Plant Growing Guides

Nacional Cacao

Theobroma cacao var. Nacional

Nagaimo

Dioscorea polystachya

Nance

Byrsonima crassifolia

Narcissus

Narcissus pseudonarcissus

Narcissus 'King Alfred'

Narcissus pseudonarcissus 'King Alfred'

Narrow Leaf Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Narrowleaf Cattail

Typha angustifolia

Narrow-leaved Cattail

Typha angustifolia

Hawaiian Nasturtium

Nasturtium sandwicense

Natal Plum

Carissa macrocarpa

Native Alpine Woodland Plants

Various species (mixed collection)

Native Australian Ferns

Various species (Polystichum, Pteridium, Adiantum, Blechnum, and others)

Native Australian Ground Covers

Various species (see varieties)

Native Cattail

Typha latifolia

Native Ferns and Groundcovers

Various species (Polystichum, Adiantum, Athyrium, Fragaria, Vinca, etc.)

ʻōhiʻa ʻai (Mountain Apple)

Syzygium malaccense

Lomandra (Mat Rush)

Lomandra longifolia

Native Ground Covers

Various species (regional)

Native Hawaiian 'ape

Alocasia macrorrhizos subsp. macrorrhizos

Native Hawaiian Bromeliads

Bromeliaceae (family) - various Hawaiian genera including Pōpolo (Neoregelia), ʻŌhiʻa ʻāi (Billbergia), and endemic species

Native Hawaiian Ginger

Zingiber zerumbet

Native Hawaiian Grasses

Multiple species (Heterachne, Eriachne, Chrysopogon, Stipa, and others)

Native Hawaiian Grasses and Sedges

Various species (e.g., Heterachne, Ischaemum, Cyperus, Fimbristylis)

Native Hawaiian Grass Species

Multiple species (Heterachne, Ischaemum, Paspalum, Eragrostis, and others)

Native Hawaiian Ground Covers

Various species (e.g., Lipochaeta, Ipomoea, Jacquemontia, Dubautia)

Native Hawaiian Groundcovers

Multiple species (see varieties)

ʻŌhiʻa ai

Syzygium sandwicense

Native Hawaiian Ilima

Sida fallax

Native Hawaiian Koa

Acacia koa

Native Hawaiian Loulu Palm

Pritchardia species (primarily Pritchardia hillebrandii, P. remota, P. waimanaloensis)

Native Hawaiian Medicinal Herbs

Multiple species (see varieties)

Nāpau

Solanum sandwicense

Native Hawaiian Naupaka

Scaevola taccada

Native Hawaiian Ohia Laua'e

Metrosideros polymorpha

ʻŌhiʻa lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Hawaiian Ohia Understory Plants

Various species (primarily Metrosideros polymorpha understory community)

ʻAilama

Plumbago auriculata

Native Hawaiian Sandalwood

Santalum paniculatum

Native Hawaiian Sedges and Grasses

Various species (Carex, Cyperus, Fimbristylis, Heterachne, Ischaemum, and other genera)

Native Hawaiian Tree Fern

Cibotium glaucum (Hāpu'u)

Native Hawaiian 'uki'uki grass

Machaerina angustifolia

Native Hawaiian Violet

Viola chamissoniana subsp. chamissoniana

Native Hawaiian Water Plants

Various species (mixed collection)

Native ʻākoʻako Fern

Sadleria cyatheoides

Native ʻōhelo

Vaccinium reticulatum

Native ʻōhiʻa lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Milkweed Species

Asclepias spp.

Native Naupaka

Scaevola chamissoniana