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Simplified Rules Plant List (cont.)
from Lei Contest
by Kim Bridges
kalanchoe kauna‘oa ki (ti leaf) kikania koa kou kou haole kukui kupukupu lantana lantern ‘ilima larkspur laua‘e lavender leather leaf fern leucadendron leucospermum (pin cushion) limu linaria liriope lisianthus lobelia loke lau (green rose) lokelani maile mamane mangrove manuka (tea tree, leptospermum) marguerite daisy marigold maunaloa mau‘u ‘aki‘aki ma‘o (hawaiian cotton) mickey mouse moa mock orange mokihana ola‘a beauty oncidium pakalana palapalai pala‘a panax pansy pentas pieris japonica pikake pilikai (wood rose) plumeria pohinahina pohutukawa (new zealand lehua) protea pua kenikeni pukiawe queen anne’s lace ranuculus ribbon plant rose royal ‘ilima safflower salvia sandpaper vine sea grape shrimp plant (white, red, yellow) silver tree snail flower snap dragon solidaster
Simplified Rules Plant List (cont.)
spanish moss/pele’s hair spirea statice (misty statice) stephanotis strawflower sunflower sweet william ti-leaf (ki) tiare (tahitian gardenia) torenia (wishbone flower, ola‘a beauty) trachelium tree heliotrope tricolor dracaena tuberose turk’s cap uluhe vanda orchid veronica violet wax flower wiliwili yarrow zinnia
‘aki‘aki
‘akulikuli
‘a‘ali‘i
‘ilima
‘ohai ali‘i
‘ohelo
‘ohi‘a (lehua, liklehua)
‘uki
‘ulei
Plants Used in the Entries
There were a total of 899 recorded components of the 137 lei in the Divisions & Categories. For the sake of simplification, each of these components is called a “species.”
There was an average of 6.56 species in a lei.
There were 195 different species recorded in the entries. Almost half of these (93) were listed only once.