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Acer campestre

栓皮槭

Field Maple

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Carmona microphylla

褔建茶

Small-leaved Carmona

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Ctenanthe oppenheimiana

艷錦竹芋

Never never plant

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Woodfordia fruticosa

蝦仔花

Shrubby Woodfordia

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Schima superba

木荷

Schima, Chinese Gugertree

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
Acer campestre
Field Maple
栓皮槭
Tree
Farmland/Former Farmland/Village
Deciduous
Shade Tree
Yellow
OCTOBER - NOVEMBER
Green
e. MAY
Inconspicuous
Not found in HongKong
Carmona microphylla
Small-leaved Carmona
褔建茶
Shrub
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Hedge, Topiary
-
-
White
h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Ctenanthe oppenheimiana
Never never plant
艷錦竹芋
Herbaceous
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Shade tolerant
Purple, Red, White
All year round
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Woodfordia fruticosa
Shrubby Woodfordia
蝦仔花
Shrub
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Hedge, Screen
-
-
Red
c. MARCH, d. APRIL, e. MAY
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Schima superba
S. liukiuensis Nakai
Schima, Chinese Gugertree
木荷
Tree
Hillside Woodland
Evergreen
Hillside/Slope Planting Native, Shade Tree
-
-
White, Yellow
g. JULY, g. JUNE, h. AUGUST
Inconspicuous
-
Native
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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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