Plant Growing Guides

Purple Dwarf Basil

Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens 'Nana Purpurea'

Napier Elephant Grass 'Mott'

Pennisetum purpureum cv. 'Mott'

Napier grass

Pennisetum purpureum

Napoletano Basil

Ocimum basilicum 'Napoletano'

Narrowleaf Cattail

Typha angustifolia

Narrow-leaved Cattail

Typha angustifolia

Native Akekeke

Peperomia pellucida

Native Australian Grasses

Various species (Poaceae family)

Native Coastal Grasses

Various species (e.g., Ammophila breviligulata, Panicum amarum, Spartina patens)

Native coastal grasses and sedges

Poaceae and Cyperaceae families (various species)

Native Cover Crops

Various native species (region-dependent)

Native Desert Grasses

Various species (e.g., Bouteloua gracilis, Hilaria jamesii, Sporobolus airoides)

Native Dichondra

Dichondra repens

Native Drought-Tolerant Grasses

Various species (e.g., Bouteloua, Panicum, Andropogon, Stipa)

Native Florida Ferns

Various species (Pteridophyta)

Native Forage Species (Regional)

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Forbs and Sedges

Various species (Carex spp., Juncus spp., and diverse forb families)

Native Grasses

Poaceae (family)

Native Grasses and Groundcovers

Various species (regional)

Native Grasses and Sedges

Poaceae (grasses) and Cyperaceae (sedges)

Lomandra (Mat Rush)

Lomandra longifolia

Native Grasses (Lomandra & Poa species)

Lomandra spp., Poa spp.

Native Grass Species

Various (Poaceae family)

Native Ground Covers and Grasses

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Hawaiian Alpine Grasses

Various species including Festuca hawaiiensis, Agrostis sandwicensis, Deschampsia nubigena

Native Hawaiian Alpine Sedge

Carex wahuensis var. wahuensis

Native Hawaiian Beach Grass

Elymus mollis (formerly Leymus mollis)

Native Hawaiian Coastal Grasses

Multiple species including Elymus mollis, Ischaemum byrone, Sporobolus virginicus

Native Hawaiian Dryland Grasses

Multiple species (e.g., Heterachne grandiglumis, Ischaemum byrone, Leptochloa filiformis)

Native Hawaiian Ferns and Understory Plants

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

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 Herbs

Various species endemic to Hawaii

Native Hawaiian Liverworts

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

Native Hawaiian Medicinal Herbs

Multiple species (see varieties)

Native Hawaiian Mint

Mentha polymorpha

Native Hawaiian Mosses

Various species (Bryophyta)

Native Hawaiian Moss Species

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

Native Hawaiian Sedges

Carex spp. (Hawaiian species)

Native Hawaiian Sedges and Grasses

Various species (Carex, Cyperus, Fimbristylis, Heterachne, Ischaemum, and other genera)

Native Hawaiian Sedges and Rushes

Cyperus spp., Fimbristylis spp., Schoenus spp., Juncus spp., and related genera

Native Hawaiian 'uki'uki grass

Machaerina angustifolia

Native Herbaceous Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Legumes

Fabaceae family (various native species)

Native Liverworts

Marchantiophyta (Division)

Native Mint

Mentha australis