TIL the Crown Flower (Calotropis gigantea) isn’t native to Hawaiʻi, yet it became one of the islands’ most culturally significant flowers.
by Rare-Tomatillo-3831
TIL the Crown Flower (Calotropis gigantea) isn’t native to Hawaiʻi, yet it became one of the islands’ most culturally significant flowers.
by Rare-Tomatillo-3831
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Looks like it might be related to milkweeds – just going by the appearance… now to google to see if I’m correct.
Edit: yup! *Calotropis* is another genus of milkweed in **Asclepiadeae**