Plant Growing Guides

Māmane

Sophora chrysophylla

Snowball Cactus

Mammillaria bocasana 'Snowball'

Gold Lace Cactus

Mammillaria elongata subsp. acicularis

Mangosteen

Garcinia mangostana

Masdevallia constricta

Masdevallia constricta

Matoke

Musa acuminata × balbisiana

Slender Maxillaria

Maxillaria gracilis

Mchicha

Amaranthus viridis

Lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha subsp. newhousei

Morena

Moringa oleifera

Mormodes pardinum

Mormodes pardinum

Moss

Bryophyta (Division)

Mother of Thousands

Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Mountain Apple

Syzygium malaccense

Mounted Begonia

Begonia spp.

Mounted Mosses and Lichens

Bryophyta (mosses) and Ascomycota/Basidiomycota (lichens)

Mounted Tropical Plants

Various species (e.g., Platycerium bifurcatum, Hoya carnosa, Aechmea spp.)

Mtooke

Musa acuminata subsp. acuminata (AAA group)

Nacional Cacao

Theobroma cacao var. Nacional

Nāpu'u

Solanum americanum

Native Akekeke

Peperomia pellucida

Native Australian Understorey Plants

Various species (mixed collection)

'Ala'ala'i

Chenopodium oahuense

'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 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 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 Herbs

Various species endemic to Hawaii

Native Hawaiian Herbs and Shrubs

Various species endemic to Hawaiian Islands

ʻŌhiʻa ai

Syzygium sandwicense

Native Hawaiian Ilima

Sida fallax

Native Hawaiian Koa

Acacia koa

Native Hawaiian Lobeliads

Lobelia spp. (Hawaiian species)

Native Hawaiian Lobelia

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

Native Hawaiian Loulu Palm

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

Native Hawaiian Naupaka

Scaevola taccada

Native Hawaiian Ohia

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Hawaiian ʻŌhiʻa

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Hawaiian Ohia Understory Plants

Various species (primarily Metrosideros polymorpha understory community)