PLUMERIA - Pua Melia is what I'm called in Hawaiian, but Plumeria is my botanical name. My popularity among the islanders speaks for itself. It's you though, the visitor, who have made me a very popular lei flower. This is because of my delicate fragrance and the fact that I'm long lasting as a lei. Balmy nights, moonlit beaches and Plumeria flowers; this is Hawaii! BLUE GINGER - I'm actually a Brazilian, but as you can see, I've adopted very well to Hawaii. I'm a perennial herb, creeping first, then becoming erect up to 3 feet high. My leaves are spirally arranged and are green and shiny. My flowers are deep blue, almost purple with yellow anthers. These make a very beautiful ornamental and I am easy to grow. KAHILI GINGER - The Hawaiian Chieftains had an emblem of royalty that was made from a pole; at the top, bird feathers were attached to form a cylindrical shaped head. These emblems were called kahilis, and wherever the chief went, this symbol would announce his presence and his rank. My cylindrically shaped cone with yellow flowers and bright red filaments resembles the chieftains kahilis; it is quite logical that I have been named Kahili ginger. Like my cousins the white and yellow gingers, I have a very pleasing fragrance. Being a native of the Himalayas, I have the ability to grow at altitudes of up to 8000 feet and endure considerable cold. PINK GINGER - I'm known in Hawaiian as 'Awapuhi - Ula'Ula. Just as my cousin the red ginger, the flower industry seeks me out for cut flower arrangements. I am a cylinder shaped flower pastel pink in color. If growing conditions are right, I will reach a height of 15 feet, and I will flower all year round. If my floral head is allowed to mature, plantlets will eventually appear. In this way, I propagate myself.