Plant Growing Guides

Nacional Cacao

Theobroma cacao var. Nacional

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 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)

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 Naupaka

Scaevola taccada

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)

Native Hawaiian Sandalwood

Santalum paniculatum

Native ʻōhiʻa lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Tropical Sedges

Carex spp., Cyperus spp., and other tropical Cyperaceae

Neelam Mango

Mangifera indica 'Neelam'

Neem

Azadirachta indica

Negro Pepper

Piper nigrum

Neoregelia Hybrid

Neoregelia × hybrid

Neoregelia Tricolor

Neoregelia carolinae var. tricolor

Tropical Pitcher Plant

Nepenthes alata

Nepenthes ampullaria

Nepenthes ampullaria

Slender Pitcher Plant

Nepenthes gracilis

Madagascar Pitcher Plant

Nepenthes madagascariensis

Nepenthes rafflesiana x ventricosa Hybrid

Nepenthes rafflesiana × Nepenthes ventricosa

Carnivorous Pitcher Plant

Nepenthes species

Nirmal

Azadirachta indica

Nitrogen-fixing tropical vines

Various species (primarily Fabaceae family)

Niue Taro

Colocasia esculenta var. antiquorum

Noni

Morinda citrifolia

Nutmeg

Myristica fragrans