Plant Growing Guides

Native Flowering Perennials

Various native species (region-dependent)

Native Flowering Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Flowering Plants for Pollinators

Various native species

Native Flowering Shrubs

Various species (region-dependent)

ʻōhiʻa ʻai (Mountain Apple)

Syzygium malaccense

Native Flowering Understory Plants

Various species (regional)

Native Forbs

Various species (e.g., Echinacea, Rudbeckia, Asclepias, Liatris)

Native Forbs and Wildflowers

Various species (polyphyletic group)

Native Forbs Mix

Mixed native wildflower species (varies by region)

Native Forest Wildflowers

Various species (Trillium, Bloodroot, Trout Lily, Jack-in-the-pulpit, etc.)

Native Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Native Ground Orchid

Platanthera species (varies by region)

'A'ali'i

Dodonaea viscosa

Native Hawaiian Alpine Plants

Various species (Argyroxiphium, Silene, Dubautia, etc.)

Native Hawaiian Bromeliads

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

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 Flowers

Various species (see varieties)

Native Hawaiian Hibiscus

Hibiscus brackenridgei

ʻŌhelo

Vaccinium reticulatum

ʻŌkala

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. arborescens

Native Hawaiian Ilima

Sida fallax

Native Hawaiian Lobeliads

Lobelia spp. (Hawaiian species)

Native Hawaiian Lobelia

Lobelia spp. (Hawaiian endemic species)

Native Hawaiian Lobelia

Lobelia genus (Hawaiian species including L. hypoleuca, L. monostachya, L. oahuensis)

Native Hawaiian Lobelioids

Lobelia spp. and related genera (Hawaiian endemic species)

Native Hawaiian Naio

Myoporum sandwicense

Native Hawaiian Orchids

Orchidaceae (family); includes genera such as Pterostylis, Angraecum, and endemic Hawaiian species

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 Orchids

Various genera native to Hawaii (e.g., Dendrobium, Platystele, Aloha)

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 Hawaiian Violet

Viola chamissoniana subsp. chamissoniana

Native Hawaiian Wildflowers

Multiple species (e.g., Metrosideros polymorpha, Hibiscus brackenridgei, Silene stellata)

Native Heathland Flowers

Erica spp., Calluna spp., Ulex spp., and related genera