Website/Catalog  (29 Apr 2023)  
 
[From a-z-animals.com: "Beautuful Roses in Hawaii", by Cindy Rasmussen]
The “Volcano Rose” of Hawaii is known as the “Loke-o-ka-Iua-Pele”. These pink roses actually grow along the active volcano of Kilauea on the Big Island of Hawaii. As traditions state, Kilauea is the home of Pele the great volcano goddess. Pele is revered as the one who created the Hawaiian Islands. She shapes the landscape by both forming land and destroying areas with violent eruptions and scorching lava. Despite the harsh conditions in and around these volcanoes, beauty can evolve. The pink volcano rose is often found around volcanoes including in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. These are hybrid multiflora that produce large pink blooms that tend to fade a bit to a blush pink.

Booklet  (Jan 1972)  Page(s) 1.  
 
Although usually thought of as a plant for temperate regions, the rose thrives in a wide variety of climates in Hawaii. The pink rose, commonly grown at Kilauea on Hawaii on Hawaii, has long been known as the "volcano rose" (Loke-o-ka-lua-Pele).

 

Book  (1936)  Page(s) 742.  
 
Volcano Rose (?) Hawaii Islands 1834; ?  (from East Asia).