Plant Growing Guides

Native Bee Plants

Multiple species (see varieties)

Native Blazing Star

Liatris spicata

Native Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

Native Bunchgrasses

Various species (Andropogon, Bouteloua, Panicum, Sorghastrum, Stipa, etc.)

Native Cattail

Typha latifolia

Native Coastal Grasses

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

Native Coastal Wildflowers

Various species (regional)

Native Cover Crops

Various native species (region-dependent)

Native Daisy

Echinacea spp., Rudbeckia spp., Coreopsis spp., and other native Asteraceae genera

Native Desert Grasses

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

Native Desert Groundcovers

Various species (e.g., Dalea, Lantana horrida, Hymenoxys, Salvia greggii prostrata)

Native Dichondra

Dichondra repens

Native Ferns and Groundcovers

Various species (Polystichum, Adiantum, Athyrium, Fragaria, Vinca, etc.)

Native Flowering Perennials

Various native species (region-dependent)

ʻōhiʻa ʻai (Mountain Apple)

Syzygium malaccense

Native Forbs

Various species (e.g., Echinacea, Rudbeckia, Asclepias, Liatris)

Native Grasses

Poaceae (family)

Lomandra (Mat Rush)

Lomandra longifolia

Native Grasses (Lomandra & Poa species)

Lomandra spp., Poa spp.

Native Ground Covers

Various species (regional)

Lippia (Phyla)

Phyla nodiflora (formerly Lippia nodiflora)

Creeping Myoporum

Myoporum parvifolium

Native Hawaiian 'ape

Alocasia macrorrhizos subsp. macrorrhizos

Native Hawaiian Beach Morning Glory

Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis

Native Hawaiian Bromeliads

Bromeliaceae (family) - various Hawaiian genera including Pōpolo (Neoregelia), ʻŌhiʻa ʻāi (Billbergia), and endemic species

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 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 Ground Covers

Various species (e.g., Lipochaeta, Ipomoea, Jacquemontia, Dubautia)

Native Hawaiian Groundcovers

Multiple species (see varieties)

Native Hawaiian Herbs

Various species endemic to Hawaii

ʻŌhiʻa ai

Syzygium sandwicense

Native Hawaiian Ilima

Sida fallax

Native Hawaiian Koa

Acacia koa

Native Hawaiian Loulu Palm

Pritchardia species (primarily Pritchardia hillebrandii, P. remota, P. waimanaloensis)

Native Hawaiian Medicinal Herbs

Multiple species (see varieties)

Native Hawaiian Morning Glory

Ipomoea indica

Nāpau

Solanum sandwicense

Native Hawaiian Naupaka

Scaevola taccada

Native Hawaiian Ohia Laua'e

Metrosideros polymorpha

ʻŌhiʻa lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

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

Native Hawaiian Sandalwood

Santalum paniculatum