Plant Growing Guides

Native Hawaiian Ferns and Understory Plants

Various species (Polystichum, Cibotium, Sadleria, Asplenium spp.)

Native Hawaiian Fern Species

Various species (Cibotium, Dicranopteris, Asplenium, Sadleria genera)

Native Hawaiian Flowers

Various species (see varieties)

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)

Native Hawaiian Herbs

Various species endemic to Hawaii

Native Hawaiian Herbs and Shrubs

Various species endemic to Hawaiian Islands

Native Hawaiian Hibiscus

Hibiscus brackenridgei

ʻŌhelo

Vaccinium reticulatum

ʻŌhiʻa ai

Syzygium sandwicense

ʻŌkala

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. arborescens

Native Hawaiian 'iliahi

Santalum paniculatum

Native Hawaiian Ilima

Sida fallax

Native Hawaiian Koa

Acacia koa

Native Hawaiian Liverworts

Frullania spp., Plagiochila spp., Radula spp., and other endemic Hawaiian genera

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 Loulu Palm

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

Native Hawaiian Maidenhair Fern

Asplenium pulcherrimum

Native Hawaiian Medicinal Herbs

Multiple species (see varieties)

Native Hawaiian Mint

Mentha polymorpha

Native Hawaiian Morning Glory

Ipomoea indica

Native Hawaiian Mosses

Various species (Bryophyta)

Native Hawaiian Moss Species

Multiple species (e.g., Hypopterygium tamarisci, Bryoxiphium norvegicum subsp. spallerii)

Native Hawaiian Naio

Myoporum sandwicense

Nāpau

Solanum 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

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Hawaiian ʻŌhiʻa

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Hawaiian Ohia Laua'e

Metrosideros polymorpha

'Ohia lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

ʻŌhiʻa lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Hawaiian Ohia Understory Plants

Various species (primarily Metrosideros polymorpha understory community)

ʻŌhiʻa Lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Hawaiian 'Ōlapa

Cheirodendron trigynum

Native Hawaiian Orchids

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

Native Hawaiian Plants (General Guide)

Various species endemic to Hawaiian Islands

Native Hawaiian Windbreak Plants

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

ʻAilama

Plumbago auriculata

Native Hawaiian Plants (General Guide)

Various endemic and indigenous species