Plant Growing Guides

Balsam Zanzibar Red

Impatiens walleriana 'Zanzibar Red'

Begonia Pink

Begonia × semperflorens-cultorum

Busy Lizzie Balsam Dazzler

Impatiens walleriana 'Dazzler'

Jointed Sedge

Carex phyllocephala

Clarkei Kashmir Purple

Impatiens clarkei 'Kashmir Purple'

Cleyera

Cleyera japonica

Coral Bells

Heuchera sanguinea

Creeping Groundcovers

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

Double White Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana 'Double White'

Dwarf Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Dwarf Mondo Grass

Ophiopogon japonicus 'Nana'

Elephant Ear

Colocasia esculenta

Elephant Ear Black Magic

Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic'

Groundcover

Various species

Hawaiʻi Tree Fern

Cibotium glaucum

Hawaiian Native Ginger

Zingiber zerumbet (Awapuhi) and other endemic species

Imagination Scarlet

Impatiens walleriana 'Imagination Scarlet'

Impatiens Blitz

Impatiens walleriana 'Blitz'

Impatiens Mega Pink (Busy Lizzie)

Impatiens walleriana 'Mega Pink'

Impatiens Carousel Bicolor

Impatiens walleriana 'Carousel Bicolor'

Impatiens 'Frost'

Impatiens walleriana 'Frost'

Impatiens 'Seashell'

Impatiens walleriana 'Seashell'

Impatiens Victoria Rose

Impatiens walleriana 'Victoria Rose'

Impatiens (Busy Lizzie)

Impatiens walleriana

Imp Cultivars

Impatiens walleriana (most common)

Infinity Yellow

Impatiens walleriana 'Infinity Yellow'

Lilyturf 'Silvery Sunproof'

Liriope muscari 'Silvery Sunproof'

Native Australian Groundcovers

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

Native Forbs and Wildflowers

Various species (polyphyletic group)

Native Grasses and Sedges

Poaceae (grasses) and Cyperaceae (sedges)

Native Wildflowers and Perennials

Various species (region-dependent)

Parfait Coral

Impatiens walleriana 'Parfait Coral'

Pink Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Pukatea

Laurelia novae-zelandiae

Red Begonia

Begonia x semperflorens-cultorum

Scarlet Begonia

Begonia × semperflorens-cultorum

Celosia (Cockscomb)

Celosia argentea

Shade-tolerant Begonia

Begonia spp.

'Ōpelu

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

Small-leafed Begonia

Begonia semperflorens

Summer Pastels

Impatiens walleriana (hybrid cultivar)

Super Elfin Mixed Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Telstar Mix

Impatiens walleriana 'Telstar Mix'

Torenia

Torenia fournieri

Victoria Mixed Colors

Impatiens walleriana

Walleriana Red

Impatiens walleriana

Hawaiian sedge, Wāhine sedge

Carex wahuensis