Plant Growing Guides

Berkeley Sedge

Carex divulsa subsp. leersii

Black Mondo

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

Jointed Sedge

Carex phyllocephala

Chicken of the Woods

Laetiporus sulphureus

Cleyera

Cleyera japonica

Creeping Groundcovers

Various species (e.g., Delosperma, Sedum, Ajuga, Thymus)

Dwarf Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nana'

Elephant Ear

Colocasia esculenta

Elephant Ear Black Magic

Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic'

English Ivy

Hedera helix

Ornamental Grasses and Ground Covers

Poaceae (grasses) and various ground cover families

Ground Covers for Vine Support

Multiple species (Hedera spp., Vinca spp., Sedum spp.)

Ground Covers (Vinca & Ivy)

Catharanthus roseus & Hedera spp.

Hawaiʻi Tree Fern

Cibotium glaucum

Hawaiian Native Ginger

Zingiber zerumbet (Awapuhi) and other endemic species

Corsican Hellebore

Helleborus argutifolius

Laurustinus Lucidum

Viburnum tinus 'Lucidum'

Lilyturf 'Silvery Sunproof'

Liriope muscari 'Silvery Sunproof'

Liriope Silvery Sunproof

Liriope muscari 'Silvery Sunproof'

Red Spider Lily

Lycoris sanguinea

Moisture-retaining mosses

Bryophyta (division) - various species

Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon japonicus

Moss Groundcover

Bryophyta (various species)

Mounted Ivy Irlandica

Hedera hibernica 'Irlandica'

Native Australian Groundcovers

Various species (Myoporum parvifolium, Dichondra repens, Scaevola aemula, etc.)

Native Forbs and Wildflowers

Various species (polyphyletic group)

Native Mosses

Bryophyta (division)

Pukatea

Laurelia novae-zelandiae

Sedge Black Mondo

Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

Shade-loving native ground covers

Various species (Asarum canadense, Carex pennsylvanica, Mitchella repens, Fragaria virginiana, Lysichiton americanus, etc.)

Shade-tolerant Ferns

Polypodiophyta (various genera and species)

Shade-Tolerant Groundcovers (Ivy & Periwinkle)

Hedera helix (English Ivy) / Vinca minor (Periwinkle)

'Ōpelu

Peperomia species (commonly P. obtusifolia or P. polybotrya in Hawaiian cultivation)

Shade-Tolerant Ground Covers (Vinca & Liriope)

Vinca minor / Liriope muscari

Liriope (Lilyturf)

Liriope muscari

Hawaiian sedge, Wāhine sedge

Carex wahuensis

Wood-growing Mushroom

Pleurotus species (Oyster), Lentinula edodes (Shiitake), or Grifola frondosa (Maitake)

Woodland Groundcover (Liriope & Vinca)

Liriope muscari & Vinca minor