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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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