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Liriope spicata

山麥冬

Creeping Liriope

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Aleurites moluccana

石栗

Candlenut Tree

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Caesalpinia pulcherrima

洋金鳳, 金鳳花

Barbados Pride

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Zephyranthes candida

蔥蓮, 玉簾

White Zephyr Flower

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Cyperus alternifolius

風車草

Umbrella Plant

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
Liriope spicata
Creeping Liriope
山麥冬
Ground Cover
Hillside Woodland, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Shade tolerant
-
-
Purple
e. MAY, g. JULY, g. JUNE
Black, Green
h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER
Native
Aleurites moluccana
Aleurites moluccana (L.) Willd.
Candlenut Tree
石栗
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Urban Street
Evergreen
Shade Tree
-
-
White
d. APRIL, e. MAY, g. JULY, g. JUNE, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Barbados Pride
洋金鳳, 金鳳花
Shrub
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Screen
-
-
Orange, Yellow
All year round
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Zephyranthes candida
White Zephyr Flower
蔥蓮, 玉簾
Herbaceous
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Semi Deciduous
-
-
White
g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Cyperus alternifolius
Cyperus involucratus
Umbrella Plant
風車草
Freshwater Marginal Aquatic
Freshwater Aquatic/Wetlands, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
-
-
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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