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Pontederia cordata

北美梭魚草

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Allamanda schottii

硬枝黄蟬

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Dracaena marginata 'Tricolor'

紅邊鐵樹

Margined Dracaena

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Dicranopteris pedata

芒萁

Dichotomy Forked Fern

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Ligustrum sinense

山指甲

Chinese Privet

PLANT TYPE

USUAL HABITAT

PROVENANCE​(IN HONGKONG)

DESIGN FUNCTION

CLIMBER: SELF-CLINGING/TWINING/ CLAMBERING

EVERGREEN/SEMI DECIDUOUS/ DECIDUOUS

FOLIAGE COLOUR (OTHER THAN OR IN ADDITION TO GREEN)

FOLIAGE COLOUR (OTHER THAN GREEN) TIME OF YEAR

FLOWER COLOUR 

FLOWER COLOUR  TIME OF YEAR

FRUIT COLOUR

FRUIT COLOUR TIME OF YEAR

Species
Botanic Synonym
Common Name
Chinese Name
Plant Type
Usual Habitat
Evergreen / Semi Deciduous
Design Function
Colour Foliage
Foliage Colour (other than green) Time of Year
Colour Flower
Flower Colour Time of Year
Colour Fruits
Fruit Colour Time of Year
Provenance
Pontederia cordata
北美梭魚草
Freshwater Marginal Aquatic
Freshwater Aquatic/Wetlands
Semi Deciduous
-
-
Purple
e. MAY, g. JULY, g. JUNE, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Allamanda schottii
Allamanda neriifolia
硬枝黄蟬
Shrub
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
-
-
Yellow
d. APRIL, e. MAY, g. JULY, g. JUNE, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Dracaena marginata 'Tricolor'
Margined Dracaena
紅邊鐵樹
Shrub
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Screen
Pink, White
All year round
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Dicranopteris pedata
Dichotomy Forked Fern
芒萁
Ground Cover
Hillside Scrub
Evergreen
Drought Tolerant, Hillside/Slope Planting Native
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Native
Ligustrum sinense
Chinese Privet
山指甲
Shrub
Hillside Woodland, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Fragrant, Hedge, Screen, Shade tolerant
-
-
White
c. MARCH, d. APRIL, e. MAY, g. JUNE
Black
g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER
Native
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Jasminum mesnyi

雲南黃素馨

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Machilus chekiangensis

浙江潤楠

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Michelia champaca

黃蘭 

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Spathodea campanulata

火焰木

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Zamia furfuracea

澤米蘇鐵

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Nepenthes mirabilis

豬籠草

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Ficus altissima

高山榕

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Tradescantia zebrina

吊竹梅

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Calliandra haematocephala

朱纓花

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Melia azedarach

楝

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Phoenix roebelenii

日本葵

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Arachis duranensis

蔓花生

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Carica papaya

木瓜

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Araucaria columnaris

柱狀南洋杉

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Cinnamomum burmannii

陰香

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