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Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants |
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Hawaii's Most Invasive Horticultural Plants |
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2-mc.jpg ) (Photo credit: Michelle Clapper/USGS-BRD/UH) |
| Other names: | butterfly lily, ginger lily, garland flower, 'awapuhi-ke'oke'o |
| Description: | Robust perennial herb 3-6' high, with large rhizomes and 1.5-3" white, fragrant flowers. |
| Risk areas: | Rainforest, moist forest, roadsides, open areas, streamsides. |
| WARNING: | Given the degree to which the genus Hedychium has proven invasive in Hawaii and elsewhere, all members of this genus should probably be avoided. |