Plant Growing Guides

Hawaiian Mint

Plectranthus amboinicus

'āhinahina

Argyroxiphium sandwicense

Hawaiian Native Alpine Grasses

Agrostis sandwicensis, Deschampsia nubigena, Festuca hawaiiensis (various species)

Hawaiian Native Alpine Herbs

Various species (Dubautia, Argyroxiphium, Geranium, Silene, and others)

Hawaiian Native Ferns

Various species (Cibotium, Sadleria, Asplenium, Polystichum, and others)

Hawaiian Native Ginger

Zingiber zerumbet and related Zingiberaceae species

Hawaiian Native Ginger

Zingiber zerumbet (Awapuhi) and other endemic species

Hawaiian Native Grasses

Various species (Heterachne, Ischaemum, Paspalum, Eragrostis, and others)

Hawaiian Native Ground Covers

Various species (Portulaca sclerocarpa, Lysichiton americanus subsp. kamchatcensis, Ipomoea pes-caprae, etc.)

Hawaiian Native Mint

Mentha polymorpha

Hawaiian Native Moss

Multiple species (genus Hypnum, Dicranum, Bryum, and others)

Hawaiian native sedges

Carex spp., Machaerina spp., and other Cyperaceae family members native to Hawaii

Hawaiian Native Sedges and Grasses

Carex spp., Fimbristylis spp., Cyperus spp., Paspalum spp., and other endemic species

Hawaiian Native Shade Plants

Various species (Psychotria hawaiiensis, Cheirodendron trigynum, Clermontia spp., others)

Hawaiian Native Shrubs

Various species (Metrosideros polymorpha, Myoporum sandwicense, Leptecophylla tameiameiae, etc.)

Hawaiian Native Understory Plants

Various species (mixed community)

Hawaiian Native Wildflowers

Various species (Hibiscus arnottianus, Metrosideros polymorpha, Silene stellata, etc.)

Hawaiian Naupaka

Scaevola taccada

Hawaiian Ohia

Metrosideros polymorpha

Hawaiian Ohia Lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

Hawaiian Orchid

Orchidaceae (family); various genera native to Hawaii

Hawaiian Pepper

Capsicum frutescens

Hawaiian Pepperwood

Psidium cattleianum subsp. litttorale var. longipes

Hawaiian Plumbago

Plumbago auriculata subsp. auriculata

Hawaiian Primrose

Oenothera elata subsp. hookeri

Hawaiian Purple Sweet Potato

Ipomoea batatas 'Hawaiian Purple'

Hawaiian Raspberry

Rubus hawaiensis

Hawaiian Royal Fern

Marattia douglasii

Hawaiian Sandalwood

Santalum paniculatum

Hawaiian sandbur

Cenchrus agrimonioides

Hawaiian Sedge

Cyperus polystachyos var. texensis

Hawaiian Silk Oak

Grevillea robusta

Hawaiian Silversword

Argyroxiphium sandwicense

Hawaiian Sweet Potato

Ipomoea batatas

Hawaiian Ti

Cordyline fruticosa

Hawaiian Ti, Canary Island

Cordyline fruticosa

Hawaiian Ti Plant

Cordyline fruticosa

Hawaiian Tree Fern

Cibotium glaucum

Hawaiian Violet

Viola chamissoniana

Hawaii Blue

Ipomoea tricolor 'Heavenly Blue'

Hawaii Blue Horizon

Ipomoea indica (or hybrid cultivar)

Hawaii Native Shrubs

Multiple species (diverse genera)

Hawaii Pink Peppercorn

Schinus terebinthifolius

Hawaii Purple Sweet Potato

Ipomoea batatas 'Hawaii Purple'

Hawaii Red

Capsicum annuum var. annuum

Hawaii White

Capsicum annuum var. annuum

Hawaiki

Rubus fruticosus × Rubus angustibaccus

Hawaiki Palm

Clinostigma hawaiense