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'

Native Akekeke

Peperomia pellucida

Native Australian Grasses

Various species (Poaceae family)

Native Cover Crops

Various native species (region-dependent)

Native Dichondra

Dichondra repens

Native Florida Ferns

Various species (Pteridophyta)

Native Grasses and Groundcovers

Various species (regional)

Native Grasses and Sedges

Poaceae (grasses) and Cyperaceae (sedges)

Lomandra (Mat Rush)

Lomandra longifolia

Native Grass Species

Various (Poaceae family)

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 Liverworts

Marchantiophyta (Division)

Native Mint

Mentha australis

Native Moss Species

Bryophyta (Division)

Native Tropical Sedges

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

Navara Rice

Oryza sativa subsp. indica var. navara

Needle Rush

Juncus acutus

Negretta

Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens 'Negretta'

Nēnē Grass

Pseudelymus magnnusii

Neon Sunset

Iresine herbstii 'Neon Sunset'

Nephrolepis fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Nero Basil

Ocimum basilicum 'Nero'

New Zealand Hair Sedge

Isolepis cernua

Nigerian Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Nutri-Alfalfa

Medicago sativa