Hawaiian Ilima Flower. Pierced and strung through the center ilima flowers resemble the golden feathers of the mamo a spectacular hawaiian forest bird whose plumage was used for making capes for royalty. O ahu pua ilima.
Summer is the season to brush up on lei making skills. Plants may be erect or prostrate and are found in drier areas in sandy soils often near the ocean. Sida fallax known as yellow ilima 1 or in hawaiian ʻilima is a species of herbaceous flowering plant in the hibiscus family malvaceae that occurs on some pacific islands.
Individual plants of this species vary greatly in height density of hairs leaf size and shape and flower color and size.
Pierced and strung through the center ilima flowers resemble the golden feathers of the mamo a spectacular hawaiian forest bird whose plumage was used for making capes for royalty. It takes hundreds of golden orange paper thin flowers to make one single strand. It is the official flower of the island of oahu. Lana i kauna oa.
