Plant Growing Guides

ʻAilama

Plumbago auriculata

Native Hawaiian Sandalwood

Santalum paniculatum

Native Hawaiian Sedges and Grasses

Various species (Carex, Cyperus, Fimbristylis, Heterachne, Ischaemum, and other genera)

Native Hawaiian Tree Fern

Cibotium glaucum (Hāpu'u)

Native Hawaiian 'uki'uki grass

Machaerina angustifolia

Native Hawaiian Violet

Viola chamissoniana subsp. chamissoniana

Native Hawaiian Water Plants

Various species (mixed collection)

Native ʻākoʻako Fern

Sadleria cyatheoides

Native ʻōhelo

Vaccinium reticulatum

Native ʻōhiʻa lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Milkweed Species

Asclepias spp.

Native Mosses

Bryophyta (division)

Native Naupaka

Scaevola chamissoniana

Native New Zealand Ground Covers

Various species (Soleirolia soleirolii, Scleranthus biflorus, Raoulia spp., Acaena spp., and others)

Native Ornamental Grasses

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

Coneflower (Purple Coneflower)

Echinacea purpurea

Native Riparian Grasses

Multiple species (e.g., Panicum virgatum, Spartina pectinata, Carex nebrascensis)

Native Sedges and Woodland Grasses

Carex spp., Calamagrostis spp., Festuca spp., and other native genera

Native Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Native Tropical Sedges

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

Native Understory Ferns

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

Native Understory Shade Plants

Various species (mixed collection)

Native Violet

Viola species (various)

Native Warm-Season Grasses (Bluestem, Switchgrass)

Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem), Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass)

Native Wetland Grasses

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

Native Wetland Sedges

Carex spp.

Native Wildflower Mix

Various native species (region-dependent)

Native Wildflowers (Regional Mix)

Various species (region-dependent)

Naupaka Kahakai

Scaevola taccada

Needle Rush

Juncus acutus

Needlerush

Juncus roemerianus

Negro Pepper

Piper nigrum

Nēnē Grass

Pseudelymus magnnusii

Shimizu-Tokiwamyojo Neofinetia

Neofinetia falcata 'Shimizu-Tokiwamyojo'

Variegated Neofinetia Orchid

Neofinetia falcata var. variegata

Meyendorff's Neoregelia

Neoregelia meyendorffii

Nepenthes

Nepenthes spp.

Nepenthes rafflesiana x ventricosa Hybrid

Nepenthes rafflesiana × Nepenthes ventricosa

Guernsey Lily

Nerine sarniensis var. corusca

Nerine 'Steven Foster'

Nerine bowdenii 'Steven Foster'

Hawaiian Olive

Nestegis sandwicensis

New England Aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

New England Aster 'Purple Dome'

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'

New York Aster 'Winston S. Churchill'

Symphyotrichum novi-belgii 'Winston S. Churchill'

Nigerian Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Black Cumin

Nigella sativa

Nine Star Perennial Broccoli

Brassica oleracea var. italica 'Nine Star Perennial'

Nirmal

Azadirachta indica