'Ahinahina with Young Blooming Stalk

The 'ahinahina begins pushing up a stalk in the summer. An individual 'ahinahina may bloom anywhere from 2 to 50 year after it has become established. However, the plant will bloom only once, for about two months, and then die. The length of time it takes to bloom may depend upon the available moisture and nutrients in the surrounding cinder and on atmospheric conditions.