We will not be carrying greens of the myrtle family such as eucalyptus and myrtle imported from the mainland until further notice. Last year’s emergency ruling of banning the import of Myrtaceae plants and plant parts from California and Florida, and from Central and South America expired this August. In the mean time, the Plant Pest Quarantine branch of the State Department of Agriculture has already set up a quarantine procedure on how to handle the Myrtaceae coming into Hawaii.  Until a permanent ruling is set, we will not be ordering the myrtle, since there is no guarantee that our supplier is getting our myrtle outside of the infected area.

The plant disease ohia rust (puccinia psidii) is infecting our island trees especially the ohia. For your next flower arrangement and wedding order, please ask your local florist to substitute the myrtle with other greens.

College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii
Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (hear.org)
Pacific Island Network
hawaii.gov-Department of Argriculture
honolulu weekly