Plant Growing Guides

Narrow Beech Fern

Phegopteris connectilis

Native Plants (General Growing Guide)

Various species by region

Native Australian Groundcovers

Various species (Myoporum parvifolium, Dichondra repens, Scaevola aemula, etc.)

Native Australian Shade Plants

Multiple species (Liriope muscari, Aechmea, Dianella, Asplenium, Polystichum, Dicksonia, Platycerium, and others)

Native Australian Shade Trees

Various species (see varieties)

Native Dogwood

Cornus florida (Flowering Dogwood)

Native Dogwood

Cornus species (native)

Native Drought-Tolerant Understory Shrubs

Various species (regional)

Native Ferns

Pteridophyta (various species)

Native Forbs and Wildflowers

Various species (polyphyletic group)

Native Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Native Ginger

Asarum canadense

Native Grasses and Groundcovers

Various species (regional)

Uki (Northern Sea Oats)

Chasmanthium latifolium

Native Groundcovers and Sedges

Carex spp. and various native groundcover genera

Native Sedges

Carex spp.

Native Hawaiian Ferns and Groundcovers

Various species (e.g., Sadleria, Polystichum, Asplenium, Christella, Microlepia)

Native Hawaiian Plants (General Guide)

Various endemic and indigenous species

Native Hawaiian Shade Shrubs

Multiple species (Psychotria hawaiiensis, Coprosma, Plumbago, and others)

Native Hawaiian Understory Shrubs

Various species (e.g., Psychotria hawaiiensis, Coprosma, Myrsine, Lophosoria)

Native Herbaceous Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Hosta

Hosta species (native to Japan, Korea, China)

Native Joe-Pye Weed

Eutrochium purpureum

Native Liverworts

Marchantiophyta (Division)

Native Mosses

Bryophyta (division)

Native Mosses and Lichens

Bryophyta (mosses) and Lichens (symbiotic fungus + algae/cyanobacteria)

Native Moss Species

Bryophyta (Division)

Native New Zealand Ferns

Various species (Cyathea, Dicksonia, Polystichum, Asplenium spp.)

Native Orchids

Orchidaceae family (various genera)

Native Perennials and Wildflowers

Mixed native species (varies by region)

Native Sedges

Carex spp.

Native Sedges and Forbs

Carex spp., Juncus spp., and various herbaceous dicots

Native Sedges and Woodland Grasses

Carex spp., Calamagrostis spp., Festuca spp., and other native genera

Native Shade Ferns

Polystichum, Dryopteris, Osmunda, and Adiantum species (varies by region)

Native Shade Grasses

Various species (Chasmanthium latifolium, Carex spp., Milium effusum, Luzula spp.)

Native Shade-Loving Ferns

Various species (e.g., Polystichum acrostichoides, Adiantum pedatum, Osmunda cinnamomea)

Native Shade-Loving Flowering Plants

Various species (e.g., Trillium, Helleborus, Aquilegia, Asarum, Polemonium)

Native Shade Perennials

Various species (mixed planting category)

Native Shade Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Shade Sedges

Carex species (various)

Native Shade Shrubs

Various species (regional)

Native Shade-Tolerant Ferns

Various species (e.g., Polystichum acrostichoides, Athyrium filix-femina, Osmunda cinnamomea)

Native Shade-Tolerant Groundcovers

Various species (mixed group)

Native Shade-Tolerant Species

Various (polyphyletic group)

Native Shade-Tolerant Wildflowers

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Texas Sedge

Carex texensis

Native Tree Fern

Dicksonia antarctica (most common native species)

Native Trees and Shrubs

Various species (region-dependent)