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Michelia figo

含笑花

Banana shrub

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Clerodendrum thomsoniae

龍吐珠

Bleeding-heart vine

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Schefflera arboricola 'Trinette'

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Variegated Umbrella Tree

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Aquilaria sinensis

土沉香

Incense Tree

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Clerodendrum inerme

苦郎樹

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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
Michelia figo
Banana shrub
含笑花
Shrub
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Fragrant, Hedge, Screen
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-
White
c. MARCH, d. APRIL, e. MAY
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Clerodendrum thomsoniae
Bleeding-heart vine
龍吐珠
Climber, Shrub
Farmland/Former Farmland/Village, Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Hanging Plant
-
-
Red, White
c. MARCH, d. APRIL, e. MAY, g. JUNE
Inconspicuous
-
Exotic
Schefflera arboricola 'Trinette'
Variegated Umbrella Tree
Shrub
Urban Park and Garden (including Housing Estates and Institutional)
Evergreen
Drought Tolerant, Hedge, Shade tolerant
Yellow
All year round
White
g. JULY, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER
Orange
h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER, k. NOVEMBER
Exotic
Aquilaria sinensis
Incense Tree
土沉香
Tree
Hillside Woodland
Evergreen
-
-
Inconspicuous
-
Inconspicuous
-
Native
Clerodendrum inerme
Volkameria inermis L.
苦郎樹
Shrub
Beach and Estuary
Evergreen
Drought Tolerant, Fragrant
-
-
White
d. APRIL, e. MAY, g. JULY, g. JUNE, h. AUGUST, i. SEPTEMBER, j. OCTOBER
Inconspicuous
-
Native
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崗棯

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黃花風鈴木

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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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