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Camellia crapnelliana

紅皮糙果茶

Crapnell's Camellia

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Koelreuteria bipinnata

複羽葉欒樹

Golden Rain Tree

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Agapanthus africanus

百子蓮

African Lily

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Strophanthus divaricatus

羊角拗

Goat Horns

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Euphorbia milii

鐵海棠

Crown-of-thorns

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
Camellia crapnelliana
Crapnell's Camellia
紅皮糙果茶
Shrub, Tree
Hillside Woodland, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
-
-
White
a. JANUARY, l. DECEMBER
Inconspicuous
-
Native
Koelreuteria bipinnata
Golden Rain Tree
複羽葉欒樹
Tree
Disturbed/Waste Ground, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Deciduous
Shade Tree, Street Tree
-
-
Yellow
g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER
Red
h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER
Exotic
Agapanthus africanus
African Lily
百子蓮
Herbaceous
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Semi Deciduous
-
-
Blue, White
g. JULY, g. JUNE
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Strophanthus divaricatus
Goat Horns
羊角拗
Climber, Shrub
Hillside Scrub
Semi Deciduous
Drought Tolerant, Hanging Plant, Hillside/Slope Planting Native
-
-
Yellow
c. MARCH, d. APRIL, e. MAY
Black, Green
f. JUNE, g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER
Native
Euphorbia milii
Crown-of-thorns
鐵海棠
Ground Cover
Farmland/Former Farmland/Village, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Drought Tolerant, Hedge
-
-
Red
All year round
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
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