Plant Growing Guides

Akiʻaki

Sporobolus virginicus

Aquatic Grasses

Various species (e.g., Phragmites australis, Typha latifolia, Spartina alterniflora)

Argentine Paspalum

Paspalum notatum var. saurae

Bahia grass

Paspalum notatum

Bajra

Pennisetum glaucum

Barnyard Millet

Echinochloa frumentacea

Bermuda Grass

Cynodon dactylon

Ruzi grass

Brachiaria ruziziensis

Brachiaria

Brachiaria spp.

Chloris

Chloris gayana

Citronella

Cymbopogon nardus

Coastal Bermudagrass

Cynodon dactylon var. 'Coastal'

Common Paspalum

Paspalum notatum

Cyperus Sedge

Cyperus spp.

Dichondra

Dichondra repens

Pangola Digitgrass

Digitaria decumbens cv. Pangola

Lovegrass

Digitaria eriantha

Lovegrass

Eragrostis species

Fodder Grasses (Napier Grass & Setaria)

Pennisetum purpureum (Napier) / Setaria sphacelata (Setaria)

Fodder Trees

Various species (e.g., Moringa oleifera, Leucaena leucocephala, Sesbania spp.)

Cover Crops (Grass and Legume Mix)

Multiple species (e.g., Lolium, Trifolium, Medicago, Vicia)

Peanut Grass

Arachis repens

Guinea grass

Megathyrsus maximus

Hybrid Napier

Pennisetum hybrid 'P3015'

Kikuyu grass

Cenchrus clandestinus

Little Millet

Panicum sumatrense

Gatton Blue Grass

Megathyrsus maximus cv. Gatton

Makueni Guinea Grass

Megathyrsus maximus cv. Makueni

Mombasa Grass

Megathyrsus maximus cv. Mombasa

Tanzania Guinea Grass

Megathyrsus maximus cv. Tanzania

Molasses Grass

Melinis minutiflora

Monterey Carpet

Dymondia margaretae

Mulato Grass

Brachiaria hybrid cv. Mulato

Napier Elephant Grass 'Mott'

Pennisetum purpureum cv. 'Mott'

Napier grass

Pennisetum purpureum

Native Dichondra

Dichondra repens

Native Grasses and Sedges

Poaceae (grasses) and Cyperaceae (sedges)

Native Hawaiian Coastal Grasses

Multiple species (Heterachne, Ischaemum, Sporobolus, Digitaria, and others)

Tropical Grasses for Mixed Pasture

Various species (Brachiaria, Panicum, Setaria, Cynodon, Paspalum spp.)

Tropical Pasture Grasses

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

Warm-Season Grasses (Bermuda Grass & Switchgrass)

Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda), Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass)

Pangola Digitgrass

Digitaria eriantha subsp. eriantha

Pangola B

Digitaria eriantha subsp. eriantha

Pangola Common

Digitaria eriantha subsp. eriantha

Pangola grass

Digitaria eriantha

Guinea grass

Panicum maximum

Torpedo Grass

Panicum repens

Paspalum

Paspalum spp.