Plant Growing Guides

Nacional Cacao

Theobroma cacao var. Nacional

Naga Jolokia Pepper

Capsicum chinense

Naga Morich Pepper

Capsicum chinense

Naga Viper Pepper

Capsicum chinense

Nagoya Red

Capsicum annuum var. acuminatum

Nagoya White

Capsicum annuum var. annuum

Nance

Byrsonima crassifolia

Dwarf Nanum Pomegranate

Punica granatum 'Nanum'

Nopales de Castilla

Opuntia ficus-indica

Sweet Orange

Citrus × sinensis

Naranja Española

Citrus × sinensis

Naranja Española Berna

Citrus × sinensis 'Berna'

Naranja Española Pineapple Orange

Citrus × sinensis 'Naranja Española'

Hawaiian Nasturtium

Nasturtium sandwicense

Natal Plum

Carissa macrocarpa

'āhinahina

Argyroxiphium sandwicense

Native Australian Ferns

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

Native Australian Ground Covers

Various species (see varieties)

Native Australian Groundcovers

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

Native Cover Crops

Various native species (region-dependent)

Native Desert Groundcovers

Various species (e.g., Dalea, Lantana horrida, Hymenoxys, Salvia greggii prostrata)

ʻōhiʻa ʻai (Mountain Apple)

Syzygium malaccense

Native Forbs and Wildflowers

Various species (polyphyletic group)

Lomandra (Mat Rush)

Lomandra longifolia

Native Ground Covers

Various species (regional)

Creeping Myoporum

Myoporum parvifolium

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 Coastal Grasses

Multiple species including Elymus mollis, Ischaemum byrone, Sporobolus virginicus

Native Hawaiian Dryland Grasses

Multiple species (e.g., Heterachne grandiglumis, Ischaemum byrone, Leptochloa filiformis)

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)

Native Hawaiian Windbreak Plants

Various species (Metrosideros polymorpha, Myoporum sandwicense, Dodonaea viscosa, Erythrina sandwicensis, and others)

ʻAilama

Plumbago auriculata