubautia menziesii
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
935 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Pinkfringe
Arthrostemma ciliatum
🌼 Blooms in HI: February–December
856 HI sightings on iNaturalist
ʻōhelo kau lāʻau
Vaccinium calycinum
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
856 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Torch ginger
Etlingera elatior
🌼 Blooms in HI: March–October
837 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Pigeonberry
Rivina humilis
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
817 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Cure-for-all
Pluchea carolinensis
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
817 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Squirrel's tail
Justicia betonica
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–November
815 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Red button ginger
Costus woodsonii
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
814 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Kōlea lau nui
Myrsine lessertiana
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
795 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Billygoat weed
Ageratum conyzoides
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
789 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Cowpen daisy
Verbesina encelioides
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
776 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Red ginger
Alpinia purpurata
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
746 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Oriental false hawksbeard
Youngia japonica
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
746 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Oceanblue morning glory
Ipomoea indica
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
740 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Rootbeer plant
Senega paniculata
🌼 Blooms in HI: February–December
738 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Alkali heliotrope
Heliotropium curassavicum
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
736 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Molucca albizia
Falcataria falcata
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
735 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Fragrant evening-primrose
Oenothera stricta
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
728 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Lilac tasselflower
Emilia sonchifolia
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
726 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Lion's ear
Leonotis nepetifolia
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
718 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Bearded begonia
Begonia hirtella
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
703 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Tridax daisy
Tridax procumbens
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
689 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Kanawao
Hydrangea arguta
🌼 Blooms in HI: February–December
687 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Creeping beggarweed
Desmodium incanum
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
680 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Cardinal’s guard
Odontonema cuspidatum
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
673 HI sightings on iNaturalist
'aiakanene
Coprosma ernodeoides
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
672 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Madagascar ragwort
Senecio madagascariensis
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
670 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Scrambling dayflower
Commelina diffusa
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
666 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Straggler daisy
Calyptocarpus vialis
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
659 HI sightings on iNaturalist
'uki'uki
Dianella sandwicensis
🌼 Blooms in HI: February–August
641 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Sweet clockvine
Thunbergia fragrans
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
640 HI sightings on iNaturalist
‘ākala
Rubus hawaiensis
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
635 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Coralberry
Ardisia crenata
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
629 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Madagascar periwinkle
Catharanthus roseus
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
621 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Elephant ear
Xanthosoma robustum
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
615 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Ma'o
Gossypium tomentosum
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
614 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Chinese ground orchid
Calanthe tankervilleae
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–June
614 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Pua kala
Argemone glauca
🌼 Blooms in HI: February–December
612 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Spanish shawl
Heterotis rotundifolia
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
592 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Rattleweed
Crotalaria retusa
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–October
572 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Indian marsh fleabane
Pluchea indica
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
569 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Rough dubautia
Dubautia scabra
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
542 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Koki‘o ke‘oke‘o
Hibiscus arnottianus
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–October
539 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Glory bush
Pleroma urvilleanum
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–November
538 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Coffee
Coffea arabica
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
520 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Hairy abutilon
Abutilon grandifolium
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
517 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Bracted fanpetals
Sida ciliaris
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
515 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
506 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Ivy gourd
Coccinia grandis
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
503 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Manono
Kadua affinis
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–November
502 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Be-still tree
Cascabela thevetia
🌼 Few flowering records in HI
500 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Creeping indigo
Indigofera spicata
🌼 Blooms in HI: March–December
499 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Purple bush-bean
Macroptilium atropurpureum
🌼 Blooms in HI: January–December
497 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
🌷 Grown in Hawaii gardens
126 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Roses (genus Rosa)
Rosa
🌷 Grown in Hawaii gardens
47 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Common sunflower
Helianthus annuus
🌷 Grown in Hawaii gardens
14 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
🌷 Grown in Hawaii gardens
0 HI sightings on iNaturalist
Hawaii bloom calendar
Show the full bloom calendar (flowers with 15+ Hawaii flowering records, earliest bloomers first)
Darker = more flowering sightings that month. Based on iNaturalist research-grade observations in Hawaii marked “Flowering,” as of October 17, 2026. Garden flowers have few records because research-grade data leaves out planted ones.
How we picked these flowers
We started from iNaturalist's research-grade sightings in Hawaii, most-observed first, left out grasses, sedges, trees and other plants with tiny or wind-pollinated flowers (plus poison ivy), kept at most three species per genus, and added Hawaii's official flowers and popular garden flowers that iNaturalist users record growing in Hawaii. Every flower needs a CC0 or CC BY photo.
Rare plant list: Hawaii threatened and endangered plants (HAR 13-107; the state list follows the federal list), DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife
Invasive plant list: Hawaii noxious weed list (HAR 4-68)