Plant Growing Guides

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 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

'Ohia lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

ʻŌhiʻa lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Hawaiian Ohia Understory Plants

Various species (primarily Metrosideros polymorpha understory community)

ʻŌhiʻa Lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Hawaiian Plants (General Guide)

Various species endemic to Hawaiian Islands

ʻAilama

Plumbago auriculata

Native Hawaiian Plants (General Guide)

Various endemic and indigenous species

Dubautia (Hawaiian Greensword)

Dubautia species

ʻŌhiʻa lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Hawaiian Sandalwood

Santalum paniculatum

Native Hawaiian Sedges

Carex spp. (Hawaiian species)

Native Hawaiian Sedges and Grasses

Various species (Carex, Cyperus, Fimbristylis, Heterachne, Ischaemum, and other genera)

Native Hawaiian Sedges and Rushes

Cyperus spp., Fimbristylis spp., Schoenus spp., Juncus spp., and related genera

Native Hawaiian Shade Plants (General Category)

Multiple species - see varieties

Native Hawaiian Shade Shrubs

Multiple species (Psychotria hawaiiensis, Coprosma, Plumbago, and others)

Native Hawaiian Shade Trees

Various species (Monkeypod, Koa, Ohia, Kukui, Ulu)

Native Hawaiian Shrubs

Multiple species (e.g., Sadleria, Ilex anomala, Dodonaea viscosa)

Native Hawaiian Shrubs and Groundcovers

Various species endemic to Hawaiian Islands

Native Hawaiian Shade Shrubs (Mixed Collection)

Various species (see varieties)

Native Hawaiian Tree Fern

Cibotium glaucum (Hāpu'u)

Native Hawaiian Trees

Various species endemic to Hawaii

Native Hawaiian 'uki'uki grass

Machaerina angustifolia

Native Hawaiian Uluhe Fern

Dicranopteris linearis

Native Hawaiian Understory Plants

Various species (mixed community)

Native Hawaiian Understory Shrubs

Various species (e.g., Psychotria hawaiiensis, Coprosma, Myrsine, Lophosoria)

Native Hawaiian Vines

Various species (Ipomoea alba, Vigna o-wahuensis, Canavalia pubescens, others)

Native Hawaiian Violet

Viola chamissoniana subsp. chamissoniana

Native Hawaiian Water Plants

Various species (mixed collection)

Native Hawaiian Wildflowers

Multiple species (e.g., Metrosideros polymorpha, Hibiscus brackenridgei, Silene stellata)