Plant Growing Guides

Red Alternanthera

Alternanthera reineckii 'Red'

Alyce Clover

Alysicarpus vaginalis

Asiatica

Centella asiatica

Awapuhi Kuahiwi

Zingiber zerumbet

Azolla

Azolla spp.

Nile Fern

Azolla nilotica

Bacopa monnieri

Bacopa monnieri

Brazilian Siratro

Macroptilium atropurpureum

Cardamom

Elettaria cardamomum

Cochin Ginger

Zingiber officinale var. Cochin

Creeping Spurge

Euphorbia humifusa

Twisted Leaf Tick Trefoil

Desmodium distortum

Desmodium (Tick Clover)

Desmodium spp.

Desmodium (Tick Clover)

Desmodium spp.

Silverleaf Desmodium

Desmodium uncinatum

Dwarf Basil

Ocimum basilicum var. minimum

Tropical Understory Ferns

Polypodiophyta (Division); various genera including Nephrolepis, Platycerium, Asplenium, Adiantum

Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Gotu Kola

Centella asiatica

Hara Madhu

Gymnema sylvestre

ʻAwapuhi

Zingiber zerumbet

ʻIliwai

Commelina diffusa

Kora

Ensete ventricosum

Kunyit

Curcuma longa

Legumes (Clitoria and Desmodium)

Clitoria ternatea L., Desmodium species (D. intortum, D. uncinatum, D. heterophyllum)

Low-growing tropical herbs

Various species (mixed group)

Native Akekeke

Peperomia pellucida

Native Hawaiian Ferns and Understory Plants

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

Native Hawaiian Herbs

Various species endemic to Hawaii

Stylosanthes species (Pencil Flower)

Stylosanthes spp.

Tropical Pasture Legumes

Various species (Stylosanthes, Desmodium, Centrosema, Arachis, Leucaena spp.)

Palapalai

Microlepia strophiolata

Indian Borage

Plectranthus amboinicus

Yerba dulce

Phyla dulcis

Sarmentosum

Hoja Santa

Selaginella

Selaginella species

Small Ferns for Mounted Culture

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

Stylosanthes

Stylosanthes spp.

Stylosanthes scabra

Stylosanthes scabra

Pencil Flower

Stylosanthes guianensis

Stylo

Stylosanthes macrocephala

Trailing Bacopa

Bacopa monnieri

Tropical Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Tropical nitrogen-fixing companion species

Multiple species (Fabaceae family predominant)

Tropical Oregano

Plectranthus amboinicus

Turmeric

Curcuma longa

Uhaloa

Pseudognaphalium sandwicense

Vana Tulsi

Ocimum gratissimum