Plant Growing Guides

Native Florida Shrubs

Various species (Ilex vomitoria, Psychotria nervosa, Zanthoxylum americanum, etc.)

Native Flowering Perennials

Various native species (region-dependent)

Native Flowering Plants

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Flowering Plants for Pollinators

Various native species

Native Flowering Shrubs

Various species (region-dependent)

ʻōhiʻa ʻai (Mountain Apple)

Syzygium malaccense

Native Flowering Trees

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Flowering Understory Plants

Various species (regional)

Native Forage Species (Regional)

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Forbs

Various species (e.g., Echinacea, Rudbeckia, Asclepias, Liatris)

Native Forbs and Sedges

Various species (Carex spp., Juncus spp., and diverse forb families)

Native Forbs and Wildflowers

Various species (polyphyletic group)

Native Forbs Mix

Mixed native wildflower species (varies by region)

Native Forest Wildflowers

Various species (Trillium, Bloodroot, Trout Lily, Jack-in-the-pulpit, etc.)

Native Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Native Ginger

Asarum canadense

Native Grasses

Poaceae (family)

Native Grasses and Groundcovers

Various species (regional)

Native Grasses and Sedges

Poaceae (grasses) and Cyperaceae (sedges)

Native Grasses and Wildflowers

Various species (e.g., Andropogon gerardii, Echinacea purpurea, Rudbeckia spp.)

Lomandra (Mat Rush)

Lomandra longifolia

Native Grasses (Lomandra & Poa species)

Lomandra spp., Poa spp.

Native Grasses (Panicum and Andropogon)

Panicum virgatum (Switchgrass) and Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem)

Uki (Northern Sea Oats)

Chasmanthium latifolium

Native Grass Species

Various (Poaceae family)

Native Ground Covers

Various species (regional)

Native Groundcovers

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Groundcovers and Ferns

Various (e.g., Polystichum, Adiantum, Athyrium, Dryopteris spp.)

Native Ground Covers and Grasses

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Groundcovers and Sedges

Carex spp. and various native groundcover genera

Native Ground Covers and Understory Plants

Various native species

Lippia (Phyla)

Phyla nodiflora (formerly Lippia nodiflora)

Creeping Myoporum

Myoporum parvifolium

Native Sedges

Carex spp.

Native Ground Orchid

Platanthera species (varies by region)

'A'ali'i

Dodonaea viscosa

'Ala'ala'i

Chenopodium oahuense

Native Hawaiian Alpine Grasses

Various species including Festuca hawaiiensis, Agrostis sandwicensis, Deschampsia nubigena

Native Hawaiian Alpine Plants

Various species (Argyroxiphium, Silene, Dubautia, etc.)

Native Hawaiian Alpine Sedge

Carex wahuensis var. wahuensis

'ama'u fern

Sadleria cyatheoides

'Ama'u fern

Sadleria cyatheoides

ʻAmaʻu Fern

Sadleria cyatheoides

Native Hawaiian 'ape

Alocasia macrorrhizos subsp. macrorrhizos

Native Hawaiian Beach Grass

Elymus mollis (formerly Leymus mollis)

Native Hawaiian Beach Morning Glory

Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis

Native Hawaiian Bromeliads

Bromeliaceae (family) - various Hawaiian genera including Pōpolo (Neoregelia), ʻŌhiʻa ʻāi (Billbergia), and endemic species

Native Hawaiian Coastal Grasses

Multiple species including Elymus mollis, Ischaemum byrone, Sporobolus virginicus