Plant Growing Guides

Native Plants (General Growing Guide)

Various species by region

Native Australian Groundcovers

Various species (Myoporum parvifolium, Dichondra repens, Scaevola aemula, etc.)

Native Australian Shade Plants

Multiple species (Liriope muscari, Aechmea, Dianella, Asplenium, Polystichum, Dicksonia, Platycerium, and others)

Native Australian Shade Trees

Various species (see varieties)

Native Drought-Tolerant Understory Shrubs

Various species (regional)

Native Forbs and Wildflowers

Various species (polyphyletic group)

Native Grasses and Groundcovers

Various species (regional)

Native Grasses and Sedges

Poaceae (grasses) and Cyperaceae (sedges)

Native Hawaiian Ferns and Groundcovers

Various species (e.g., Sadleria, Polystichum, Asplenium, Christella, Microlepia)

Native Hawaiian Plants (General Guide)

Various endemic and indigenous species

Native Hawaiian Shade Shrubs

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

Native Hawaiian Understory Shrubs

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

Native Herbaceous Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Liverworts

Marchantiophyta (Division)

Native Mosses

Bryophyta (division)

Native Mosses and Lichens

Bryophyta (mosses) and Lichens (symbiotic fungus + algae/cyanobacteria)

Native Moss Species

Bryophyta (Division)

Native New Zealand Ferns

Various species (Cyathea, Dicksonia, Polystichum, Asplenium spp.)

Native Orchids

Orchidaceae family (various genera)

Native Perennials and Wildflowers

Mixed native species (varies by region)

Native Sedges and Forbs

Carex spp., Juncus spp., and various herbaceous dicots

Native Shade Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Shade Shrubs

Various species (regional)

Native Shade-Tolerant Species

Various (polyphyletic group)

Native Tree Fern

Dicksonia antarctica (most common native species)

Native Trees and Shrubs

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Tree Species

Various (region-dependent)

Native Understory Species

Various (regional)

Native Wildflowers and Perennials

Various species (region-dependent)

Needle Palm

Rhapidophyllum hystrix

Neon Flash

Impatiens hawkeri × Impatiens walleriana hybrid

Netted Chain Fern

Woodwardia unigemmata

New Zealand Native Ferns

Various species (Cyathea, Dicksonia, Polystichum, Blechnum, and others)

Nikau Palm

Rhopalostylis sapida

Antarctic Beech

Nothofagus moorei

Nutans

Acorus gramineus 'Nutans'