Tropical Zone Gardening: Yesterday...., 1 by Metrosideros
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Metrosideros wrote: Ko is Hawaiian for Sugarcane, Saccharum officinarum. Ko was chewed for it's sweet juices to provide energy. It's juice put in desserts, and given to children to coax them into taking their medicine! This beautiful purple flushed cultivar is named 'Uahi a Pele', meaning "the smoke of Pele". |