Plant Growing Guides

Naio

Myoporum sandwicense

Purple Dwarf Basil

Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens 'Nana Purpurea'

Nandina

Nandina domestica

Nandina, Heavenly Bamboo

Nandina domestica

Dwarf Nanum Pomegranate

Punica granatum 'Nanum'

Nopales de Castilla

Opuntia ficus-indica

Napoletano Basil

Ocimum basilicum 'Napoletano'

Natal Plum

Carissa macrocarpa

Native Akekeke

Peperomia pellucida

Kunzea (Australian Tea Tree)

Kunzea ambigua

Native Australian Shrubs

Various species (Acacia, Leptospermum, Grevillea, Banksia, Callistemon, etc.)

Native Australian Understorey Plants

Various species (mixed collection)

Native Australian Understory Plants

Various species (Acacia, Leptospermum, Westringia, Prostanthera, etc.)

Native Florida Shrubs

Various species (Ilex vomitoria, Psychotria nervosa, Zanthoxylum americanum, etc.)

Native Flowering Shrubs

Various species (region-dependent)

ʻōhiʻa ʻai (Mountain Apple)

Syzygium malaccense

'A'ali'i

Dodonaea viscosa

Native Hawaiian Coastal Shrubs

Mixed native species (Scaevola taccada, Heliotropium anomalum, Vitex rotundifolia, others)

Native Hawaiian Drought-Tolerant Understory Plants

Mixed native Hawaiian species

Native Hawaiian Dry-Zone Plants

Various species (Santalum paniculatum, Erythrina sandwicensis, Sophora chrysophylla, others)

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 Hibiscus

Hibiscus brackenridgei

ʻŌhelo

Vaccinium reticulatum

ʻŌkala

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. arborescens

Native Hawaiian Ilima

Sida fallax

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 Naio

Myoporum sandwicense

Native Hawaiian Understory Plants (Mixed Collection)

Various species - Psychotria hawaiiensis, Cheirodendron trigynum, Clermontia parviflora, and others

Native Hawaiian Naupaka

Scaevola taccada

Native Hawaiian Ohia Understory Plants

Various species (primarily Metrosideros polymorpha understory community)

Native Hawaiian Windbreak Plants

Various species (Metrosideros polymorpha, Myoporum sandwicense, Dodonaea viscosa, Erythrina sandwicensis, and others)

ʻAilama

Plumbago auriculata

Dubautia (Hawaiian Greensword)

Dubautia species

Native Hawaiian Shade Plants (General Category)

Multiple species - see varieties

Native Hawaiian Shade Shrubs

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

Native Hawaiian Shrubs

Multiple species (e.g., Sadleria, Ilex anomala, Dodonaea viscosa)

Native Hawaiian Dry Shrubs

Multiple species (e.g., Dodonaea viscosa, Chrysodracon aurantiacum, Wikstroemia)

Native Hawaiian Shrubs and Groundcovers

Various species endemic to Hawaiian Islands

Native Hawaiian Shrubs and Understory Plants

Various species (endemic to Hawaiian Islands)

Native Hawaiian Shade Shrubs (Mixed Collection)

Various species (see varieties)

Native Hawaiian Understory Shrubs

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

Native Herbaceous Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native ʻIlima

Sida fallax

Native ʻōhelo

Vaccinium reticulatum