Plant Growing Guides

Blue Chalk Sticks

Senecio mandraliscae

Senecio (Ragwort)

Senecio spp.

String of Pearls & Graptoveria (companion planting)

Senecio rowleyanus & Graptoveria (hybrid genus)

Blue Chalk Sticks

Senecio serpens

Senecio 'Sunshine'

Senecio × hybridus 'Sunshine' (syn. Brachyglottis × hybridus 'Sunshine')

Senegal Date Palm

Phoenix reclinata

Senetti® Cherry Red

Pericallis × hybrida 'Senetti Cherry Red'

Senetti® Pink

Pericallis × hybrida 'Senetti Pink'

Senetti® White

Pericallis × hybrida 'Senetti White'

Sensation Deep Blue

Salvia splendens 'Sensation Deep Blue'

Sensation Mixed

Impatiens walleriana 'Sensation Mixed'

Serenita White

Capsicum annuum 'Serenita White'

Serenity Pink Bicolor

Impatiens walleriana 'Serenity Pink Bicolor'

Dhaincha

Sesbania grandiflora

Dhaincha, Egyptian Riverhemp

Sesbania sesban

Crimson Fountain Grass

Setaria sphacelata

Scadoxus multiflorus

Scadoxus grandiflorus

Shade-growing Tropical Ferns

Pteridophyta (various tropical species)

Shade-loving Aroids

Araceae family (various genera)

Shade-loving Begonia

Begonia spp.

Shade-loving Coleus

Plectranthus scutellarioides

Shade-loving Coleus Black Dragon

Plectranthus scutellarioides 'Black Dragon'

Shade-loving Epiphytes

Various species (e.g., Rhaphidophora pinnata, Scindapsus pictus, Hoya species)

Shade-loving Ferns for Orchid Displays

Pteridophyta (various genera including Platycerium, Asplenium, Polystichum, Nephrolepis)

Shade-loving Ginger

Alpinia zerumbet, Zingiber mioga, Asarum spp., and other shade-tolerant ginger species

Shade-loving native Hawaiian ground covers

Various species (e.g., Lysichiton americanus, Athyrium niponicum, regional natives)

Shade-loving native Hawaiian understory plants

Mixed native Hawaiian species (Psychotria hawaiiensis, Coprosma, Cheirodendron, Pittosporum, etc.)

Shade-loving Philodendron

Philodendron hederaceum

Shade-loving Tropical Ferns

Nephrolepis exaltata, Adiantum species, Platycerium species (variable by type)

Shade-loving tropical houseplants

Various species (Philodendron spp., Anthurium spp., Zamioculcas zamiifolia, etc.)

Shade-loving Tropical Plants Collection

Various tropical species (mixed collection display)

Shade-loving tropical plants

Various (mixed collection)

Shade-loving tropical understory plants

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

Shade-providing large-leaf plants

Various species (Hosta, Fatsia japonica, Alocasia, Philodendron, etc.)

Celosia (Cockscomb)

Celosia argentea

Shade-tolerant Annual Vinca

Catharanthus roseus

Shade-tolerant Begonia

Begonia spp.

Shade-tolerant Begonia

Begonia spp. (shade-tolerant varieties)

Shade-tolerant Bromeliads

Bromeliaceae (various genera and species)

Shade-tolerant Coleus

Plectranthus scutellarioides

Shade-tolerant Euonymus

Euonymus japonicus

Shade-tolerant Ferns (Mounted Display)

Various species (e.g., Platycerium bifurcatum, Asplenium nidus, Polypodium)

Shade-tolerant Ginger

Zingiber officinale and related species

'Ōpelu

Peperomia species (commonly P. obtusifolia or P. polybotrya in Hawaiian cultivation)

Vinca (Periwinkle)

Catharanthus roseus (annual) / Vinca minor (perennial groundcover)

Shade-tolerant Impatiens

Impatiens walleriana

Shade-tolerant Palms

Various genera (Chamaedorea, Rhapis, Howea, Zamia spp.)

Liriope (Lilyturf)

Liriope muscari