- Abrus precatorius – Rosary Pea
- Ageratum spp. – Ageratum
- Aleurites moluccana – Kukui
- Allamanda cathartica – Allamanda
- Alpinia purpurata – Red Ginger
- Alpinia zerumbet – Shell Ginger
- Ananas bracteatus – Red Pineapple
- Ananas comosus – Pineapple
- Anemone hupehensis – Japanese Thimbleweed
- Anthurium andraeanum – Anthurium
- Araucaria columnaris – Cook Pine
- Archontophoenix alexandrae – Alexandra Palm
- Argemone glauca – Pua Kala
- Arthrostemma ciliatum – Pinkfringe
- Artocarpus altilis – Breadfruit
- Arundina graminifolia – Bamboo Orchid
- Asystasia gangetica ssp. micrantha – Small Chinese Violet
- Barleria repens – Coral Creeper
- Bougainvillea spp. – Bougainvillea
- Breynia disticha – Snowbush
- Buddleja asiatica – Dogtail
- Calathea burle-marxii – Ice Blue Calathea
- Calathea crotalifera – Rattlesnake Plant
- Canna indica – Indian Shot
- Carica papaya – Papaya
- Casuarina equisetifolia – Common Ironwood
- Cecropia obtusifolia – Trumpet Tree
- Cestrum nocturnum – Night-blooming Jasmine
- Cibotium spp. – Hapu'u
- Citharexylum caudatum – Juniper Berry
- Clerodendrum indicum – Turk's Turban
- Clidemia hirta – Koster's Curse
- Clusia rosea – Autograph Tree
- Coccoloba uvifera – Sea Grape
- Cocos nucifera – Coconut Palm
- Coffea arabica – Coffee
- Commelina diffusa – Climbing Dayflower
- Coprosma ernodeoides – 'Aiakanene
- Cordia subcordata – Kou
- Cordyline fruticosa – Ti
- Costus comosus – Red Tower Ginger
- Costus speciosus – Crepe Ginger
- Costus woodsonii – Indian Head Ginger
- Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora – Montbretia
- Delonix regia – Royal Poinciana
- Desmodium intortum – Greenleaf Ticktrefoil
- Dichorisandra thyrsiflora – Blue Ginger
- Dicranopteris linearis – Old World Forkedfern
- Dioscorea bulbifera – Air Yam
- Dodonaea viscosa – Florida Hopbush
- Dracaena reflexa – Song of India
- Epipremnum pinnatum – Golden Pothos
- Etlingera elatior – Torch Ginger
- Falcataria moluccana – Moluccan Albizia
- Geranium cuneatum – Hinahina
- Geranium homeanum – Australasian Geranium
- Grevillea robusta – Silk Oak
- Hedychium coronarium – White Ginger
- Hedychium flavescens – Yellow Ginger
- Hedychium gardnerianum – Kahili Ginger
- Heliconia bihai – Macaw Flower
- Heliconia latispatha – Expanded Lobster Claw
- Heliconia psittacorum – Parakeet Heliconia
- Heliconia rostrata – Hanging Lobster Claw
- Heterocentron subtriplinervium – Pearlflower
- Heterotheca grandiflora – Telegraphweed
- Hibiscus brackenridgei – Ma'o Hau Hele
- Hibiscus rosa-sinensis – Chinese Hibiscus
- Hibiscus schizopetalus – Coral Hibiscus
- Hibiscus tiliaceus – Hau
- Hippobroma longiflora – Madam Fate
- Ipomoea cairica – Mile A Minute Vine
- Ipomoea indica – Oceanblue Morning-glory
- Ipomoea obscura – Obscure Morning-glory
- Ipomoea ochracea – Fence Morning-glory
- Justicia betonica – Squirrel's Tail
- Kalanchoe pinnata – Air Plant
- Lantana camara – Lantana
- Leucaena leucocephala – White Leadtree
- Ludwigia octovalvis – Mexican Primrose-willow
- Lycopodiella cernua – Staghorn Clubmoss
- Macaranga mappa – Bingabing
- Macroptilium atropurpureum – Purple Bushbean
- Macroptilium lathyroides – Wild Bushbean
- Malvaviscus penduliflorus – Mazapan
- Mangifera indica – Mango
- Medinilla magnifica – Rose Grape
- Melinis minutiflora – Molasses Grass
- Melochia umbellata – Melochia
- Merremia tuberosa – Woodrose
- Metrosideros polymorpha – 'Ohi'a Lehua
- Miconia calvescens – Velvet Tree
- Mimosa pudica var. unijuga – Sensitive Plant
- Monstera deliciosa – Monstera
- Morinda citrifolia – Noni
- Mucuna gigantea – Seabean
- Musa acuminata – Banana
- Musa ornata – Flowering Banana
- Odontonema cuspidatum – Mottled Toothedthread
- Otacanthus caeruleus – Brazilian Snapdragon
- Oxalis debilis var. corymbosa – Pink Wood Sorrel
- Paederia foetida – Stinkvine
- Pandanus tectorius – Hala
- Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa – Liliko'i
- Passiflora vitifolia – Perfumed Passionflower
- Persea americana – Avocado
- Phaius tancarvilleae – Nun's-hood Orchid
- Phymatosorus grossus – Musk Fern
- Pistia stratiotes – Water Lettuce
- Pluchea carolinensis – Cure For All
- Plumbago auriculata – Plumbago
- Plumeria obtusa – Singapore Plumeria
- Plumeria rubra – Frangipani
- Polygonum capitatum – Pinkhead Smartweed
- Psidium cattleianum – Strawberry Guava
- Psidium guajava – Guava
- Rhizophora mangle – Red Mangrove
- Rhus sandwicensis – Neneleau
- Ricinus communis – Castor Bean
- Rotheca myricoides – Blue Butterfly Bush
- Rubus argutus – Sawtooth Blackberry
- Rubus rosifolius – West Indian Raspberry
- Saccharum officinarum – Sugarcane
- Sadleria cyatheoides – Amaumau Fern
- Sanchezia spp. – Sanchezia
- Scaevola sericea – Beach Naupaka
- Schefflera actinophylla – Octopus Tree
- Schinus terebinthifolius – Brazilian Peppertree
- Senna alata – Emperor's Candlesticks
- Setaria palmifolia – Palmgrass
- Solanum americanum – American Black Nightshade
- Solenostemon scutellarioides – Coleus
- Sophora chrysophylla – Mamane
- Spathodea campanulata – African Tulip Tree
- Spathoglottis plicata – Philippine Ground Orchid
- Sphagneticola trilobata – Wedelia
- Stachytarpheta spp. – Porterweed
- Strelitzia reginae – Bird of Paradise
- Styphelia tameiameiae – Pukiawe
- Syzygium malaccense – Mountain Apple
- Tapeinochilos ananassae – Indonesian Wax Ginger
- Thespesia populnea – Milo
- Thevetia peruviana – Be-still Tree
- Thunbergia alata – Blackeyed Susan Vine
- Thunbergia fragrans – White Lady
- Thunbergia grandiflora – Bengal Trumpet
- Tibouchina urvilleana – Princess-flower
- Tropaeolum majus – Nasturtium
- Vaccinium calycinum – Ohelo Kau La'au
- Vaccinium reticulatum – Ohelo 'Ai
- Zingiber zerumbet – Shampoo Ginger
Perennials
Perennials are plants with a three or more year life cycle. Some perennials live for a few years, while others are extremely long-lived.
Listed below are some of the perennial plants found in Hawaii.