Tropical Palm Lily
by Deborah League
Title
Tropical Palm Lily
Artist
Deborah League
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Tropical Palm Lily (cabbage palm, good luck plant, ti plant). Dramatic and vibrant pinkish-purple blooms that resemble stars sprout from the top of lush green leaves. Photographed growing wild in Hawaii.
A showy plant, whose starchy rhizomes, which are very sweet when the plant is mature, can be eaten as food and was historically used as medicine. The glossy leaves were used to thatch the roofs of houses, and to wrap and store food. Leaves were also used to make items of clothing including skirts worn in dance performances. In ancient Hawaii, the plant was thought to have great spiritual power; only nobility were able to wear leaves around their necks during certain ritual activities.
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November 26th, 2023
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