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Litchi chinensis

荔枝

Lychee

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Sterculia lanceolata

假蘋婆

Lance-leaved Sterculia, Scarlet Sterculia

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Gardenia jasminoides 'Fortuniana'

白蟾

Fortune's Cape Jasmine

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Bambusa tuldoides

青桿竹

Verdant Bamboo

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Ficus pumila

辟荔

Creeping Fig

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
Litchi chinensis
Lychee
荔枝
Tree
Farmland/Former Farmland/Village, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Edible Fruit, Shade Tree
-
-
Yellow
b. FEBRUARY, c. MARCH, d. APRIL
Pink
e. MAY, f. JUNE
Exotic
Sterculia lanceolata
Lance-leaved Sterculia, Scarlet Sterculia
假蘋婆
Tree
Farmland/Former Farmland/Village, Hillside Woodland
Evergreen
Hillside/Slope Planting Native, Shade Tree, Street Tree
-
-
Pink
d. APRIL, e. MAY
Black, Red
f. JUNE, g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER
Native
Gardenia jasminoides 'Fortuniana'
Fortune's Cape Jasmine
白蟾
Shrub
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Fragrant, Hedge
-
-
White
c. MARCH, d. APRIL, e. MAY, g. JULY, g. JUNE, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER
Inconspicuous
-
Native
Bambusa tuldoides
Verdant Bamboo
青桿竹
Bamboo
Farmland/Former Farmland/Village
Evergreen
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Native
Ficus pumila
Creeping Fig
辟荔
Climber
Farmland/Former Farmland/Village, Hillside Woodland, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Shade tolerant
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Green, Purple
d. APRIL, e. MAY, f. JUNE, g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER, l. DECEMBER
Native
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Hippeastrum vittatum

朱頂蘭

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Dietes bicolor

雙色野鳶尾

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Ruellia coerulea

蘭花草

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Ailanthus fordii

常綠臭椿

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Pinus elliottii

濕地松

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Corylus avellana

歐洲榛

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Nephrolepis exaltata

波士頓腎蕨

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Sesbania cannabina

田菁

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Rhododendron pulchrum

紫杜鵑

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Ficus virens

黃葛樹, 大葉榕

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Bombax ceiba

木棉

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Ardisia elliptica 'Variegata'

斑葉春不老

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Melaleuca cajuputi subsp. Cumingiana

白千層

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Alocasia macrorrhiza

海芋

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Duranta erecta 'Golden Leaves'

金葉假連翹

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