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Osmanthus fragrans

桂花

Sweet osmanthus

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Ipomoea cairica

五爪金龍

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Terminalia mantaly

小葉欖仁 

Madagascar Almond

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Eichhornia crassipes

鳳眼藍, 大水萍

Water Hyacinth

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Syngonium podophyllum

合果芋

Arrowhead vine

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
Osmanthus fragrans
Sweet osmanthus
桂花
Shrub, Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Fragrant, Hedge, Screen
-
-
White
a. JANUARY, b. FEBRUARY, c. MARCH, d. APRIL, e. MAY, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER, l. DECEMBER
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Ipomoea cairica
五爪金龍
Climber
Disturbed/Waste Ground, Farmland/Former Farmland/Village, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Semi Deciduous
Drought Tolerant
-
-
Purple
All year round
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic, Invasive, Naturalised
Terminalia mantaly
Madagascar Almond
小葉欖仁 
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Urban Street
Semi Deciduous
Shade Tree, Street Tree
Yellow
NOVEMBER - DECEMBER
White
c. MARCH, d. APRIL, e. MAY
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Eichhornia crassipes
Pontederia crassipes
Water Hyacinth
鳳眼藍, 大水萍
Freshwater Aquatic
Freshwater Aquatic/Wetlands
Evergreen
-
-
Purple, White
g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER
Green
h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER
Exotic
Syngonium podophyllum
Arrowhead vine
合果芋
Climber, Ground Cover
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Hanging Plant, Shade tolerant
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic, Naturalised
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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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