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Machilus chekiangensis

浙江潤楠

Chekiang Machilus, Zhejiang Machilus

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Zamia furfuracea

澤米蘇鐵

Cardboard palm

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Tradescantia zebrina

吊竹梅

Inchplant

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Phoenix roebelenii

日本葵

Pygmy Date-palm

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Araucaria columnaris

柱狀南洋杉

Cook Pine

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
Machilus chekiangensis
Machilus longipedunculata S. K. Lee & F. N. Wei
Chekiang Machilus, Zhejiang Machilus
浙江潤楠
Tree
Hillside Woodland
Semi Deciduous
Hillside/Slope Planting Native, Shade Tree
-
-
White
b. FEBRUARY
Inconspicuous
-
Native
Zamia furfuracea
Cardboard palm
澤米蘇鐵
Palm
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Tradescantia zebrina
Zebrina pendula
Inchplant
吊竹梅
Ground Cover
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Hanging Plant, Shade tolerant
Purple
All year round
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Phoenix roebelenii
Pygmy Date-palm
日本葵
Palm
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Urban Street
Evergreen
Drought Tolerant
-
-
Yellow
d. APRIL, e. MAY
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Araucaria columnaris
Cook Pine
柱狀南洋杉
Conifer
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Inconspicuous
Inconspicuous
Exotic
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