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Michelia champaca

黃蘭 

Champak

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Nepenthes mirabilis

豬籠草

Pitcher Plant

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Calliandra haematocephala

朱纓花

Pink Powder Puff

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Arachis duranensis

蔓花生

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Cinnamomum burmannii

陰香

Cinnamon Tree

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
Michelia champaca
Champak
黃蘭 
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Urban Street
Evergreen
Fragrant, Shade Tree, Street Tree
-
-
Yellow
g. JULY, g. JUNE
Green, Red
i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER
Exotic
Nepenthes mirabilis
Pitcher Plant
豬籠草
Climber
Hillside Scrub
Semi Deciduous
Drought Tolerant
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Native
Calliandra haematocephala
Pink Powder Puff
朱纓花
Shrub
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Hedge, Screen
-
-
Red
g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Arachis duranensis
Arachis pintoi
蔓花生
Ground Cover
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
-
-
Yellow
e. MAY, g. JULY, g. JUNE
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Cinnamomum burmannii
Cinnamon Tree
陰香
Tree
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional), Urban Street
Evergreen
Shade Tree, Street Tree
-
-
Green, Yellow
c. MARCH, d. APRIL
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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