Easy to see how lion’s ear got its name … distinctive orange flowers bloom in the spring. Photos courtesy of Forest and Kim Starr Lion’s ear: it’s six feet tall with a globular orange ...

Lion’s ear thrives in the mesic and dry areas of Makawao, Kula, Ulupalakua and Kaupo, allowing it to spread along roadsides and into drought-stressed pastures. It grows in lower elevations as ...