Plant Growing Guides

Akiʻaki

Sporobolus virginicus

Alyce Clover

Alysicarpus vaginalis

Balsam

Impatiens balsamina

Balsam Purple King Mixed Colors

Impatiens balsamina

Bombay Blue

Ipomoea indica

Chaya

Cnidoscolus aconitifolius

ʻamaʻu

Chenopodium oahuense

Butterfly Pea Flower

Clitoria ternatea

Butterfly Pea

Clitoria ternatea

Dwarf Basil

Ocimum basilicum var. minimum

Dwarf Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Egg Gourd

Solanum melongena var. serpentinum

Evolvulus

Evolvulus glomeratus

Flowering Herbaceous Plants

Various species (herbaceous perennials and annuals)

Gotu Kola

Centella asiatica

Chittagong Impatiens

Impatiens chittagonga

Katuk

Sauropus androgynus

Legumes (Clitoria and Desmodium)

Clitoria ternatea L., Desmodium species (D. intortum, D. uncinatum, D. heterophyllum)

Madagascar Periwinkle Stardust

Catharanthus roseus 'Stardust'

Madagascar Periwinkle Tropicana Red

Catharanthus roseus

Malaysian Purple

Solanum americanum var. nodiflorum or Solanum americanum

Nāpu'u

Solanum americanum

Native Hawaiian Herbs

Various species endemic to Hawaii

Ornamental Foliage Plants

Various genera and species

Tradescantia (Spiderwort varieties)

Tradescantia spp.

Tropical Pasture Grasses

Various species (Brachiaria, Panicum, Digitaria, Setaria, Chloris spp.)

Tropical Pasture Legumes

Various species (Stylosanthes, Desmodium, Centrosema, Arachis, Leucaena spp.)

Polka Dot Plant Freckles White Splash

Hypoestes phyllostachya 'Freckles White Splash'

Purple Heart

Tradescantia pallida

Purple Tower

Alternanthera dentata 'Purple Knight'

Pusa 1053 Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum 'Pusa 1053'

Talinum

Talinum paniculatum

Thai Silk Mix

Celosia cristata × Celosia plumosa

Tropical Grasses

Various species (Zoysia, Paspalum, Cynodon, Pennisetum, etc.)

Tropical nitrogen-fixing companion species

Multiple species (Fabaceae family predominant)

Tropical Plants (High Humidity)

Various tropical species

Vana Tulsi

Ocimum gratissimum

White Wings

Ipomoea alba

Winged Bean

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Winged Bean, Iita Variety

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Winged Bean (Purple-flowered cultivar)

Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Yerba de pasmo

Justicia pectoralis