Many of the following are available through division or as dug field-grown stock - suitable for transplanting.  They are roughly grouped as:

GINGER

Alpinia purpurata  Red Ginger

Alpinia purpurata Pink Ginger

Alpinia purpurata cv. Jungle King

Alpinia purpurata cv. Jungle Queen

Alpinia purpurata cv. Kimi,

Alpinia purpurata cv. Tomi Pink

Alpinia zerumbet  - Shell ginger

Costus sp.

Dichorisandra thyrsiflora, blue ginger,

Hedychium flavescens, , 'awapuhi melemele (yellow ginger).

Hedychium gardnerianum - Kahili Ginger

Nicolaia elatior cv. Red Tulip

Nicolaia elatior cv. Pink Torch

Nicolaia elatior cv. Red Torch

Zingiber spectabile – shampoo ginger

Zingiber spectablis - Beehive Ginger, yellow/green

Zingiber zerumbet - Shampoo Ginger, Pinecone Ginger, Awapuhi

HELICONIA

Heliconia angusta cv. Yellow Christmas

Heliconia bihai cv. Lobster Claw One – dark red w/ darker margin

Heliconia bihai cv. Yellow Dancer (“St.Vincent Yellow” in HI)

Heliconia caribaea x H. bihai cv. Manoa Midnight

Heliconia caribaea cv. Gold (also “Yellow Caribe” in HI)

Heliconia caribaea x H. bihai cv Jacquinii (also “Aurea” in HI) – large orange/yellow

Heliconia desiflora cv. Fire flash - red/orange

Heliconia latispatha cv. Orange Gyro

Heliconia latispatha cv. Red-Yellow Gyro

Heliconia librata – yellow, pale foliage,

Heliconia marginata x H. bihai – large red and yellow

Heliconia x nickeriensis (H. psittacorum x H. marginata) (“Nicky” in HI)

Heliconia orthotricha cv. Edge of Nite, Mini Claw

Heliconia platystachys cv. Sexy Orange

Heliconia psittacorum cv. Parakeet

Heliconia psittacorum cv. Suriname Sassy

Heliconia psittacorum x H. spathocircinata cv. Golden Torch  (“Parrot” in HI)

Heliconia rostrata (also “Parrots Beak” in HI) – hanging red and yellow

Heliconia rostrata Dwarf – short form

Heliconia stricta cv. Bob Wilson - bright red

Heliconia stricta cv Tagami

Heliconia wagneriana (also “Rainbow” in HI) – rainbow

OTHER ZINGIBERALES

Calathea sp. – variegated

Calathea crotalifera – rattlesnake

Calathea lutea – w/ brown bracts

Calathea burle-marxii ‘Blue Ice’

Cana indica

Costus pulverulentus, C. woodsonii, C. scaber, C. erythrocoryne  

Musa acuminata x M. balbisiana – edible banana

Musa velutina inedible but ornamental pink velvet banana (Musa ornata?)

Stromanthe sp. ‘Tricolor’

AGAVACEAE

Cordyline terminalis , Cordyline fruticosa - Ti

`Baby Doll' small-leaved with maroon leaves trimmed with a pink edge.

`Firebrand'  a relatively large-leaved with dark burgundy foliage.

`Kiwi'  medium to small-leaved red margin, green leaf internal pattern of yellow-green, yellow and ivory

‘Tricolor’ broad, irregular streaks of red, pink and cream

'Red Sister' plum and deep burgundy

Dieffenbachia picta (D.maculata) cv.‘Mary Weidner’ – speckled

Dracaena deremensis 'Janet Craig'  - dark green

Dracena deremensis 'Warnecki'  - white or cream stripes

Dracaena marginata - narrow pointed green leaves with red to purple stripes

Dracaena fragrans 'Massangeana' - Corn Plant, yellow variegation running down the center of leaves

Dracaena sanderiana – Sanderiana (good luck plant)

Sansevieria trifasciata – mother-in-law’s tongue, upright succulent

Pandanas tectorius variegates – variegated hala

AEROIDS

Aglaonema commutatum

Agalonema pseudobracteata

Alocasia macrorrhiza – ape, elephant ear, leaves point up,

Alocasia sanderiana – fancy taro dark leaf w/ light stripe,

Epipremnum pinnatum ‘Aureum’ – variegated pothos

Monstera deliciosa, monstera

Syngonium spp. – several types, vine w/ variegated leaves

Philadendron Sellom – cut leaf

Xanthosoma violaceum  "Blue Taro" or ‘Cocoyam’ – purple leaf stalks

FERNS

Asplenium acuminatum

Asplenium nidus, birds nest fern

Nephrolepis exaltata, sword fern, kupukupu

Microsporum (Phymatosorus) scolopendria - laua'e, maile-scented fern, wart fern

Cibotium splendens (chamissoi ?)  Hapu’u, tree fern

AQUATICS

Colocasia esculenta - Wild taro

Cyperus alternifolius  umbrella flat sedge

Cyperus prolifer  - Dwarf papyrus

Cyperus papyrus, papyrus

Eichhornia crassipes - Water hyacinth

Hydrocleys nymphoides, water poppy, yellow flower, heart-shaped leaves

Nelumbo nucifera - lotus, mostly pink cultivars

Nymphoides aquatica – banana lily, small white flower w/ yellow center

Nymphoides indica - Water snowflake

Pistia stratiotes,, water lettuce

Pontederia cordata – pickerel

MISC MONOCOTS

Asparagus officinalis var. altilis asparagus

Crinum asiaticum crinum lily, spider lily

Crinum asiaticum var. procerum, =C. procerum var. Kaaawanum, C.amabile  - ‘Queen Emma’, milk & wine

Hylocereus undatus – night blooming Cereus

Impatiens wallerana, Zanzibar impatiens, busy lizzy

Moraea ramosa – Branching Moraea, yellow moraea liily

Trimezia martinicensis yellow walking iris, tiger eye iris; can be aquatic

Neomarica northiana – Walking Iris or Twelve Apostles, blue flower

Oxalis debilis, pink wood sorrel, 'ihi pehu

Tradescantia discolor –, oyster plant

Rhoeo spathacea - rhoeo, purple and green

PALMS and CYCADS

Areca lutescens  (Dypsis lutescens, Chrysalidocarpus lutescens) – Areca Palm

Chamaedorea siefritzii - "Bamboo palm"

Cocos nucifera  - coconut

Cyrtostachys lakka (Cyrtostachys renda)– sealing wax palm, red trunk

Cycas revoluta or Cycas circinalis - Sago Palm

Dypsis decaryi or Neodypsis decaryi – “Triangle Palm"

Pritchardia kaalae - loulu, fan palm

Pritchardia pacifica – Fiji fan palm, split ends of frond are not very long

Ptychosperma macarthuri

Rhapis excelsa – Lady Palm

Roystonea regia - "Royal palm"

Veitchia joannis – Christmas Palm, fronds drop below crown shaft ,

Veitchia (Adonidia) merrillii –Manila palm, fronds above crown shaft

Zamia furfuracea – cardboard palm, cycad

OTHER TREES

Artocarpus altils - breadfruit, 'ulu,

Averrhoa carambola  - Star Fruit

Bauhina purpurea - Orchid Tree

Coffea arabica -  Arabian coffee

Chorisia speciosus – silk floss tree, wife beater tree

Elaeocarpus grandis, blue marble tree

Eriobotrya japonica, loquat

Fagraea berteriana - Puakenikeni

Ficus benjamina – weeping ficus

Ficus carica, common fig, piku, fiku

Ficus pumila, climbing fig

Galphimia glauca - golden shower tree

Macadamia integrifolia - macadamia nut.

Nandina domestica, sacred bamboo, nanten

Plumeria obtusa - Singapore plumeria – white fragrant, dark green leaves

Plumeria rubra, red plumeria, frangipani.

Psidium cattleianum - Strawberry guava

Samanea saman - monkey pod; rain tree, 'ohai

Schefflera actinophylla – Schefflera

Syzygium cumini – java plum

Terminalia catappa, tropical almond, false kamani, kamani-haole

SHRUBS

Breynia disticha - snow bush, pink and white small-leaf hedge

Codiaeum variegatum - croton

Graptophyllum pictum ‘Eldorado’ shrub w/ multicolored leaves in front of cottage

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Malvaceae, red hibiscus, Chinese hibiscus, "shoe flower".

Hibiscus ‘King David’ cup and saucer, red,

Malvaviscus penduliflorus - Turk’s Cap

Nerium oleander, oleander

Pithecellobium dulce – opiuma, Mimosaceae

Polyscias guilfoylei - panax

Pseuderanthemum sinuatum (Hemigraphis repanda) – purple shrub

Rhododendron indicum, Ericaceae, azalea

Scaevola sericea  beach naupaka, naupaka kahakai

GROUNDCOVERS

Asystasia gangetica - Coromandel (propagating a new variegated form from a sport)

Chlorophytum comosum, spider plant

Ficus pumila, climbing fig

Mimosa pudica, sensitive plant

Wedelia trilobata - creeping with yellow flowering heads

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49-041 Kamehameha Highway

Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744 USA

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