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Sansevieria trifasciata 'Laurentii'

金邊虎尾蘭

Variegated Snake Plant/Mother-in-Law’s Tongue

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Terminalia mantaly ‘Tricolor’

錦葉欖仁

Variegated Madagascar Almond

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Neottopteris nidus

巢蕨

Bird-Nest Fern

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Melastoma dodecandrum

地稔

Twelve-stamened Melastoma

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Schefflera actinophylla

輻葉鵝掌柴

Umbrella Tree

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
Sansevieria trifasciata 'Laurentii'
Variegated Snake Plant/Mother-in-Law’s Tongue
金邊虎尾蘭
Ground Cover
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Drought Tolerant, Shade tolerant
Yellow
All year round
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Terminalia mantaly ‘Tricolor’
Variegated Madagascar Almond
錦葉欖仁
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Urban Street
Semi Deciduous
Shade Tree, Street Tree
Pink, White
NOVEMBER - DECEMBER
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Neottopteris nidus
Asplenium nidus L.
Bird-Nest Fern
巢蕨
Epiphyte, Herbaceous
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Shade tolerant
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Native
Melastoma dodecandrum
Twelve-stamened Melastoma
地稔
Ground Cover
Hillside Scrub
Evergreen
Drought Tolerant
-
-
Pink
e. MAY, g. JULY, g. JUNE
Inconspicuous
-
Native
Schefflera actinophylla
Brassaia actinophylla
Umbrella Tree
輻葉鵝掌柴
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Urban Street
Evergreen
Screen, Shade tolerant, Street Tree
-
-
Red
i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
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Chlorophytum comosum

吊蘭

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Rhodomyrtus tomentosa

崗棯

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Tabebuia chrysantha

黃花風鈴木

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Mussaenda pubescens

玉葉金花

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Axonopus compressus

地毯草

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Acrostichum aureum

鹵蕨

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Machilus thunbergii

紅楠

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