Plant Growing Guides

Nana Mint

Mentha × piperita 'Nana'

Nana Alba

Mentha × piperita 'Nana Alba'

Nana Atropurpurea Lavender

Lavandula angustifolia 'Nana Atropurpurea'

Purple Dwarf Basil

Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens 'Nana Purpurea'

Nano Trefoil

Trifolium repens 'Nano'

Napoletano Basil

Ocimum basilicum 'Napoletano'

Narrow Leaf Plantain

Plantago lanceolata

Native Akekeke

Peperomia pellucida

Native Alpine Clover Species

Trifolium spp. (alpine varieties)

Native Ginger

Asarum canadense

Native Hawaiian Ferns and Understory Plants

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

Native Hawaiian Ginger

Zingiber zerumbet

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 Herbaceous Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Legumes

Fabaceae family (various native species)

Native Liverworts

Marchantiophyta (Division)

Native Mint

Mentha australis

Native Understory Ferns

Pteridophyta (various genera including Polystichum, Adiantum, Osmunda, Dryopteris)

Neapolitan Parsley

Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum

Needle Leaf

Oxalis stricta

Negretta

Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens 'Negretta'

Neon Glow

Alternanthera reineckii 'Neon Glow'

Neon Sunset

Iresine herbstii 'Neon Sunset'

Nepeta

Nepeta cataria

Nephrolepis fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Nero Basil

Ocimum basilicum 'Nero'

Nettle

Urtica dioica

Nigella

Nigella sativa

Nigerian Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Black Cumin

Nigella sativa

Black Cumin

Nigella sativa

Nitrogen-Fixing Companion Plants

Fabaceae family (legumes) and other N-fixers

Nitrogen-Fixing Cover Crops (Clover & Legumes)

Trifolium spp., Medicago sativa, Vicia spp., Lupinus spp., and other Fabaceae family members

Nitrogen-fixing Cover Crops (Clovers & Vetches)

Trifolium spp., Vicia spp.

Nitrogen-fixing Cover Crops (Clover & Vetch)

Trifolium spp. (clover), Vicia spp. (vetch)

Nitrogen-fixing herbaceous plants

Various species with Rhizobium/Bradyrhizobium symbiosis

Nitrogen-fixing herbs

Various species (primarily Fabaceae family)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Alfalfa & Clover)

Medicago sativa (Alfalfa); Trifolium spp. (Clover)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Cover Crop Mix)

Fabaceae family (Phaseolus, Trifolium, Vicia, Lupinus spp.)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Cover Crops)

Fabaceae family (various genera)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Cover Crops)

Trifolium spp., Medicago sativa

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Clover & Alfalfa)

Trifolium spp. & Medicago sativa

Nitrogen-Fixing Legumes (Clover & Alfalfa)

Trifolium spp., Medicago sativa

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Clover & Alfalfa)

Trifolium spp. (clover) & Medicago sativa (alfalfa)

Nitrogen-fixing Legumes (Clover & Alfalfa)

Trifolium spp. & Medicago sativa