Ho ' Din / Legends Ho ' Din were tall aliens , renowned throughout the galaxy for their botanical and healing abilities . Biology and culture . The Ho ' Din people were tall , multi - color - skinned humanoids native to the planet Moltok . Ho ' Din had long , suction cup - tipped fingers used for climbing trees and , on their heads , red - violet snake - like " hair " ( fleshy tubes covered in scales ) which acted as thermal sensors . They claimed to have evolved from plants — in fact , " Ho ' Din " translated as " walking flower " in Basic . They were noted for possessing two hearts . Their claims to botanical origins was probably a consequence of the nature - worshiping religion most Ho ' Din followed , known as [ Dinante Fli ' R . Most non - Ho ' Din scientists found such claims unlikely , classifying them as reptilian instead . Whatever their origins , the Ho ' Din were among the galaxy ' s greatest botanist s and ecologists . Master Gardener was a title of respect among them . History . In 5000 BBY , a female Ho ' Din going by the name of Lohjoy served the Sith Empire as a starship engineer . Around 300 BBY , the tree - dwelling Ho ' Din gave up their low - technology lifestyle and moved to the forest floor . There , they began mining , farming , and manufacturing . However , their understanding of ecology was rudimentary , and they did not foresee the consequences of deforestation . The decay organisms which formerly accelerated the decay of plant life on the forest floor became parasites which caused disease and malnourishment in their Ho ' Din hosts . The Ho ' Din were forced back to the trees , where they refocused their resources on ecological and botanical research . Ho ' Din referred to this period as the " Great Rape of the Land . " The Ho ' Din eventually developed herbal therapies which rid themselves of parasites . Their pharmacological techniques , combined with the eventual restoration of Moltok ' s ecosystem , allowed them to survive and prosper as a civilization . Other forms of technology were strictly regulated on Moltok , though off - world Ho ' Din accepted them as a necessary evil when used on other , already " damaged " , planets . Exports of Ho ' Din plants and medicines made Moltok a very wealthy planet . Much of this wealth was spent in rejuvenating planets with damaged ecosystems , or creating " garden worlds " where all could commune with nature . Reverence for nature dominated Ho ' Din society , with the Dinante Fli ' R priests ruling Moltok . Ho ' Din in the galaxy . Most Ho ' Din who lived away from Moltok were botanists . A few took advantage of their natural beauty and grace to become models or dancers . Many Ho ' Din tended to be vain about their personal appearance . In 32 BBY , a Ho ' Din slave of Gardulla the Hutt named Oo Wen , conspired with a brave cadre of enslaved children from Tatooine — Anakin Skywalker , Kitster Banai , the Bothan Dorn , and the Twi ' lek Pala Kwi ' teksa — to protect several Ghostling children from the Hutt in her new pleasure garden , the construction and maintenance of which Wen was charged with to oversee . After being introduced to the Ghostlings ' peril , Wen , within the confines of his garden ( which was itself , for the unwary , extremely perilous ) , secured safety for these delicate creatures of Datar until they could be smuggled off world . The healer and botanist Baji and the smuggler Par ' tah were Ho ' Din . Two Ho ' Din Jedi survived the Clone Wars and escaped Order 66 — the Jedi Knight Iwo Kulka ( who died later in the Great Jedi Purge ) , and Plett , a Jedi Master who escaped to Belsavis . During the Yuuzhan Vong War , the Ho ' Din were mostly left alone by the Yuuzhan Vong . This was primarily due to the Ho ' Din ' s aversion to technology and reverence for plant life , but may have also been influenced by the Ho ' Din ' s similarity to the Shapers . Common Ho ' Din names . Common Ho ' Din names included Kutu and Usta .