Hawaii’s Tropical Wedding Flowers

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Tropical Flowers at Our Weddings

See these tropical flowers come together on the sand with carved tiki men, and a love story from Tamara and Kevin’s wedding.

King protea

The King Protea

The king protea is the showstopper of any bouquet: a huge crown of soft pink and silver petals that can be bigger than your hand. It first came from South Africa and now grows in the cool upcountry farms on Maui, so it is a true island grown flower. We love it as the center of a bridal bouquet, mixed with plumeria, or with a wedding ring resting inside its petals.

• First fromSouth Africa
• Grown in HawaiiUpcountry Maui farms
• ColorsPink, white, yellow and orange
• Best forThe center of a bouquet, centerpieces

Ginger

Torch Ginger & Red Ginger

Torch ginger stands tall on a long stem with a waxy pink or red bloom that looks like a glowing torch, which is how it got its name. It came to Hawaii from Southeast Asia and loves the warm, wet valleys of the islands. Red ginger, with its bright red spikes, grows all over Oahu. We use both along the aisle, in flower circles and in tall arrangements beside pineapples and palms.

• First fromSoutheast Asia
• ColorsPink, red and white
• Also calledRed ginger is ‘awapuhi ‘ula‘ula in Hawaiian
• Best forAisles, flower circles, tall arrangements

Anthurium

Anthuriums: Hearts of the Islands

With its glossy heart shaped bloom, the anthurium is a favorite for weddings. It first came from Central and South America, and the Big Island has grown it for generations. Red anthuriums say love, and green anthuriums look fresh and modern tucked into a turquoise chair sash or a bouquet.

• First fromCentral and South America
• Grown in HawaiiFor generations on the Big Island
• ColorsRed, pink, white and green
• Best forBouquets, chair sashes, ring photos

Bird of paradise

Bird of Paradise

The bird of paradise really does look like a tropical bird in flight, with orange and blue petals rising from a beak shaped bud. It came to Hawaii from South Africa and grows in gardens all across Oahu. It is perfect lining an aisle, standing tall in white urns, or as a bold accent in a bouquet, and butterflies love it too.

• First fromSouth Africa
• ColorsOrange petals with a blue center
• LastsVery well in sun and wind
• Best forAisles, urns, bold bouquet accents

Heliconia & hibiscus

Heliconia & Hibiscus

Heliconia, with its bright stacked bracts like a lobster claw, adds height and color to flower circles and arches. Hibiscus is the flower everyone pictures when they think of Hawaii, and the yellow hibiscus, maʻo hau hele, is the state flower of Hawaii. We scatter orange, pink and yellow hibiscus along the sand and tuck them into arches and sashes.

• HeliconiaFrom the tropical Americas, also called lobster claw
• Hibiscus in HawaiianAloalo
• State flowerThe yellow hibiscus, ma‘o hau hele
• Best forArches, flower circles, petals on the sand

Bouquets

Bouquets with Island Flowers

Tropical flowers mix beautifully with plumeria, orchids and lilies. Here are some of our favorite bouquets, from soft white plumeria to bold pink and orange, and even all blue.