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Gardenia jasminoides

重瓣梔子花, 梔子, 白蟬

Cape jasmine

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Litsea glutinosa

潺槁樹

Indian Laurel

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Rubus fruticosus

黑莓

Blackberry

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Delonix regia

鳳凰木, 金鳳

Flame Tree

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Alnus formosana

赤楊

Formosan Alder

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
Gardenia jasminoides
Cape jasmine
重瓣梔子花, 梔子, 白蟬
Shrub
Hillside Scrub, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Fragrant, Hedge
-
-
White
d. APRIL, e. MAY, g. JULY, g. JUNE, h. AUGUST
Orange, Red
e. MAY, f. JUNE, g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER, l. DECEMBER
Native
Litsea glutinosa
Indian Laurel
潺槁樹
Tree
Hillside Woodland, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Fragrant, Hillside/Slope Planting Native, Shade Tree
-
-
Yellow
e. MAY, g. JUNE
Inconspicuous
-
Native
Rubus fruticosus
Blackberry
黑莓
Shrub
Farmland/Former Farmland/Village
Semi Deciduous
Edible Fruit
-
-
White
g. JULY, g. JUNE
Black, Purple
h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER
Not found in HongKong
Delonix regia
Flame Tree
鳳凰木, 金鳳
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Deciduous
Shade Tree
-
Red
g. JULY, g. JUNE
Brown, Green
h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER
Exotic, Naturalised
Alnus formosana
Alnus japonica
Formosan Alder
赤楊
Tree
Hillside Woodland
Evergreen
Hillside/Slope Planting Nurse Tree
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
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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