Plant Growing Guides

Napier Elephant Grass 'Mott'

Pennisetum purpureum cv. 'Mott'

Napier grass

Pennisetum purpureum

Narrowleaf Cattail

Typha angustifolia

Narrow-leaved Cattail

Typha angustifolia

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 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 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 Mosses

Bryophyta (division)

Native Moss Species

Bryophyta (Division)

Native Ornamental Grasses

Various species (e.g., Panicum virgatum, Andropogon gerardii, Sorghastrum nutans)

Native Rush Species

Juncus spp. (various species)

Native Sand-Adapted Grasses

Various species (e.g., Ammophila breviligulata, Panicum virgatum, Bouteloua dactyloides)

Native Sedges and Forbs

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

Native Tropical Sedges

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

Native Wetland Grasses

Multiple species (e.g., Spartina, Panicum, Typha, Juncus, Carex spp.)

Native Wildflowers: Stipa, Poa, and Lomandra

Stipa spp., Poa spp., Lomandra spp.

Navara Rice

Oryza sativa subsp. indica var. navara

Necklace Cactus

Rhaphidophora tetrasperma × Selenicereus anthonyanus (or similar trailing succulent)

Needle Rush

Juncus acutus

Needlerush

Juncus roemerianus