Plant Growing Guides

Tonka Bean

Dipteryx odorata

Torch Ginger

Etlingera elatior

Trailing Bacopa

Bacopa monnieri

Tree Legumes

Fabaceae family (various genera)

Sesbania (Dhaincha)

Sesbania rostrata / Sesbania cannabina

Trinitario Cacao

Theobroma cacao 'Trinitario'

Tropical Bromeliads

Bromeliaceae family (various genera including Aechmea, Vriesea, Guzmania, Tillandsia, Neoregelia)

Tropical Flowering Plants

Various species (Heliconia, Strelitzia, Anthurium, Bougainvillea, Plumeria, etc.)

Tropical Flowers

Various tropical species

Tropical Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Tropical Grasses

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

Tropical Ground Covers

Various species (e.g., Evolvulus glomeratus, Tradescantia zebrina, Wedelia trilobata)

Tropical Legumes

Fabaceae family (tropical species)

Tropical nitrogen-fixing companion species

Multiple species (Fabaceae family predominant)

Tropical Oregano

Plectranthus amboinicus

Tropical Ornamental Shrubs

Various species (e.g., Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Bougainvillea spp., Ixora coccinea)

Tropical Palms

Arecaceae family (various genera including Cocos, Phoenix, Elaeis, Howea, Chamaedorea)

Tropical Plants (Humid-Preferring)

Various tropical species

Tropical Plants (High Humidity)

Various tropical species

Tropical Shade Plants (General Category)

Various species

Tropical Shade Trees

Various species (Albizia, Artocarpus, Ficus, Samanea, etc.)

Tropical Shrubs

Various species

Tropical Understory Plants

Various species (Alocasia, Anthurium, Philodendron, Monstera, etc.)

Turmeric

Curcuma longa

Ube

Dioscorea alata

Ube Putih

Dioscorea alata var. putih

Uhaloa

Pseudognaphalium sandwicense

Uluhe

Sadleria cyatheoides

Understory Tropical Plants

Various species in tropical forest understory

Understory Hawaiian Native Plants

Multiple species (native Hawaiian flora)

Vana Tulsi

Ocimum gratissimum

Rothschild's Orchid

Vanda rothschildiana

Vanda Tan Chay Yan

Vanda × Tan Chay Yan

Vanilla Twist

Iresine herbstii 'Vanilla Twist'

Vegetables (General Growing Guide)

Various species

Velvet Pod

Mucuna pruriens

Vetiver Grass

Chrysopogon zizanioides

Fenestrated Vriesia, Window-leaf Vriesia

Vriesea fenestralis

Water Celery

Oenanthe javanica

Water Lettuce

Pistia stratiotes

Wauke

Broussonetia papyrifera

Wax Jambol Pink

Syzygium samarangense 'Pink'

White Awapuhi

Zingiber zerumbet

White Dragon Fruit

Selenicereus undatus

White Eddoe

Colocasia esculenta var. esculenta

White Fan Flower

Scaevola aemula 'White Fan'

White Ube

Dioscorea alata var. alba

White Vein

Mitragyna speciosa