Plant Growing Guides

Native Hawaiian 'Ōlapa

Cheirodendron trigynum

Native Hawaiian Sandalwood

Santalum paniculatum

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 Understory Shrubs

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

Native Hawaiian Understory Vegetation

Mixed species assemblage (no single binomial)

Native Hawaiian Wildflowers

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

Native ʻāma ʻu fern

Sadleria cyatheoides

Native ʻōhiʻa lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native ohia

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native 'ōhi'a

Metrosideros polymorpha

Native Tree Species

Various (region-dependent)

Native Tropical Flowering Plants

Various (tropical flora)

Native Tropical Sedges

Carex spp., Cyperus spp., and other tropical Cyperaceae

Native Tropical Understory Plants

Various species (mixed community)

Negro Pepper

Piper nigrum

Nēnē Food Plants

Multiple species (traditional Hawaiian food crops)

Neoregelia (Bromeliad)

Neoregelia spp.

Nepenthes lowii

Nepenthes lowii

Nepenthes rafflesiana x ventricosa Hybrid

Nepenthes rafflesiana × Nepenthes ventricosa

Nirmal

Azadirachta indica

Nitrogen-fixing tropical vines

Various species (primarily Fabaceae family)

Niue Taro

Colocasia esculenta var. antiquorum

Noni

Morinda citrifolia

Nutmeg

Myristica fragrans

Oha wai

Clermontia arborescens

Ohia

Metrosideros polymorpha

Ōhia

Metrosideros polymorpha

Ohia Lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

'Ōhi'a lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

ʻŌhiʻa lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

Ōhia lehua

Metrosideros polymorpha

Ōhi'a Lehua with Naupaka

Metrosideros polymorpha with Scaevola species

Ohia Palai

Metrosideros polymorpha

Ohi'a Wai

Syzygium sandwicense

Okinawan Spinach

Alternanthera sissoo

Ornamental Flowering Plants

Various species (Angiosperms with decorative flowers)

Ornamental Foliage Plants

Various genera and species

Ornamental Ginger

Alpinia, Hedychium, Curcuma, and related genera

Aechmea (Urn Plant, Bromeliad)

Aechmea spp.

Aquatic Nitrogen-Fixing Plants

Various species (Azolla, Salvinia, Lemna, Anabaena, etc.)

Carnivorous Plants (General)

Various genera (Nepenthes, Sarracenia, Dionaea, Pinguicula, Utricularia, etc.)

Conophytum (Cone Plant, Living Pebble)

Conophytum species

Hawaiian Native Orchids

Platanthera, Liparis, Anoectochilus, and other endemic genera

Hawaiian Native Shrubs (Mixed Collection)

Various species endemic to Hawaii

Native Hawaiian Forest Understory Plants

Various species (Metrosideros polymorpha, Cheirodendron trigynum, Cibotium glaucum, and others)