Flowers beginning with K

A bee on a Kiawe flower. The Hawaiian alphabet consists of 13 letters and K is one of only eight consonants. This means there are a lot of words and a lot of flower names beginning with K, so it’s not so dreaded here for that! Posted for Terri’s Flower Hour. See more responses here. Kou was introduced to Hawaii by the early Polynesians. Kalanchoe pinnata or Air Plant. A bee on a Kamani flower. Not a flower, but the new leaves of Kōlea lau nui sure look like one.