Plant Growing Guides

Nacional Cacao

Theobroma cacao var. Nacional

Nāpu'u

Solanum americanum

Native Akekeke

Peperomia pellucida

Native Australian Understorey Plants

Various species (mixed collection)

'Ala'ala'i

Chenopodium oahuense

'Ama'u fern

Sadleria cyatheoides

ʻAmaʻu Fern

Sadleria cyatheoides

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 Drought-Tolerant Plants

Various species (mixed collection)

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 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 Herbs

Various species endemic to Hawaii

Native Hawaiian Herbs and Shrubs

Various species endemic to Hawaiian Islands

ʻŌhiʻa ai

Syzygium sandwicense

Native Hawaiian Ilima

Sida fallax

Native Hawaiian Koa

Acacia koa

Native Hawaiian Lobeliads

Lobelia spp. (Hawaiian species)

Native Hawaiian Lobelia

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

Native Hawaiian Loulu Palm

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

Native Hawaiian Naupaka

Scaevola taccada

Native Hawaiian Ohia

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Hawaiian ʻŌhiʻa

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Hawaiian Ohia Understory Plants

Various species (primarily Metrosideros polymorpha understory community)

Native Hawaiian 'Ōlapa

Cheirodendron trigynum

Native Hawaiian Sandalwood

Santalum paniculatum

Native Hawaiian Shade Trees

Various species (Monkeypod, Koa, Ohia, Kukui, Ulu)

Native Hawaiian Shrubs

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

Native Hawaiian Shrubs and Groundcovers

Various species endemic to Hawaiian Islands

Native Hawaiian Understory Vegetation

Mixed species assemblage (no single binomial)

Native Hawaiian Wildflowers

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

Native ʻāma ʻu fern

Sadleria cyatheoides

Native ʻōhiʻa lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native ohia

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native 'ōhi'a

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Tropical Flowering Plants

Various (tropical flora)

Native Tropical Sedges

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

Native Tropical Understory Plants

Various species (mixed community)

Negro Pepper

Piper nigrum

Nēnē Food Plants

Multiple species (traditional Hawaiian food crops)

Neoregelia (Bromeliad)

Neoregelia spp.

Nepenthes lowii

Nepenthes lowii

Nepenthes rafflesiana x ventricosa Hybrid

Nepenthes rafflesiana × Nepenthes ventricosa