Plant Growing Guides

Native Drought-Tolerant Understory Shrubs

Various species (regional)

Native Florida Shrubs

Various species (Ilex vomitoria, Psychotria nervosa, Zanthoxylum americanum, etc.)

Native Flowering Shrubs

Various species (region-dependent)

ʻōhiʻa ʻai (Mountain Apple)

Syzygium malaccense

'A'ali'i

Dodonaea viscosa

Native Hawaiian Coastal Shrubs

Mixed native species (Scaevola taccada, Heliotropium anomalum, Vitex rotundifolia, others)

Native Hawaiian Drought-Tolerant Understory Plants

Mixed native Hawaiian species

Native Hawaiian Dry-Zone Plants

Various species (Santalum paniculatum, Erythrina sandwicensis, Sophora chrysophylla, others)

Native Hawaiian Hibiscus

Hibiscus brackenridgei

ʻŌhelo

Vaccinium reticulatum

ʻŌkala

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. arborescens

Native Hawaiian Ilima

Sida fallax

Native Hawaiian Naio

Myoporum sandwicense

Native Hawaiian Understory Plants (Mixed Collection)

Various species - Psychotria hawaiiensis, Cheirodendron trigynum, Clermontia parviflora, and others

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)

ʻAilama

Plumbago auriculata

Dubautia (Hawaiian Greensword)

Dubautia species

Native Hawaiian Shade Plants (General Category)

Multiple species - see varieties

Native Hawaiian Shade Shrubs

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

Native Hawaiian Shrubs

Multiple species (e.g., Sadleria, Ilex anomala, Dodonaea viscosa)

Native Hawaiian Dry Shrubs

Multiple species (e.g., Dodonaea viscosa, Chrysodracon aurantiacum, Wikstroemia)

Native Hawaiian Shrubs and Groundcovers

Various species endemic to Hawaiian Islands

Native Hawaiian Shrubs and Understory Plants

Various species (endemic to Hawaiian Islands)

Native Hawaiian Shade Shrubs (Mixed Collection)

Various species (see varieties)

Native Hawaiian Silversword

Argyroxiphium sandwicense

Native Hawaiian Understory Shrubs

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

Native Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheutos

Native Huckleberry

Vaccinium spp.

Native ʻIlima

Sida fallax

Native ʻōhelo

Vaccinium reticulatum

Native Naupaka

Scaevola chamissoniana

Native New Zealand Broadleaf

Griselinia littoralis

Native New Zealand Shrubs

Various species (Lophomyrtus, Pittosporum, Griselinia, Hebe, etc.)

Native Rhododendron

Rhododendron spp. (native species)

Native Shade Shrubs

Various species (regional)

Native Shrubs (General Guide)

Various species (region-dependent)

Arid Climate Native Shrubs

Various species (regional)

Native Rangeland Shrubs

Various species (Artemisia, Atriplex, Chrysothamnus, Purshia, Ericameria spp.)

Native Shrubs (Regional)

Various species by region

Native Shrubs (Regional Selection)

Varies by region

Native Shrubs Mix (Dogwood, Viburnum, Elderberry)

Cornus spp., Viburnum spp., Sambucus spp.

Native Shrubs for Wildlife Habitat

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Shrubs for Wildlife (Serviceberry, Viburnum, Dogwood)

Amelanchier spp., Viburnum spp., Cornus spp.

Native Drought-Tolerant Shrubs

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Shrubs: Westringia and Leptospermum

Westringia spp. and Leptospermum spp.

Native Understory Shrubs

Various species (regional)