Plant Growing Guides

Native Groundcovers

Various species (region-dependent)

Lippia (Phyla)

Phyla nodiflora (formerly Lippia nodiflora)

'Ala'ala'i

Chenopodium oahuense

Native Hawaiian Alpine Sedge

Carex wahuensis var. wahuensis

'Ama'u fern

Sadleria cyatheoides

ʻAmaʻu Fern

Sadleria cyatheoides

Native Hawaiian 'ape

Alocasia macrorrhizos subsp. macrorrhizos

Native Hawaiian Bromeliads

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

Native Hawaiian Drought-Tolerant Plants

Various species (mixed collection)

Native Hawaiian Drought-Tolerant Understory Plants

Mixed native Hawaiian species

Native Hawaiian Ferns

Cibotium spp., Sadleria spp., Asplenium spp., Polystichum spp.

Native Hawaiian Ferns and Groundcovers

Various species (e.g., Sadleria, Polystichum, Asplenium, Christella, Microlepia)

Native Hawaiian Ferns and Understory Plants

Various species (Polystichum, Cibotium, Sadleria, Asplenium spp.)

Native Hawaiian Fern Species

Various species (Cibotium, Dicranopteris, Asplenium, Sadleria genera)

Native Hawaiian Flowers

Various species (see varieties)

Native Hawaiian Ginger

Zingiber zerumbet

Native Hawaiian Grasses

Multiple species (Heterachne, Eriachne, Chrysopogon, Stipa, and others)

Native Hawaiian Grasses and Sedges

Various species (e.g., Heterachne, Ischaemum, Cyperus, Fimbristylis)

Native Hawaiian Grass Species

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

Native Hawaiian Ground Covers

Various species (e.g., Lipochaeta, Ipomoea, Jacquemontia, Dubautia)

Native Hawaiian Groundcovers

Multiple species (see varieties)

Native Hawaiian Herbs

Various species endemic to Hawaii

Native Hawaiian Herbs and Shrubs

Various species endemic to Hawaiian Islands

ʻŌhelo

Vaccinium reticulatum

ʻŌhiʻa ai

Syzygium sandwicense

ʻŌkala

Dodonaea viscosa subsp. arborescens

Native Hawaiian 'iliahi

Santalum paniculatum

Native Hawaiian Ilima

Sida fallax

Native Hawaiian Koa

Acacia koa

Native Hawaiian Liverworts

Frullania spp., Plagiochila spp., Radula spp., and other endemic Hawaiian genera

Native Hawaiian Lobeliads

Lobelia spp. (Hawaiian species)

Native Hawaiian Lobelia

Lobelia spp. (Hawaiian endemic species)

Native Hawaiian Lobelia

Lobelia genus (Hawaiian species including L. hypoleuca, L. monostachya, L. oahuensis)

Native Hawaiian Lobelioids

Lobelia spp. and related genera (Hawaiian endemic species)

Native Hawaiian Loulu Palm

Pritchardia species (primarily Pritchardia hillebrandii, P. remota, P. waimanaloensis)

Native Hawaiian Maidenhair Fern

Asplenium pulcherrimum

Native Hawaiian Medicinal Herbs

Multiple species (see varieties)

Native Hawaiian Mint

Mentha polymorpha

Native Hawaiian Morning Glory

Ipomoea indica

Native Hawaiian Mosses

Various species (Bryophyta)

Native Hawaiian Moss Species

Multiple species (e.g., Hypopterygium tamarisci, Bryoxiphium norvegicum subsp. spallerii)

Nāpau

Solanum sandwicense

Native Hawaiian Orchids

Orchidaceae (family); includes genera such as Pterostylis, Angraecum, and endemic Hawaiian species

Native Hawaiian Understory Plants (Mixed Collection)

Various species - Psychotria hawaiiensis, Cheirodendron trigynum, Clermontia parviflora, and others

Native Hawaiian Naupaka

Scaevola taccada

Native Hawaiian Ohia

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Hawaiian ʻŌhiʻa

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Hawaiian Ohia Laua'e

Metrosideros polymorpha